Dalilah Shawl Pattern: A Textured, Four-Section, Top-Down Knitting Project with Variations in Tension for Enhanced Motif Display

Dalilah Shawl

Dalilah was created to be a warm shawl with a textured fabric. Knitted with 4 sections to wrap the body comfortably, it becomes a big shawl for chilly days! Yarn: Madelinetosh Tosh DK (100% Superwash merino wool 225yrds/205 meters) color g0ssamer - 7 skeins ( approx 1.419 yds / 1.293 m). I just fell in love with the Gossamer color of Madelinetosh Tosh DK yarn and since the skeins were from 3 different purchases, I've decided to embrace the color's variations and have fun with them on the shawl pattern. Needles: US 6 / 4mm circulars 47" Gauge: 20 sts and 28 rows in 4"x 4"in St st.

Notions:

8 stitch makers (l find it easier to be on track using different stitch marker colors. Ex.: one color for the 2 borders st markers, another color for the pair of st markers on the shawl's center line and another color for the 4 final st markers - 2 at each side sections. If you don't like to use stitch markers, please feel free disregard this suggestion!) Darning needle Blocking pins Note: Please consider that the chart on this pattern represents one of the four parts of this shawl. All four parts are equally knitted, except for the border stitches, beginning the first part and ending the fourth part with three knit stitches that are not accounted for in the charts or the instructions.

Schematic:

Created by Paula Pereira - May 2011 This pattern is for unlimited personal and noncommercial use.I hope that you have fun with this project! Contact: paula.ninapereira@gmail.com This is a top down and 4 sections shawl and each section has the same measurements. The measurements vary depending on the way you block your finished piece and on the gauge you use. (\*\*\*approx measurements after blocking)

Directions:

Cast on 3 stitches. Knit 6 rows. Turn work 90 degrees and pick up and knit 3 stitches along garter stitch edge. ork 90 degrees and pick up and knit more 3 stitches from cast on edge. (9 sts tote it and back the next 4 stitches, K1, Knit front and back until the end (17 sts total). On the Row 1 there are indications to place markers (pm) between the borders and sections. The use of stitch markers is a matter of choice! On the Row 2, the stitches in red will become the raglan increase stitch for each section, and will signify the beginning or end of a charted section. I would also like to highlight that the Row 1 is the wrong side of the project. Row1 (WS): K3, pm, P2, pm, P1, pm, P2, pm, P1, pm, P2, pm, P1, pm, P2, pm, K3 Row2 (RS): K3, pm, YO, K2, YO, pm, K1, pm, YO, K2, YO, pm, K1, pm, YO, K2, YO, pm, K1, pm, YO, K2, YO, pm,K3 Row3 (WS): K3, P all sts and slip all the markers until the last 3 border sts, K3. (25 sts total) Created by Paula Pereira - May 2011 This pattern is for unlimited personal and noncommercial use. I hope that you have fun with this project! Contact: paula.ninapereira@gmail.com Repeat rows 2 and 3 two more times until 41 stitches total as follows: 3 sts (border) + 8 sts (section) + 1 st (raglan increase stitch) + 8 sts (section) + 1 st (raglan increase stitch) + 8 sts (section) + 1 st (raglan increase stitch) + 8 sts (section) + 3 sts (other border) = 41 sts total.

Begin working Chart 1

Notes: 1) The first row on the chart is read from left to right. 2) Keeping first and last three stitches of each row in garter stitch (borders), repeat Chart 1 five times total, to 88 stitches between markers in each shawl section. At the end there will be 3 sts (border) + 88 sts (section) + 1 st (raglan increase stitch) + 88 sts (section) + 1 st (raglan increase stitch) + 88 sts (section) + 1 st (raglan increase stitch) + 88 sts (section) + 3 sts (other border) = 361ststotal.

Chart 1

Legend:

Created by Paula Pereira - May 2011

This pattern is for unlimited personal and noncommercial use.I hope that you have fun with this project!

