The Bao Bao Shawl by Isabell Kraemer is a playful yet modern triangular shawl featuring colourful stripes and a textured dip-stitch pattern. Knit from the top down, it's an engaging project with a wonderfully rhythmic flow that keeps the knitting interesting from start to finish. We have chosen our Sportlicious base for the kits which are dyed to order and take around 2 weeks to ship. Kits include all the yarn you need to make the shawl, you will need to purchase the pattern separately via Ravelry.
Why We Love the Bao Bao Shawl
• It's one of those projects that feels both relaxing and exciting on the needles.
• The shawl grows into a generous triangular shape while the dip-stitch stripes create texture and movement across the fabric.
• The stripe sequences are easily modified if you feel like creating your own unique version.
• The design is perfect for playing with palettes — from soft tonal combinations to bold, graphic contrasts.
• It's a shawl that feels modern, a little playful, and incredibly wearable once finished.
Perfect For
• Knitters who enjoy relaxing shawl projects with interesting texture
• Playing with colour combinations
• A versatile, warm and modern looking wrap which looks fabulous with any outfit.
Skill Level
Advanced Beginner to Intermediate
Bao Bao is worked top-down from a garter-tab cast-on, with increases along the edges and centre to form the triangular shape. The dip-stitch stripe pattern is easy to learn and quickly settles into a satisfying rhythm as you knit.
Features
• Top down construction
• Large, triangular shape
• Interesting dip stitch pattern
• Easy colourwork
Yardage
C1 2 skeins, C2 2 Skeins, C3 1 skein
Kit Colous (C1, C2, C3) - C1 and C2 have the same yardage, so you can decide which order you prefer to knit them.
Kit 1: Sweet Cheeks, Persimmon, Blue Jeans
Kit 2: Sweet Cheeks, Cocoa Bean, Zinnia
Kit3: Sea Glass, Marimo, Orchid
Kit 4: Silver, Fog, Char
Kit 5: Sweet Cheeks, Brass, Olive
Kit 6: Sweet Cheeks, Fluro Peach, Char
Kit 7: Silver, Sky, Midnight Blue
Kit 8: Parchment, Marigold, Iroko
Kit 9: Silver, Char, Echinacea
Recommended Needles Sizes
3.5 mm - US 4
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