Patapsco is a contemporary cable and lace shawl featuring a textured panel composed of a bold XO middle cable (also known as the hugs-and-kisses or tic-tac-toe cable) flanked by rope cables. The asymmetrical triangular shaping begins with four stitches which flow into a cable panel. An I-cord edge provides a lovely finish to the panel side. While the panel forms one edge of the shawl, the remainder of the body is filled with squishy garter stitch intersected by lines of coin lace, which echo the “O” of the main cable and add just a touch of openwork.

Patapsco would be an excellent “first cabled shawl” project for newer knitters, as the pattern is filled with detailed explanations, hints about working and blocking cables as well as helpful video links. The stitch patterns have a nice rhythm to them, are easy to memorize, and there is always something going to keep your interest. And the shawl knits up very quickly in worsted weight, so before you know it, you’ll have a warm, super textured, squishy Patapsco to call your own!

The Patapsco pattern includes both charts and full written out instructions for those of you who prefer not to use charts.

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