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The Kākahu Shawls is a two one-skein wonder shawl collection, inspired by my experiences with traditional Māori weaving. During the last few months of 2020 I took an online class with Aho America on creating our first ornamental kākahu. As I learned the new techniques and skills, I was struck by how many of the weaving stitches looked a lot like knitting stitches. So I set out to see how I could translate these into knitting stitches. And thus this mini collection was created. The Whatu “stitch” is a common weaving technique in creating kaakahu, as it holds the threads down. The Whatu Shawl is an asymmetrical triangular shawl utilizing a variation of the lateral braid to create the slip stitch effect running horizontally across the body.

This pattern is available for free and comes in a set with another shawl pattern.

Link to pattern in Francoise’s shop.