Beaded Peacock Capelet June 2009
ABOUT THIS SHAWL: I designed this shawl as I went along, so writing this pattern took almost 3 months. I'd been having a real desire to do something peacock-y in terms of color for about year and did some spinning along those lines, but maybe this was what I was really going for allalong? My “feathers"” are quite stylized and if you look at a real peacock feather, the colors aren't accurate at all. But I had fun. and vou could reallv aet creative with bead color placement. iust make sure you buy enough to start with (but hey, beads are cheap). It looks good on almost any body type and accommodates a wide range of body sizes. Colors: You could do it in black yarn with silver beads for evening wear or try a blue or rose color way with complementing beads and turn the “feathers"' into anemones, or skip the beads altogether-a kettle dyed yarn might work well for that. Note that there is no fastening at the neck to hold this shawl closed, you don't need it to wear this comfortably, but you could certainly add a tie threaded through under the collar or a single clasp at the neck. Size: Women's smal/ medium / large
Materials:
Size 5 straight or circular needle Size 14 (.75mm) crochet hook Tapestry needle 4 / 5 / 6 skeins Knitpicks Glossfingering weight yarn (or 9oo yd. equivalent wool or wool blend yarn) Woodland Sage or Kenai Size 6 glass seed beeds as follows (each tube approx. 13 grams) 8/ 9 / 10 tubes main color green (green iris or teal or you can do half and half and alternate) (Fusionbeads SKU 13SBo030 Silver LinedTransparent Light Aqua Rainbow and/or SKU 13SBo223Silver LinedGreen Iris) 2 / 3 / 4 tubes accent color (sapphire)(Fusionbeads SKU 13SB0390 Size 6 Silver Lined Light Sapphire AB) 2 / 3/ 4 tubes accent color (cobalt) (Fusionbeads SKU 13SB0222 Silver Lined Cobalt AB) 2 / 3 / 4 tubes accent color (yellow) (Fusionbeads SKU 13SB0386 Silver Lined Pale Amber AB) \* Seed beads are available from http://www.fusionbeads.com, http://earthfaire.com/, http://www.firemountaingems.com/seedbeads.asp, search the web for "size 6 seed beads" or try your local bead shop.
Finished Dimensionss
Length is 21 inches from collar to edge (you can make it longer by continuing the last chart to desired length), approx. circumference at neck edge 25 / 27 / 32 inches, approx. circumference at bottom edge 80 / 86 / 102 inches.
Gauge:
7 stitches to the inch in straight stitch.
Directions:
Cast on 13/145/ 169 with CableCast On (directions follow).For English directions, skip to pages 6 and 7; ORBegin following CHART 1 (Checker Edging Pattern or Garter Band Pattern) once, CHART 2 (Beaded Feather Pattern) chart 9/ 10 / 12 times, CHART 2a once, CHART 1once. Continue pattern as set,(total of 20 rows). Row 21 (wsr): worR LHARI 1, p to last 6 sts. worr LHAkI 1 . Row 22 (rsr): Work CHART 1, \*Right-leaning dec.og, $\mathsf{v o}^{\star}$ repeat \* to $\star$ to to last 6 sts. Work CHART 1. This row creates a scalloped edge that willbe the fold line for the collar you have just made. Row 23 (wsr): Work CHART 1, p to last 6 sts. Work CHART 1 . Row 24 (rsr): Work CHART1, k to last 6 sts. Work CHART1. Row 25 (wsr): Work CHART 1, p to last 6 sts. Work CHART 1. Row 26 (rsr): Work CHART 1, k to last 6 sts. Work CHART 1. Row 27 rr: Work CHART 1 k to last sts.Work CHART 1 -from now on od rows willbe RSR's and even rows will be WsSR's. You switch right and wrong sides here so when you fold over at row 2 the collaryou've made willbe right side facing out in the same direction as the rest of theshawl. Row 28 (wsr): Work CHART 1, p to last 6 sts. Work CHART 1. Row 29 (rsr): Work CHART 1, k to last 6 sts. Work CHART 1. Row 30 (wsr): Work CHART 1, p to last 6 sts. Work CHART 1. Row 31 (rsr): Work CHART 1, k to last 6 sts. Work CHART 1. Row 32 (wsr): Work CHART 1, p to last 6 sts. Work CHART 1. Rows 33-41: Work CHART 1, begin CHART 3 Unbeaded Feather Pattern chart 9 / 10 / 12 times, CHART 3a once, CHART 1 once. Rows 42-75: Work CHART 1, begin CHART 4 Increasing Feather Pattern chart 9 / 10 / 12 times, CHART 4a once, CHART 1 once. Rows 76-113 : Work CHART 1, begin CHART 5 2nd Increasing Feather Pattern chart 9 / 10 / 12 times, CHART 5a once, CHART 1 once. Rows 14-157: Work CHART 1, begin CHART 6 Feather Eye Pattern chart 9 / 10 / 12 times, CHART 6a once,CHART1once. Row 162 (wsr): Bind offlosely using Basic Knit Bind Off across allstitches.