Chart 1 Written Instructions:

Notes: 1) Repeat instructions for each row four times. (One for each section of the shawl.) 2) Begin each row with K3 and end each row with K3 = borders. 3) The first row on the chart is read from left to right. 4) In red and between brackets are the written instructions from chart's highlighted sections that are repeated from the second chart repetition. Row1: yo, [p2, k5, p1], yo Row2: p1, [k1, p2, yo, sk, p1, k2],p1 Row3: yo, k1, [p2, k5, p1], k1, yo Row4: p2, [k1, p2, Yo, k2tog, p1, k2], p2 Row5: yo, k2, [p2, k5, p1],k2, yo Row6: p3, [k1, yo, p1, cdd, p1, yo, k2], p3 Row7: yo, k3, [p2, k5, p1], k3, yo Row8: p4, [k1, p1, yo, cdd, yo, p1, k2], p4 Row9: yo, k3, p1, [p2, k5, p1], p2, k2, yo Row10: p3, k2, [k1, p2, yo, ssk, p1, k2], k1, p4 Row11: yo, k4, p1, [p2, k5, p1], p2, k3, yo Row12: p1, yo, ssk, p1, k2, [k1, p2, Yo, k2tog, p1, k2], k1, p2, yo, ssk, p1 Row13: yo, k5, p1, [p2, k5, p1], p2, k4, yo Row14: p2, yo, k2tog, p1, k2, [k1, yo, p1, cdd, p1, yo, k2], k1, p2, yo, k2tog, p1, k1 Row15: yo, k6, p1, [p2, k5, p1], p2, k5, yo Row16: k1, pl, yo, cdd, yo, p1, k2,[k1, p1, yo, cdd, yo, p1, k2], k1, p1, yo, cdd, yo, p1,k2 Repeat rows 1 to 16 for more 4 times (5 times total).

Begin Chart 2

Notes: Created by Paula Pereira - May 2011 This pattern is for unlimited personal and noncommercial use. I hope that you have fun with this project! Contact: paula.ninapereira@gmail.com 1) The first row on the chart is read from left to right. 2) Keeping first and last three stitches of each row in garter stitch (borders), repeat Chart 2 three times total, to 112 stitches between markers in each shawl section. At the end there will be 3 sts (border) + 112 sts (section) + 1 st (raglan increase stitch) + 112 sts (section) + 1 st (raglan increase stitch) + 112 sts (section) + 1 st (raglan increase stitch) + 112 sts (section) + 3 sts (other border) = 457ststotal.

Chart 2

Legend

Chart 2 Written Instructions:

Notes: 1) Repeat instructions for each row four times. (One for each section of the shawl.) 2) Begin each row with K3 and end each row with K3 = borders. 3) The first row on the chart is read from left to right. 4) In red and between brackets are the written instructions from chart's highlighted sections that are repeated more than once. Row1: yo, [k1, yo, k2tog, k1] ,yo Created by Paula Pereira - May 2011 This pattern is for unlimited personal and noncommercial use.I hope that you have fun with this project! Contact: paula.ninapereira@gmail.com Row2: p1, [p2, k1, p1], p1 Row3: yo, k1, [k2tog, k1, yo, k1], k1, yo Row4: p2, [p1, k1, p2], p2 Row5: yo, k2, [k1, yo, k2tog, k1], k2, yo Row6: p1, k1, p1, [p2, kl, p1], p2, k1 Row7: yo, k3, [k2tog, k1, yo, k1], k3, yo Row8: p1, k1, p2, [p1, kl, p2], p1, k1, p2 Repeat rows 1 to 8 for more 2 times (3 times total).

