Description
This quick-to-knit triangle lace shawlette is simple and elegant with its lovely, knit-on lace edging.
Needles
Size US 5/3.75 mm Knitting Needles, or size needed to get gauge.
Yarn
One ball of Dragonfly Fibers Nautilace [60% Silk, 40% Camel]. 400 yards/ 366 meters. Total yardage: 314 yards/ 288 meters. Colorway: Titania.
Gauge
18 stitches and 32 rows over 4 inches in Stockinette Stitch
Finished Pattern Measurements
48 inches wide by 18.5 inches long after blocking.
Supplies
Removable stitch marker, yarn needle (for weaving in ends), blocking aids (optional)
Abbreviations
yo = yarn over. k = knit. p = purl. k2tog = knit 2 together. ssk = slip, slip, knit. sk2p = slip1, k2tog, psso. st(s) = stitch(es). RS = right side. WS = wrong side.
Pattern Notes
This shawl is constructed of a main body with a knit-on lace edging. The body is constructed in a traditional triangle method, beginning with Chart A, then moving to Chart B after there are 25 sts. The knit-on edging begins with Chart C, working to the marked center stitch of the body. Short rows are used to shape the edging around the center point of the body. Written instructions are provided for all charts, so you may work from the charts or the written instructions. For more information on knitted lace triangle construction, see http://www.fickleknitter.com/archives/2009/12/knitted -lace-triangle-construction-by-michelle-miller.htm. Chart A Row 1 (RS): Cast on 5 stitches. (5 sts) Row 2 and all even-numbered rows (ws) to Row 12: Purl. Row 3: K1, \*yo, k1; rep from \* to end. (9 sts) Row 5: K1, [yo, k3, yo, k1] twice. (13 sts) Row 7: K1, [yo, k5, yo, k1] twice. (17 sts) Row 9: K1, [yo, k7, yo, k1] twice. (21 sts) Row 11: K1, [yo, k9, yo, k1] twice. (25 sts) Place stitch marker to the right of the center stitch. Slip the center stitch marker every row as you knit the shawl. Begin working Chart B, continuing at Row 13.
Chart B
The main body pattern repeat is indicated by the red-bordered sections on Chart B, and is shown in the written instructions below in bold and enclosed in brackets. Repeat bold, bracketed instructions once through Row 22, twice through Row 22 on the second repeat, three times through Row 22 on the third repeat, four times through Row 22 on the fourth repeat and so on while working Chart B nine times ending with Row 22 and there are 205 sts. Then work the knit on edging found in chart c. All wrong side rows are purled. Row 13 (Rs): K1, yo, k1, [yo, ssk, k8], yo, k1, yo, [k8, k2tog, yo], k1, yo, k1. (29 sts) Row 14, and all even-numbered (ws) rows to Row 22: Purl all stitches. Row 15: K1, yo, k3, [yo, k1, ssk, k7], yo, k1, yo, [k7, k2tog, k1, yo], k3, yo, k1. (33 sts) Row 17: K1, yo, k5, [yo, k2, ssk, k6], yo, k1, yo, [k6, k2tog, k2, yo], k5, yo, k1. (37 sts) Row 19: K1, yo, k7, [yo, k3, ssk, k5], yo, k1, yo, [k5, k2tog, k3, yo], k7, yo, k1. (41 sts) Row 21: K1, yo, k9, [yo, k3, y0, sk2p, k4], yo, k1, yo, [k4, sk2p, yo, k3, yo], k9, yo, k1. (45 sts) Stitch Counts after Chart B Repeats (45, 65, 85, 105, 125, 145, 165, 185, 205) Stitches.
Chart C
Using the knitted cast-on method, cast on 18 sts. Work Chart C, working the bracketed instructions twice per row, as indicated and working the last edge stitch together with one stitch from main body stitches on all odd rows using a k2tog. Repeat Chart C until one stitch before stitch marker is reached, then complete the Short Row Center. Purl all WS rows, slipping the first stitch of each purl row. Row 1: [K2, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1] twice, k1, k2tog with edge st. Row 2, and all even-numbered (ws) rows to Row 8: Slip first stitch purlwise, purl all remaining stitches. Row 3: [K1, yo, ssk, yo, sk2p, yo, k2tog, yo] twice, k1, k2tog with edge st. Row 5: [K1, yo, sk2p, yo, k1, yo, sk2p, yo] twice, k1, k2tog with edge st. Row 7: [k1, yo, sk2p, yo, k1, yo, sk2p, yo] twice, k1, k2tog with edge st.
Short Row Center
Work to one stitch to the right of stitch marker (ending with Row 2 of 26th repeat) and work Short Row Center instructions. Row 3 (rs): [K1, yo, ssk, yo, sk2p, yo, k2tog, yo] twice, k1, TURN. Row 4 (WS): P17. Row 5 (rs): [K1, yo, sk2p, yo, k1, yo, sk2p, yo] twice, k1, k2tog with edge st. Row 6 (ws): Slip 1 purlwise, p17. Row 7 (rs): [k1, yo, sk2p, yo, k1, yo, sk2p, yo] twice, k1, k2tog with edge st. Row 8 (Ws): Slip 1 purlwise, p17. Row 1 (Rs): [K2, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1] twice, k1, TURN. Row 2 (WS): P17. Row 3 (rs): [K1, yo, ssk, yo, sk2p, yo, k2tog, yo] twice, k1, k2tog with edge st. Row 4 (ws): Slip 1 purlwise, p17. Continue on as before on Chart C. Work until all main body stitches are consumed. Purl one row more and bind off remaining stitches, weave in ends, and block. Note for chart A: All wrong side rows are purled. Work Chart A increases with a yo on each edge and on each side of the center st until there are 25 sts, then begin Chart B.
Chart A
Note for Chart B: The main body pattern repeat is indicated by the red-bordered sections on Chart B. Work the red bordered instructions once through Row 22, twice through Row 22 on the second repeat, three times through Row 22 on the third repeat, four times through Row 22 on the fourth repeat and so on while working Chart B nine times ending with Row 22 and there are 205 stitches. Then work the knit on edging found in Chart C. All wrong side rows are purled.
Note for Chart C: Using the knitted cast-on method, cast on 18 sts. The main body pattern repeat is indicated by the red-bordered sections on Chart C. Work the red-bordered instructions twice through on each odd row. Work Chart C, working last edge stitch together with one stitch from main body stitches on all odd rows using a k2tog. Repeat Chart C until one stitch to the right of stitch marker is reached ending with a purl row, and then complete the Short Row Center written instructions. Purl all WS rows, slipping the first stitch. After short row center continue on as before on Chart C. Work until all main body stitches are consumed. Purl one row more, bind off.
Chart C
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