Finishings
Weave in all ends, block (choose your method, http://knitty.com/lssUEwinter02/ FEATdiyknitter.html, pin blocking would work wellfor this, esp.if you use pins to pull out the tips of the feathers at the edge) shape into a circle and lay flat to dry (a disused bed or carpeted room that doesn't get a lot of use works well for this). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0License. (lf youmake any interesting versions, I'd love to hearaboutthem/seethem.)
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Key to symbols
/ Knit Two Togethers Knit two stitches together as if they were a single stitch. \ slip slip Knit: Slip one stitch, then slip the next. Insert left needle into the front loops of the slipped stitches and knit them together from this position (through the backloops). 3 slip One, / , Pass the slipped Stitch Over: Slip one stitch, knit two stitches together as if they were a single stitch, pass the slipped stitch over the two knit together. O Yarn Overs To make a yarn over, just wrap the yarn around the right-hand needle from back to front counterclockwise before knitting the next stitch. Then just work the next stitch as normal. When you get to the yarn over on the next row, treat it as a regular stitch.
Cable Cast On
Start by placing a slip knot on the left hand needle. Knit on one stitch leaving 2 stitches now on the left hand needle. Now insert the needle between the two stitches, wrap and bring through. Transfer the newly created stitch onto the left hand needle. The cable cast on wil also you leave you set up to start with a knit row. (full instructions with pictures available from http://www.knitty.com/ ISSUEsummero5/FEATsumo5TT.html)
How to knit on a bead:
1) Knit stitch to be beaded (it will be on the right hand needle). 2) Impale the bead onto a crochet hook small enough to fit through the hole of your bead. 3) Slip the stitch to be beaded off the needle and onto the crochet hook, with the hook facing you. 4) Pull the loop through the bead, making sure the stitch is still loose enough to knit for the next row (this will take some getting used to). 5) Replace the stitch loop onto the left needle if necessary.
Chart 1 alt. Garter Band edging, 6 sts. X 1 at each edge
Basic Knit Bind-Off: keep your work loose
Knit the first stitch. \*Knit the next stitch. Pass the first stitch over the second. Repeat from \*.