Begin Chart 3

Notes: 1) The first row on the chart is read from right to left 2) Keeping first and last three stitches of each row in garter stitch (borders), knit the Chart 3. At the end there will be 3 sts (border) + 172 sts (section) + 1 st (raglan increase stitch) + 172 sts (section) + 1 st (raglan increase stitch) + 172 sts (section) + 1 st (raglan increase stitch) + 172 sts (section) + 3 sts (other border) = 697 sts total.

Chart 3:

Created by Paula Pereira - May 2011 This pattern is for unlimited personal and noncommercial use.I hope that you have fun with this project! Contact: paula.ninapereira@gmail.com

Legend:

Chart 3 Written Instructions:

Notes: 1) Repeat instructions for each row four times. (One for each section of the shawl.) 2) Begin each row with K3 and end each row with K3 = borders. 3) The first row on the chart is read from right to left 4) The instructions between brackets must be repeated as follows: []purple = 8 times, []blue = 10 times , [lgreen = 12 times as in represented in Chart 3. Row1: yo,[ k1, (yo, k2tog) 6 times, k1] 8times, yo Row2: k1, [k1, p12, k1] , k1 Row3: yo, k1, [k14] , k1, yo Row4: p1, k1, [k1,p12, k1] ,kl, p1 Row5: yo, k2, [k1, cdd, k4, yo, k1, yo, k5] ,k2, yo Row6: p2, k1, [k1,p3tog, p4, yo, p1, yo, p4, k1] , k1, p2 Row7: yo, k3, [k1,p3tog, p4, yo, p1, yo, p4, k1] ,k3, yo Row8: p3, k1, [k1, cdd, k4, yo, k1, yo, k5] ,k1, p3 Row9: yo, k4, [k1, p3tog, p4, yo, p1, yo, p4, k1] ,k4, yo Row10: p122 = purl all sts Row11: yo, k2, yo, k2tog, k1, [k1, (yo, k2tog) 6 times, k1] ,k1, yo,k2tog, k2, yo Row12: p5, k1, [kl, p12, k1] ,k1, p5 Row13: yo, k124, yo Row14: p6, k1, [k1, p12, k1] ,k1, p6 Row15: yo, k7, [k1, cdd, k, 4, yo, k1, yo, k5] , k7, yo Row16: p2tog, p1, yo, p4, k1, [k1, p3tog, p4, yo, pl, yo, p4, k1] ,k1, p2tog, p4, yo, p1 Row17: yo, p2tog, p1, yo, p4, k1, [k1, p3tog, p4, yo, p1, yo, p4, k1] ,k1, p2tog, p4, yo, p1, yo Row18: p1, p2tog, k1, yo, k5, [k1, cdd, k4, yo, k1, yo, k5] ,k1, p2tog, k4, yo, k1, p1 Row19: yo, p2tog, p2, yo, p4, k1, [kl, p3tog, p4, yo, pl, yo, p4,k1] , k1, p2tog, p4, yo, p1, k1, yo Created by Paula Pereira - May 2011 This pattern is for unlimited personal and noncommercial use.I hope that you have fun with this project! Contact: paula.ninapereira@gmail.com Row20: p 132 = purl all sts Row21: yo, k1, (yo, k2tog) 4 times, k1, [k1, (yo, k2tog) 6 times, k1],k1, (yo, k2tog)4 times, k1, yo Row22: p10, k1, [k1, p12, k1] ,k1, p10 Row23: yo, k134, yo Row24: p11, k1, [k1, p12, k1] ,k1, p11 Row25: yo, cdd, k3, yo, k1, yo, k5, [k1, cdd, k4, yo, k1, yo, k5] , k1, cdd, k4, yo, k1, yo, k3, yo Row26: p3tog, p4, yo, p1, yo, p4, k1 [k1, p3tog, p4, yo, p1, yo, p4, k1] ,k1, p3tog, p4, yo, p1, yo,p4 