Leave Shawl
A) Material:
Yarn Knitting Needles 1 Stitch Marker Tapestry Needle or Crochet Hook (to weave in the ends)
B) Additional Material (not necessary, but helpful):
Tape measure (to check the length of the shawl) Row Counter (helpful to check in which row you are for the pattern)
C) Pattern:
Shawl with a leave edge. You could knit the shawl with any yarn. Look on the Yarn-Label for the recommended needle size and make a swatch. If the knitted fabric is to solid, go 1 or 2 needle sizes up. The finished shawl should have a minimum length of 18O cm / 72 inch. I kniting both of my shawls with different Yarn and width to show the possibilities. If you want to have larger leaves, you can add another increase (like row 9 + IO) and decrease round (like row Il + I2) = + 4 rows. If you want smaller leaves, remove an increase and decrease round = - 4 rows. If you want a width between the slim and wide one I describe below, try to change in every other WS Row the second to last stitch from a knit stitch to knit front and back.
Abbreviations:
Cast On (CO), Knit (K),Knit into Back (KIB), Knit Front and Back (KFB), Knit 2 Together (K2T), Slip Stitch as if to Knit (SSK), Pass Slip Stitch Over (PSSO), Pur (P), Purl into Back (PIB), Yarn Over (YO) Marker (M), place Stitch marker (+M), remove Stitch marker (-M), Bind Off (BO)
Cast On & Row 1-4:
Cast On: 2 stitches (Knitted or Long Tail Cast On) Row 1: KFB1 / KI Row 2: KI / KFBl / Kl Row 3: Kl / KFBl / K2 Row 4: K3 / KFB1 / Kl
Slim Leave Shawl - Row 5-18:
The smooth edge is worked always the same. Right side (RS) = Knit the first stitch, knit the second stitch front and back, knit the rest stitches till stitch marker and work the Leave Pattern stitches after the stitch marker. Wrong side (WS) = Knit the Leave Pattern stitches tillstitch marker. Knit all the stitches affter the stitchmarker. Row 5: KI / KFBI / K // +M // KI / YOI / KIBI / YOI / KI (5 Leave Stitches) Row 6: P2 / PIBI / P2 // M // K Row 7: KI / KFB1 / K // M // K2 / YO1 / KIB1 / YOI / K2 (7 Leave Stitches) Row 8: P3 / PIB1 / P3 // M // K Row 9: KI / KFBI / K // M // K3 / YO1 / KIBI / YOI / K3 (9 Leave Stitches) Row IO: P4 / PIBI / P4 // M // K Row I:KI / KFB1 / K // M // SSK1 / KI / PSSOl / K2 / KIB1 / K2 / K2T1 (7 Leave Stitches) Row 12: P3 / PIB1 / P3 // M / / K Row I3: KI / KFBI / K // M // SSK1 / KI / PSSOI / KI / KIBI / KI / K2TI (5 Leave Stitches) Row 14: P2 / PIB1 / P2 // M / / K Row 15: KI / KFBI / K // M // SSKI / KI / PSSOI / KIBI / K2TI (3 Leave Stitches) Row 16: PI / PIBI / PI // M // K Row 17: KI / KFBI / K // M // SSKI / K2T1 / PSSOI (1 Leave Stitch) Row 18: B03 / K = Repeat row 5-18 til you reach your wanting length. The Shawl should have a minimum length of 18Ocm.
Wide Leave Shawl - Row 5-22:
The smooth edge is worked always the same. Right side (RS) = Knit the first stitch, knit the second stitch front and back, knit the rest stitches till stitch marker and work the Leave Pattern stitches after the stitch marker. Wrong side (WS) = Knit the Leave Pattern stitches till stitch marker. Knit all the stitches after the stitch marker till the last two stitches, knit the second to last stitch front and back. Knit the last stitch. Row 5: KI / KFBI / K // +M // KI / YOI / KIBI / YO1 / KI (5 Leave Stitches) Row 6: P2 / PIBI / P2 // M // K / KFBI / KI Row 7: KI / KFBI / K // M // K2 / YO1 / KIB1 / YOl / K2 (7 Leave Stitches) Row 8: P3 / PIBI / P3 // M // K / KFBI / Kl Row 9: KI / KFB1 / K // M // K3 / YO1 / KIBI / YOI / K3 (9 Leave Stitches) Row IO: P4 / PIBI / P4 // M // K / KFBI / KI Row 1l: KI / KFB1 / K // M // K4 / YOI / KIBI / YOI / K4 (l Leave Stitches) Row I2: P5 / PIBI / P5 // M // K / KFBI / Kl Row 13: K / KFBI / K // M // SSKI / K / PSSOI / K3 / KIBI / K3 / K2T1 (9 Leave Stitches) Row 14: P4 / PIB1 / P4 // M // K / KFB1 / KI Row 15: KI / KFB1 / K // M // SSK1 / KI / PSSOl / K2 / KIB1 / K2 / K2T1 (7 Leave Stitches) Row 16: P3 / PIB1 / P3 // M // K / KFBI / Kl Row 17: KI / KFBI / K // M // SSKI / KI / PSSOI / KI / KIBI / KI / K2T1 (5 Leave Stitches) Row I8: P2 / PIBI / P2 // M // K / KFBI / KI Row 19: KI / KFBI / K // M // SSKI / KI / PSSOI / KIBI / K2T1 (3 Leave Stitches) Row 2O: PI / PIBI / P1 // M // K / KFB1 / KI Row 2I: KI / KFBI / K // M // SSKI / K2T1 / PSSOI (l Leave Stitches) Row 22: BO3 / K / KFB1 / Kl = Repeat row 5-22 tillyou reach your wanting length. The Shawl should have a minimum length of 18Ocm.
D) My Shawls:
Pink-white shawl (slim version):
Knitted with two yarns at the same time, a Lace/Baby (O) and a Super Fine/Fingering (1) yarn (ix Lana Grossa Silkhair {7O% Mohair Superkid - 30% Silk / 25g - 21Om} & Ix Rellana's Flotte 2 {50% Wool - 50% Polyacrylic-Dralon / 5Og - 2OOm}) / Needle size 4,5 mm / US 7 / UK 7
Natural white shawl (wide version):
Knitted with a Fine/Sportweight (2) yarn (3x Uschi Wolle Super Preis {1O0% Polyacrylic / 50g - 133m > total 399m}) / Needle size 5,5m / US 9 / UK 5 I don't know if someone else had designed the same pattern. I only checked some of the patterns on Ravelry and couldn't find a equal one