CHART 2a Beaded Feather Pattern final
41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33
CHART 4 Increasing Feather Pattern, 12 st. repeat increasing to 24 sts. x 9/ 10 / 12
CHART 5a
Beaded Peacock Capelet June 2009
Instructions in plain English
Abbreviations: k=knit p=purl yo=yarnover b1 color=knit stitch, insert bead of color indicated on resulting stitch right-leaning dec.=knit 2 together (2 decrease to 1 leaning right) left-leaning dec.=slip, slip, knit (2 decrease to 1 leaning left) right-leaning dec. color=knit 2 together, insert bead of color indicated on resulting stitch left-leaning dec. color=slip, slip,knit, insert bead of color indicated on resulting stitch k3t color=knit 3 stitches as one, insert bead of color indicated on resulting stitch $\left[^{\star}\cdots^{\star\star}\right]$ repeat this sequence over entire pattern, ending with stitch indicated “end last repeat with k1. " Chart 1 Checker Edging, repeat of 6 sts: Chart 1 alt. Garter Band Edging, repeat of 6 sts. Row 1: k2, p2, k2. Row 1: k6. Row 2s p2, k2,p2. Row 2: p6. Row 3: p2, k2,p2. Row 3: p6. Row 4: k2, p2, k2. Row 4: k6. Repeat these 4 rows. Repeat these 4 rows. Chart 2 Beaded Feather Pattern, repeat of 12 sts: Row 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 ,11 wss purl. Row 2 rss k1 [\*k1, b1 green\*\*] end last repeat with k2. Row 4 rs: k1 [\*k1, b1 purple\*\*] end last repeat with k2. Row 6, 8, 10 rss [\*k1, right-leaning dec. twice, yo, k1 3 times, yo, left-leaning dec.twice\*\*] end last repeat with k1. Row 12, 14 rs k1 [\*k1, b1 green\*\*] end last repeat with k2. Row 13, 15 ws knit. Row 16, 18, 20 rs: $\mathsf{\Gamma}^{\star}\mathsf{k}\mathsf{1},$ right-leaning dec. twice, yo, k1 3 times, yo, left-leaning dec. twice\*\*] end last repeat with k1. Row 17, 19 wss purl. Chart 3 Unbeaded Feather Pattern, repeat of 12 sts: Row 33-36 rs, ws, rs, ws : knit. Row 37, 39, 41 rs: $\mathsf{\Gamma}^{\star}\mathsf{k}\mathsf{1},$ right-leaning dec. twice, yo, 3times, yo, letleaning dec. twice end last repeat with . Row $\pmb{\mathbb{s}}\pmb{\mathbb{s}},$ 40 ws: purl. Chart 4 Increasing Feather Pattern, repeat of 12 sts increasing to 24 sts: Row 42, 44 ws: knit. Row 43 rs: knit. Row 45: $\mathsf{\Gamma}^{\star}\mathsf{k}\mathsf{1},$ riht-liwiyygrewy $\mathsf{y o}^{\star\star}]$ end last repeat with k1. Row 46 and all remaining wsrs purl. Row 47: $\mathsf{\Gamma}^{\star}\mathsf{k}1,$ right-leaning dec. twice, yo,k, yo, b1 green, yo, k, yo, lef-leaning dc. twice, k, yo,b1 green, yo, $\mathsf{k l}^{\star\star}]$ end last repeat with k1. Row498 $\mathsf{\Gamma}^{\star}\mathsf{k}\mathsf{1}.$ right-leaning dec. twice, yo,k, yo,b green, yo, k, yo, left-leaning dec. twice,k2, yo,b green, yo $k2^{\star\star}]$ end last repeat with k1. Rw5a[\*k,riht-lening dc.twice, y, k, yo,bgreen, y, k, y,eft-lening dc. twice,,yo,b green,y, $k3^{\star\star}]$ end lastrepeat with k1. Row53: $\mathsf{\Gamma}^{\star}\mathsf{k}\mathsf{1},$ right-leaning dec. twice, yo, k, yo,b1 green, yo, k, yo, leaning dec. twice, ,rght-laning dec., yo, k, yo, b green, yo, k1, yo, left-leaning dec., ${\big\mathsf{k}}1^{\star\star}]$ end last repeat with k1. Row 55: [\*k, right-leaning dec.twice, yo, k1, yo,b1 green, yo, k, yo, left-leaning dec.twice, k2, right-leaning dec., yo, k1, yo, b1 green, yo, k1, yo, left-leaning dec., $\mathbf{k}\mathbf{2}^{\star\star}$ Iend last repeat with k1. Row 57, 59, 61, 63: [\*k1, rightleaning dec. twice, yo, k1, yo, b1 green, yo, k1, yo, left-laning dec.twice, kl, right-leaning dec twice, yo. k1, yo, b1 green, yo, k1, yo, left-leaning dec. twice, k1\*\*] end last repeat with k1. Row 65: k2, [\*right-leaning dec. green, yo, k5, yo, left-leaning dec. green, $k3,\star\star]$ end last repeat Row 67: k1, [\*right-leaning dec. green, yo, k7, yo, left-leaning dec. green, k1\*\*] to end. Row 69: right-leaning dec. green,[\* yo, k4, b1 yelw, h4, yo, k3t green\*\*] end last repeat with left-leaning dec. green. Row 7s [\*k1, yo, left-leaning dec. blue, k3,b1 yelow, k, right-leaning dec.blue, $\times0,\cdots1$ end last repeat with k1. Row 73: k3, [\*yo, left-leaning dec. blue, k3, right-leaning dec. blue, yo, $k5^{\star\star}]$ end last repeat with k3. Row 75: k5, [\*yo, k3t purple, yo, k9, yo, k3t purple, yo, k4, b1 yellow. $\pmb{\log}^{\star\star}]$ end last repeat with k5.
