Havirland Minis Shawe by Hdriana Bon
This is a very simple shawl that aims to highlight the wonderful yarns created by the talented Carol aka Havirland. It features a simple top down construction knit in stockinette with garter ridges. In my case, speckled yarns make the stockinette portion and the garter ridges are knit in solid yarn. In order for the edges not to curl, the first and last 2 stitches are worked in garter stitch and therefore will be knit on both the right and the wrong side. The number of stitches is increased by combining make one left and right stitches at either side of the central stitch. Yarn: Havirland yarns Halloween minis set. You can purchase your own set of minis here Gauge is not crucial and you should use whatever size needle gives you the drape you want. I used 4 mm 32" circular needles. I suggest using a 5 mm needle for a more relaxed bind off. You will need 4 stitch markers to indicate the 2 stitch edges and the center stitch. Increases will be made before the first center marker and after the second center marker. Abbreviations: C.O. - Cast on K - knit P-purl PM - place marker SM - slip marker M1R - Make 1 right M1L - Make 1 left
Notes:
Make 1 left and right are not as scary as they look. These are my favorite tutorials for both stitches. Make 1 right Make 1 left
Pattern
C.O. 5 stitches using your preferred method Set up rows: Row 1. k2, PM, k1, PM, k2. (RS) (5 st) - edge markers placed Row 2. k2, SM, p1, SM, k2 (WS) (5 st) Row 3. k2, SM, m1R, PM, k1, PM, m1L, SM, k2 (7 st) -all markers placed Row 4. k2, SM, p to marker, SM, p1, SM, p to marker, k2 (7 st) From now on you will repeat rows 1 and 2 for the stockinette stitch part of the shawl and rows 3 and 4 for the garter sections. The length of each section is entirely customizable and up to you. I varied the length of my stockinette sections throughout the shawl but kept my garter sections constant at 8 rows
Stockinette rows
Row 1. k2, SM, m1L knit to next marker, m1R, SM, k1, SM, m1L, knit to next marker, m1R, SM, k2 Row 2. k2, SM, p to marker, SM, p1, SM, p to marker, SM, k2
Garter rows
Row 3. k2, SM, m1L, knit to next marker, m1R, SM, k1, SM, m1L, knit to next marker, m1R, SM, k2 Row 4. Knit all stitches slipping markers as you arrive to them. Continue until the shawl is the desired length or you run out of yarn. Bind off loosely, I recommend using a needle one size larger. Block lightly to relax the stitches.
