Description
This quick-to-knit triangle lace shawlette is simple and elegant with its lovely, knit-on lace edging. Larger size shawl instructions are shown highlighted.
Needles
Size US 5/3.75 mm Knitting Needles, or size needed to get gauge.
Yarn
Three (Six) 50 gram balls of Shelridge Yarns Soft Touch Ultra Solid Colors [100% Wool] 175 yards/ 170 meters. Total yardage: 485 yards/ 445 meters.
Total yardage Large: 803 yards/ 737 meters,
Gauge
20 stitches and 28 rows over 4 inches in Stockinette Stitch Finished Pattern Measurements Small: 50 inches wide by 22 inches long after blocking. Large: 61 inches by 25 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. p2tog = purl 2 together. 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, 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. Chart B, alternate Colors 1 and 2 as follows: repeats 1, 3, 5, 7 9, 11, 13 use Color 1; repeats 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 use Color 2. Break yarn in between uses. The larger size instructions are highlighted. 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 for the smaller size and fourteen times for the larger size ending with Row 22 and there are 205, 305 sts. Break yarn. Then work the knit on edging found in Chart C, using Color 3. All wrong side rows are purled. Row 13 (Rs): K1, yo, p1, [p10], yo, k1, yo, [p10], p1, yo, k1. (29 sts) Row 14, and all even-numbered (ws) rows to Row 22: Purl all stitches. Row 15: K1, yo, k3, [sk2p, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, ssk, ssk], yo, k1, yo, [k2tog, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, y0, sk2p], k3, y0, k1. (33 sts) Row 17: K1, yo, k5, [sk2p, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, ssk, ssk], yo, k1, yo, [k2tog, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, sk2p], k5, yo, k1. (37 sts) Row 19: K1, yo, k7, [k10], yo, k1, yo, [k10], k7, yo, k1. (41 sts) Row 21: K1, yo, p9, [p10], yo, k1, yo, [p10], p9, yo, k1. (45 sts) Stitch Counts after Chart B Repeats (45, 65, 85, 105, 125,145, 165,185,205,225, 245, 265,285,305) Stitches.
Chart C
Using the knitted cast-on method and Color 3, cast on 17, 27 sts. Work Chart C, ssk the last edge stitch together with one stitch from main body stitches on all odd rows. Smaller size disregard brackets. Larger size work brackets twice per row. Repeat Chart C until one stitch before stitch marker is reached, then complete the Short Row Center, Short Row Center Large Size. Purl all WS rows, slipping the first stitch of each purl row. Row 1: [K5, p3, p2tog, yo], k6, ssk with edge stitch. Row 2, and all even-numbered (ws) rows to Row 16: Slip first stitch purlwise, purl all remaining stitches. Row 3: [K5, p2, p2tog, yo, p1], k6, ssk with edge stitch. Row 5: [K5, p1, p2tog, yo, p2], k6, ssk with edge stitch. Row 7: [K5, p2tog, yo, p3], k6, ssk with edge stitch. Row 9: [P3, p2tog, yo, k5], p3, p2tog, yo, k1, ssk with edge stitch. Row 11: [P2, p2tog, yo, p1, k5], p2, p2tog, yo, p1, k1, ssk with edge stitch. Row 13: [P1, p2tog, yo, p2, k5], p1, p2tog, yo, p2, k1, ssk with edge stitch. Row 15: [P2tog, yo, p3, k5], p2tog, y0, p3, k1, ssk with edge stitch.
Short Row Center Small Size
Work to one stitch to the right of stitch marker (ending with Row 10 of 13th repeat) and work Short Row Center instructions. Row 11 (RS): P2, p2tog, yo, p1, k5, p2, p2tog, yo, p1, k1, TURN. Row 12 (WS): P16. Row 13 (RS): P1, p2tog, yo, p2, k5, p1, p2tog, yo, p2, k1, ssk with edge stitch. Row 14 (Ws): Slip 1 purlwise, p16. Row 15 (Rs): P2tog, yo, p3, k5, p2tog, yo, p3, k1, ssk with edge stitch. Row 16 (Ws): Slip 1 purlwise, p16. Row 1 (rs): K5, p3, p2tog, yo, k6, TURN. Row 2 (WS): P16. Row 3 (Rs): K5, p2, p2tog, yo, p1, k6, ssk with edge stitch. Row 4 (Ws): Slip 1 purlwise, p16. 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.
Short Row Center Large Size
Work to one stitch to the right of stitch marker (ending with Row 14 of 19th repeat) and work Short Row Center instructions. Work instructions inside brackets twice per row. Row 15 (RS): [P2tog, yo, p3, k5], p2tog, yo, p3, k1, TURN. Row 16 (WS): P26. Row 1 (RS): [K5, p3, p2tog, yo], k6, ssk with edge stitch. Row 2 (Ws): Slip 1 purlwise, p26. Row 3 (RS): [K5, p2, p2tog, yo, p1], k6, ssk with edge stitch. Row 4 (Ws): Slip 1 purlwise, p26. Row 5 (RS): [K5, p1, p2tog, yo, p2], k6, TURN. Row 6 (WS): P26. Row 7 (RS): [K5, p2tog, yo, p3], k6, ssk with edge stitch. Row 8 (Ws): Slip 1 purlwise, p26. 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 (Use Color 1): 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 Color 1
Note for Chart B (Use Colors 1 and 2): While you are working Chart B, alternate Colors 1 and 2 as follows: repeats 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 use Color 1; repeats 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 use Color 2. Break yarn in between uses. The larger size instructions are highlighted. 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 and 14 times for the larger size ending with Row 22 and there are 205, 305 sts. Break yarn. Then work the knit on edging found in Chart C, using Color 3. All wrong side rows are purled.
Note for Chart C (Use Color 3): Using the knitted cast-on method and Color 3, cast on 17, 27 sts . Work Chart C, Chart C Large Version working red bordered section twice each row, ssk the last edge stitch together with one stitch from main body stitches on all odd rows. 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, Short Row Center Large Size written instructions. Purl all WS rows, slipping the first stitch.
Chart C Color 3
Chart C Color 3 Large Version