Chart 5 2nd Increasing Feather Pattern, repeat of 12 sts increasing to 24 sts:
Row 76 and all following even (ws) rowss Purl Row77[\*gren,y,k,-in d.ln de ybgren,rhtling de, rgh-lin $\times0,^{\star\star}]$ end last repeat with b1 green. Row 79s [\*b green, yo, k1, yo, let-leaning dec, eft-leaning dec, k1, yo, b1 green, yo, k, right-leaning dec, right-leaning de. yo, k1, $\times0,\cdots1$ end last repeat with b1 green. Row 8s [\*b1 green, yo, k, yo, left-leaning dc., let-leaning dec., k2, yo, b1 green, yo, k2, right-leaning dec., right-leaning dc,. yo, kl1, yo,\*\*] end last repeat with b1 green. Row 8s: [\*b1 green, yo, k1, yo, left-leaning dec., left-leaning dec., k3, yo, b1 green, yo, k3, right-leaning dec. right-leaning d. yo, k1, yo,\*\*] end last repeat with b1 green. Row 85s [\*b1 green, yo, k1, yo, left-leaning dec, left-leaning dec., k1, right-leaning dec., yo, k, yo, b green, yo, k1, yo, lftleaning dec., k1, right-leaning dec., right-leaning dec., yo, k1, yo,\*\*] end last repeat with b1 green. Rw 87s [\*b1 green, yo, kl, yo, eft-leaning dec., left-leaning dec, k2, right-leaning dec. yo, kl, yo, b1 green, yo, k, yo, lftleaning dec., k2,right-leaning dec., right-leaning de., yo, k1, yo,\*] end last repeat with b1 green. Row 89, 91, 93, 95: [\*b1 green, yo, k1, yo, left-leaning dec., left-leaning dec., k1, right-leaning dec, right-eaning dec., yo, 1, yo,b1green, yo, k, yo, lf-leaning dec., left-leaning dec., k, right-leaning dec., ight-eaning dec., yo, , yo,\* end lat repeat with bi green. Row 97s k3, [\*yo, left-leaning dec. green, k3,right-leaning dec green, yo, $\mathsf{k5},^{\star\star}]$ end last repeat with k3. Row 99: k4, [\*yo, left-leaning dec. green, k1, right-leaning dec. green, yo, $k\pmb{7}^{\star\star}]$ end last repeat with k4. Row 1018 [\*b1 yellow, k4, yo, k3t green, yo, k4end last repeat with b1 yellow. Row 103: [\*b1 yellow, k3, right-leaning dec. blue, yo, k1, yo, left-leaning dec. blue, $k3^{\star\star}]$ end last repeat with b1 yellow. Row 105: k2 [\*right-leaning dec. purple, yo, k5, yo, left-leaning dec. purple, $k3^{\star\star}]$ end last repeat with k2. Row 17 right-leaning dec. purple, [\*yo, k4, b1 yellow, k4, yo, k3t purple\*\*] end last repeat with left-leaning dec. purple. Row 109s k1, [\*yo, left-leaning dec. blue, k3, b1 yellow, right-leaning dec. blue, yo, ${\big\mathsf{k}}1^{\star\star}]$ end last repeat with k1. Row 11 k3, [\*yo, left-leaning dec. green, k3, right-leaning dec. green, yo, $k5^{\star\star}]$ end repeat with k3. Row 113 [\*b1 yellow, k4, yo, k3t green, yo, k4,\*\*] end last repeat with b1 yellow. Chart 6 Feather Eye Pattern, repeat of 24 sts: Row 114 and allfllowing even (ws) rows: Purl Row 115: [\*b1 yellow, k3, right-leaning dec. blue, yo, k1, yo, left-leaning dec. blue, $k3^{\star\star}]$ end last repeat with b1 yellow. Row 