Gema Shawl Knitting Pattern

Gema Shawl Knitting Pattern

The Gema Shawl is an airy and elegant accessory designed for warmer seasons. This eye-catching shawl combines a dramatic long lace border with a gradually tapered garter-stitch body. Worked flat and shaped with strategic decreases, the Gema Shawl showcases an interplay of lace texture and smooth garter ridges, creating a sculptural, wearable piece that's perfect for layering.

Product Details:

• Construction: Lace border knit flat and lengthwise; garter body picked up and worked with decreasing wedges

• Skill Level: Easy

Finished Measurements:

• Top Edge Width: 56” / 142 cm

• Depth at Center: 23” / 58.5 cm

Yarn Requirements:

• Yarn: Amano Duna (60% Organic Cotton, 40% Alpaca; 218 yds / 200 m per 50g skein)

• Shade Shown: #2608 Mirage

• Quantity: 3 hanks (approx. 600 m)

Needle Sizes:

• US 7 / 4.5 mm straight needles for the border

• US 7 / 4.5 mm long circular needles for the garter stitch body
  (or size needed to obtain gauge)

Gauge (blocked):

• 14 sts & 30 rows = 4" / 10 cm in garter stitch

• 25 sts = 5" / 12.5 cm in lace border pattern

Notions:

• 5 stitch markers

• Locking marker (optional for RS tracking)

• Cable needle

• Tapestry needle