Row27:yo, p3tog, p4, yo, pl, yo, p4,k1,[k1, p3tog, p4, yo,pl, yo, p4, k1] ,k1, p3tog, p4,yo, pl, yo, p4, yo Row28: [k1, cdd, k4, yo, k1, yo, k5] 10 times Row29: yo, [k1, p3tog, p4, yo, p1, yo, p4, k1] , yo Row30: p 142 = purl all sts Row31: yo, k1, [k1, (yo, k2tog) 6 times, k1] , k1,yo Row32: p1, k1, [k1, p12,k1] ,k1, p1 Row33: yo, k 144, yo Row34: p2, k1, [k1, p12, k1] , k1, p2 Row35: yo, k3, [k1, cdd, k4, yo, k1, yo, k5] ,k3, yo Row36: p3, k1, [k1, p3tog, p4, yo, pl, yo, p4, k1] ,k1, p3 Row37: yo, p3, k1,[k1, p3tog, p4, yo, p1, yo, p4, k1] ,k1, p3, yo Row38: k5, [k1, cdd, k4, yo, k1, yo, k5],k5 Row39: yo, p4, k1, [k1, p3tog, p4, yo, p1, yo, p4, k1] ,k1, p4, yo Row40: p 152 Row41: yo, k1, (yo, k2tog) 2 times, k1, [k1, (yo, k2tog) 6 times, k1] , k1, (yo, k2tog) 2times, k1, yo Row42: p6, k1, [kl, p12, k1] , k1, p6 Row43: yo, k154, yo Row44: p7, k1, [k1, p12, k1] , k1, p7 Row45: yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k5, [k1, cdd, k4, yo, kl, yo, k5] , k1, p2tog, k4, yo, k1, yo Row46: k2tog, p2, yo, p4, k1, [k1, p3tog, p4, yo, p1, yo, p4, k1] , k1, p2tog, p4, yo, p2 Row47: yo, p3tog, yo, p1, yo, p4, k1, [k1, p3tog, p4, yo, pl, yo, p4, k1],k1, p2tog, p4, yo, p2, yo Row48: p3tog, k1, yo, k1, yo, k5, [k1, cdd, k4, yo, k1, yo, k5] , k1, p3tog, k4, yo, k1, yo, k1 Row49: yo, p3tog, p1, yo, p1, yo, p4,k1, [k1, p3tog, p4, yo,p1, yo, p4, k1],k1, p3tog, p4, yo, p1, yo,p1, yo Row50: p162 = purl all sts Row51: yo, k2, (yo, k2tog) 4 times, k1, [k1, (yo, k2tog) 6 times, k1], k1, (yo, k2tog) 4times, k2, yo Row52: p11, k1, [k1, p12, k1], k1, p11 Row53: yo, k164, yo Row54: p12, k1, [k1, p12, k1] ,k1, p12 Row55: yo, cdd, k4, yo, k1, yo,k5,[k1, cdd, k4, yo, k1, yo, k5], k1, cdd, k4, yo, k1, yo, k4, yo Row56: [k1, p3tog, p4, yo, p1, yo, p4, k1] 12 times Row57: yo, [k1, p3tog, p4, yo, p1, yo, p4, k1] , yo Row58: k1, [k1, cdd, k4, yo, k1, yo, k5] , k1 Row59: yo, k1, [k1, p3tog, p4, yo, p1, yo, p4, k1], k1, yo Row60: p172 = purl all sts Created by Paula Pereira - May 2011 This pattern is for unlimited personal and noncommercial use. I hope that you have fun with this project! Contact: paula.ninapereira@gmail.com

Finishing

Bind off loosely as follows: K2 \* return both stitches to left needle and K2 together through the back of the loop, K1, repeat from \* until al stitches have been bound off. Weave in ends. For Dalilah, I used 2 different tensions at blocking to enhance the Chart 3 motif: The main body of the shawl (Charts 1 and 2) was severally blocked, while the border (Chart 3 part) was slightly blocked to maintain the volumes of the motif pattern.

This pattern is for unlimited personal and noncommercial use.I hope that you have fun with this project!