NONSVEH KNITS
SAPPHIRE WAVES
Materials
Blue Sky Alpaca "Alpaca Silk"( $50\%$ alpaca, $50\%$ silk; 146 yds./ $\tt{133m}$ and 2 oz./50 gr), 7 skeins in color 139. (Reserve approx. 200 yds for lace edgings.) One size 5 (3.75mm) circular knitting needle, $24^{\prime\prime},$ or size required to get gauge Smooth yarn of a similar gauge for provisional cast on Crochet hook size F or G (optional, for Provisional Cast On)
Finished Size
$64^{\prime\prime}\times24^{\prime\prime}$ . after blocking. Each additional skein of Alpaca & Silk will add 12 - 13 inches in length, if a longer stole is desired.
Gauge
$5~\%$ sts/inch, knit in stockinette stitch, unblocked
Abbreviations and Stitches Used
co - cast on; k - knit; k2tog - knit two together; P - purl; pm - place marker; rep - repeat; sl - slip; Rs - right side; sm - slip marker; ssk - slip one as if to knit, slip one as if to purl, knit the two stitches together; st(s) - stitch(es); Ws - wrong side; yo - yarn over Using Provisional Cast-on method of your choice, place 97 sts with shawl yarn on needles. Row 1 (Rs): Knit across, decreasing 1 st in the row. (96 sts.) Rows 2 - 4: Knit all sts. Row5: Sl1 asisto purl with yarn infront, k1, [yo, k2tog] twice, k1, pm, \*yo, k2tog; rep from \* to last 7 sts; pm, k2, [yo, k2tog] twice, k1. Row6: Slasiftopurl withyarnin front, k1, [yo, k2tog] twice, k1, sm, \*yo, ktog; repfrom \* to marker, sm, k2, [yo, k2tog] twice, k1. Wave Lace (Chart A) Note: At the beginning of every row, in the 7 sts before the marker work sl 1 as if to purl with yarn in front,k1, [yo, k2tog] twice, k1; and at the end of every row, after the last marker work k2, [yo, k2tog] twice, k1. This will not be written for every row. Row 1 (Rs): After edging stitches - see Note above. $\tt{*p}_{2}$ , k6; rep from \* to two sts before marker, p2. Row $^{2,}$ and all even rows: K2 $,\,{^\ast}\,{\mathfrak{p}}6,\,{\mathsf{k}}2;$ rep from \* to end. Row 3: $\tt{*p}_{2}$ , yo, k2, ssk, k2; rep from \*, ending with p2. Row 5: $\tt{*p}_{2}$ k1, yo, k2, ssk, k1; rep from\*, ending with p2. Row 7: $\tt{*p}_{2}$ , k2, yo, k2, ssk; rep from \*, ending with p2. Row 9: $\tt{*p}_{2}$ , k6; rep from \*, ending with p2. Row 11: $\tt{*p}_{2}$ , k2, k2tog, k2, yo; rep from \*, ending with p2. Row 13: $\tt{*p}$ , Kk1, k2tog, k2, yo, k1; rep from \*, ending with p2. Row 15: ${\mathfrak{x p}}_{2}$ k2tog, k2, yo, k2; rep from \*, ending with p2. Row 16, as with all even rows: K2, \*p6, k2; rep from \* to end. Rows 1 - 16 form the lace pattern for the body of the stole. Continue in pattern to desired length, ending with Row 2 or 10. The lace edgings will be added after the body is worked and will measure $4~\%$ inches each. EndingEdge Row1(Rs): sl 1, k1, [yo, k2tog] twice, k1, sm, yo, k2tog; rep from \* to marker, sm, k2, [yo, k2tog] twice, k1. Row2: sl 1, k1, [yo, k2tog] twice, k1, sm, \*yo, k2tog; rep from \* to marker, sm, k2, [yo, k2tog] twice,k1. Rows 3-6: Knit ll sts in row, removing markers. Do not cut yarn. Cockleshell Lace Edging (Chart B) The lace edgings are added to the ends of the stole by knitting one edging stitch and one stole body stitch together on every RS row.
With RS facing, and all sts in left hand, and the working yarn hanging from the tip of left-hand needle, Co 16 sts to left-hand needle using the Knitted Cast On.
Row 1 (Rs): Yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k10, yo, k2tog, ss with last Edging stitch and one stith from the Body of the Stole. (17 sts on right-hand needle) Turn. Row 2: K2, yo, k2tog, k12, p1. Turn. Row 3: Yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k2tog, yo, k9, yo, k2tog, sk. (18 sts) Turn. Row 4: K2, yo, k2tog, k13, p1. Turn. Row 5: YO, k2tog, k1, [yo, k2tog] twice, yo, k8, yo, k2tog, ssk. (19 sts) Turn. Row 6: K2, yo, k2tog, k14, p1. Turn. Row 7: Yo, k2tog, k1, [yo, k2tog] 3 times, yo, k7, yo, k2tog, ssk. (20 sts) Turn. Row 8: K2, yo, k2tog, k15, p1. Turn. Row 9: Yo, k2tog, ki, [yo, k2tog] 4 times, yo, k6, yo, k2tog, ssk. (21 sts) Turn. Row 10: K2, yo, k2tog, k16, p1. Turn. Row 11: Yo, k2tog, ki, [yo, k2tog] 5 times, yo, k5, yo, k2tog, ssk. (22 sts) Turn. Row 12: K2, yo, k2tog, k17, p1. Turn. Row 13: Yo, k2tog, ki, [yo, k2tog] 6 times, yo, k4, yo, k2tog, ssk. (23 sts) Turn. Row 14: K2, yo, k2tog, k18, p1. Turn. Row 15: Yo, k2tog, ki, [yo, k2tog] 7times, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, ssk. (24 sts) Turn. Row 16: K2, yo, k2tog, k19, p1. Turn. Row 17: Yo, [k2tog] twice, [yo, k2tog] 7 times, k3, yo, k2tog, ssk. (23 sts) Turn. Row 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, and 30: Repeat Rows 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, and 2. Row 19: Yo, [k2tog] twice, [yo, k2tog] 6 times, k4, yo, k2tog, ssk. (22 sts) Turn. Row 21: Yo, [k2tog] twice, [yo, k2tog] 5 times, k5, yo, k2tog, ssk. (21 sts) Turn. Row 23: Yo, [k2tog] twice, [yo, k2tog] 4 times, k6, yo, k2tog, ssk. (20 sts) Turn. Row 25: Yo, [k2tog] twice, [yo, k2tog] 3 times, k7, yo, k2tog, ssk. (19 sts) Turn. Row 27: Yo, [k2tog] twice, [yo, k2tog] twice, k8, yo, k2tog, ssk. (18 sts) Turn. Row 29: Yo, [k2tog] twice, yo, k2tog, k9, yo, k2tog, ssk. (17 sts) Turn. Row 31: Yo, [k2tog] twice, k10, yo, k2tog, ssk. (16 sts) Turn. Row 32: K2, yo, k2tog, k11, p1. Turn Repeat Rows 1-32 five times. Bind off and weave in ends. At the opposite edge, pick up Provisional Cast On sts, and remove waste yarn. There should be 96 sts on the needle. One provisional stitch is lost when picking up.
Chart A
Chart B
Note: Chart B symbols are always read as they appear, whether on RS or Ws. (Example: / is a k2tog, always, on RS and Ws.)