117: k2 [\*right-leaning dec. purple, yo, k5, yo, left-leaning dec. purple, $k3^{\star\star}]$ end last repeat with k2. Row 19s right-leaning dec. purple, [\*yo, k4, b1 yellow, k4, yo, k3t purple\*\*] end last repeat with left-leaning dec. purple. Row 121s [\*k1, yo, left-leaning dec. blue, k3, b1 yellow, k3, right-leaning dec. blue, $\mathsf{y o}^{\star\star}]$ end last repeat with k1. Row 123s k3, [\*yo, left-leaning dec. green, k3, right-leaning dec. green, yo, $k5^{\star\star}]$ end repeat with k3. Row 125: [\*b1 yellow, k4, yo, k3t green, yo, $\pmb{\log},\star\star]$ end last repeat with b1 yellow. Row 127s [\*b1 yellow, k3, right-leaning dec. blue, yo, k1, yo, left-leaning dec. blue, $k3^{\star\star}]$ end last repeat with b1 yellow. Row 129: k2 [\*right-leaning dec. purple, yo, k5, yo, left-leaning dec. purple, $k3^{\star\star}]$ end last repeat with k2. Row 1318 right-leaning dec. purple, [\*yo, k4, b1 yellw, k4, yo, k3t purple\*\* end last repeat with left-leaning dec. purple. Row 133s k1, [\*yo, left-leaning dec. blue, k3, b1 yellow, right-leaning dec. blue, yo, ${\big\mathsf{k}}1^{\star\star}]$ end last repeat with k1. Row 135: k3, [\*yo, left-leaning dec. green, k3, right-leaning dec. green, yo, $k5^{\star\star}]$ end repeat with k3. Row 137s [\*b1 yellow, k4, yo, k3t green, yo,. $\pmb{\log},\star\star]$ end last repeat with b1 yellow. Row 139s [\*b1 yellow, k3, right-leaning dec. blue, yo, k1, yo, left-leaning dec. blue, $k3^{\star\star}]$ end last repeat with b1 yellow. Row 141s k2 [\*right-leaning dec. purple, yo, k5, yo, left-leaning dec. purple, $k3^{\star\star}]$ end last repeat with k2. Row 143 right-leaning dec. purple, [\*yo, k4, b1 yllow, k4, yo, k3t purple\*\*] end last repeat with left-leaning dec. purple. Row 145s k, [\*yo, let-leaning dec. blue, k3, b1 yelw, right-leaning dec. blue, yo, ${\mathsf{k}}1^{\star\star}]$ end last repeat with k1. Row 147: k3, [\*yo, left-leaning dec. green, k3, right-leaning dec. green, yo, $k5^{\star\star}]$ end repeat with k3. Row 149s [\*b1 yellow, k4, yo, k3t green, yo, k4,\*\*] end last repeat with b1 yellow. Row 151s k1,[\* right-leaning dec., right-leaning dec., yo, k1 yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, left-leaning dec., left-leaning dec., ${\big\mathsf{k}}1^{\star\star}]$ end with k1. Row 153 k1,[\* right-leaning dec., right-leaning dec., yo, k1 yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, left-leaning dec., left-leaning dec. $\mathsf{k l}^{\star\star}]$ end with k1. Row 155: [\*b1 purple, k1, b1 blue, k1, b1 green, k1, b1 green, k1, b1 green, k1, b1 blue, ${\mathsf{k}}1^{\star\star}]$ end with k1. Row 157: k1,[\* right-leaning dec., right-leaning dec., yo, k1 yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, left-leaning dec, left-leaning dec., ${\mathsf{k}}1^{\star\star}]$ end with k1.
