Product Description
‘Liberty Ferry’ is a design rich in both graphic impact and symbolic meaning. Sweeping diagonal lines cascade down to an elegant braided cable, creating a rhythmic, classic pattern that is perfect for either solid or tonally dyed yarns.
The shawl has a deeper significance as well: it is a memento of a visit to New York's cherished icon, Lady Liberty, and it suggests how people from different lands, each following his or her own path, can be brought together by knitting, as their lives intertwine in a harmonious and rewarding shared experience.
Liberty Ferry has an asymmetrical shape with a built-in I-cord edge and is worked flat from the right tip to the left edge. The cable section runs through the entire shawl. The pattern is fully written out with stitch counts and is also charted.
YARN: Any Sportweight yarn: approx. 766-875yds (700-800m).
GAUGE: Garter slip stitch pattern (17 stitches x 34 rows), blocked = 4” x 4” (10 x 10 cm).
Liberty Ferry Knitted Shawl by Gretha Mensen
What is Being Made
Liberty Ferry is an intermediate-level knitted shawl design that combines graphic impact with symbolic meaning. This downloadable PDF pattern creates a triangular shawl with sweeping diagonal lines that cascade down to an elegant braided cable, forming a rhythmic, classic pattern. The finished shawl measures approximately 84.6 inches (215 cm) along the top edge wingspan and 25.6 inches (65 cm) in width. The design serves as a memento of New York's iconic Lady Liberty and celebrates how people from different backgrounds can be brought together through the shared experience of knitting.
Knitting Techniques and Stitch Work
The Liberty Ferry pattern employs several key knitting techniques to achieve its distinctive aesthetic. The design features sweeping diagonal lines that create visual movement throughout the shawl, combined with a braided cable element that adds textural interest and structural definition. These techniques work together to produce a pattern that is equally striking in solid-colored yarns or tonally dyed varieties.
The shawl's construction allows for customization based on personal preference. Knitters can adjust the finished length by continuing to knit for a larger shawl or stopping earlier for a shorter version, provided they complete a full pattern repeat to maintain the design integrity.
Yarn and Materials
Liberty Ferry is designed to work with sport weight yarn, which provides the appropriate drape and fabric hand for this shawl pattern. The pattern notes that superwash merino yarn is particularly well-suited to this design and can easily be stretched to create a much larger finished shawl. Proper needle sizing is critical to achieving adequate drape in the finished fabric, which becomes increasingly important as the shawl grows during construction.
Pattern Difficulty and Skill Level
This is an intermediate-level knitting pattern, suitable for knitters with foundational skills who are ready to work with more complex stitch patterns and shaping techniques. The combination of diagonal lines and cable work requires attention to detail and familiarity with reading knitting charts and managing increases typical of triangular shawl construction.
```Specifications
| Brand: | Independent Designer |
| Yarn Weight: | Sport |
| Pages: | 12 |
| Designer: | Gretha Mensen |
| Craft: | Knitting |
| Format: | Downloadable PDF |
| Languages: | English, Spanish |
| Number of Patterns: | 1 |
| Skill Level: | Intermediate |
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