Cottage Red Triangular Shawl in SweetGeorgia Superwash Sport - Downloadable PDF

Cottage Red Triangular Shawl by Tabetha Hedrick – Knitting Pattern Summary

What You'll Make

The Cottage Red Triangular Shawl, designed by Tabetha Hedrick and published by SweetGeorgia Yarns, is a bold, wearable accessory that pairs vivid colour with softly textured lace. The finished shawl measures an impressive 50 inches (127 cm) wingspan and 21½ inches (54.5 cm) in depth, making it a generously sized wrap suitable for everyday wear or special occasions. This pattern is available as a downloadable PDF, so you can begin knitting immediately after purchase.

Construction and Shaping

The shawl is worked top-down in a classic winged triangular silhouette — one of the most popular shawl shapes in modern knitting. Starting at the top center spine and working outward toward the two winged tips, this construction method allows knitters to see the shawl take shape row by row and makes it easy to adjust the size if desired. Stitch markers are used throughout to define the central spine and the two side edges, keeping the shaping clean and consistent.

Techniques Used

This is rated an intermediate skill level pattern, making it ideal for knitters who are comfortable with basic shaping and are ready to explore simple lace motifs. Key techniques include:

• Top-down triangular shawl construction — building the shawl from the center top spine outward
• Lace knitting — creating the softly textured surface detail that gives the shawl its delicate character
• Increases and decreases for shaping — used to form the triangular silhouette and lace patterning throughout
• Stitch marker placement — four stitch markers are used to organize sections of the shawl and maintain accurate shaping

Stitches and Abbreviations

The pattern uses a focused set of stitches and techniques that are clearly defined within the PDF. Key stitches include:

• Knit (k) — the foundational stitch used throughout
• Cast on (CO) — to begin the shawl at the top
• K2tog (knit two together) — a right-slanting decrease used in shaping and lace sections
• CDD (centered double decrease) — worked by slipping two stitches together as if to knit, knitting one stitch, then passing the two slipped stitches over; this creates a neat, symmetrical decrease that is central to the lace texture and spine shaping
• Stockinette stitch — used as the base fabric and gauge reference

The centered double decrease (CDD) is a particularly elegant technique that draws two stitches symmetrically toward a center point, making it a natural fit for the central spine of a triangular shawl and for balanced lace motifs.

Materials – Yarn and Needles

The pattern is designed specifically for SweetGeorgia Yarns Superwash Sport weight yarn, requiring one skein. SweetGeorgia's Superwash Sport is known for its rich, saturated colour — a perfect match for the bold statement this shawl is designed to make. The sport weight yarn creates a fabric that is light and drapey without being too fine, striking an ideal balance for a wearable shawl.

• Yarn: SweetGeorgia Yarns Superwash Sport, 1 skein
• Needle size: US Size 7 / 4.5 mm circular needle, at least 24 inches (60 cm) long
• Gauge: 17 stitches and 27 rows = 4 inches (10 cm) in Stockinette stitch
• Notions: 4 stitch markers, yarn needle

A circular needle is used not because this shawl is knitted in the round, but because the long cable comfortably accommodates the growing number of stitches as the shaw