Comprehensive Guide to Knitting Adjustable Shawls with Fan and Feather Patterns

With my designs shawls can be made in different sizes. Everyone can adapt the shawl so that it fits a child or an adult. It can be something for just around your shoulders or a fully sized shawl that will keep you warm on chilly evenings - or anything of a size inbetween. My instructions will be kept as easy as possible, so that beginners can also follow the pattern. Gauge is not important. Also because of the design different colors can be used. You can choose a single color, variegated yarn or make the design out of leftover yarn by using it on different parts of the There is no limit to your own fantasy.

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For this prototype I used: Yarn: 2 skeins of Madelinetosh Merino DK in the color Moss Needles: two circulars 32" (80 cm) Us 9 and 10 (5,5 mm and 6 mm) Size: Adult Abbreviations: kknit ppurl pbf knit into back and front of stitch k2tog knit two together yo yarn over mmarker pm place marker sm slip marker The first part of the shawl is the basic shawl, which can be knit in stocking stitch or garter stitch. The second part of the shawl is the fan and feather part at the bottom of the shawl. part of the shawl compliments the shawl with fan and feather parts. The markers in the fan and feather part only serve the purpose of keeping track of the 18 st pattern part.

Using US 9 (5,5 mm) needles:

CO 2 sts, pm, CO 2 sts, pm, CO 2 sts Set up Row:P2, sm, pbf, pbf, sm, p2

Part One - Basic shawl - Stocking stitch or garter stitch part

To make part three easier I suggest you place a marker at one end of each row that has a number of 18 times x + 4 sts. These rows are marked in the chart in red Row 1: k1, yo, kto m, sm, k1 yo, kto 1 st before m, yo, k1, sm, kto last st, yo, k1 Row2: p1, yo, purl to last st, yo, p1 or K1, yo, knit to last st, yo, k1 Repeat Row 1 and 2 until you have a length minus 5" or 12 cm. The Stitch count has to be able to be divided by 18 plus 4 sts.

Place markers as follows:

After 2 sts, then after every 18 sts. Now you should have 2sts at each end of the row and in between after each 18 sts. There is a chart of the stitch count as an excel file to make it easier to keep count.

Part Two - Fan & Feather Part

slip markers as you come to them Row 1: k1, yo, k to m, sm, \*k2tog (3x), yo k1 (6x) k2tog (3x) sm,\* k last st, yo, k1 Row 2: p1, yo, p to m, sm, purl to last st, yo, p1 Row 3: k1, yo, k to m, knit to last st, yo, k1 Row 4: k1, yo, kto m, knit to last st, yo, k1

Repeat these 4 Rows 5 times.

On the last row remove markers as you come to them. Co loosely. Weave in all ends.

Part Three

Choose where you want to compliment the basic shawl with the fan and feather parts. This has to be where the stitch number is 18 times x + 4.

For each fan and feather part:

Pick up the number of stitches from the basic shawl according to the chart placing markers as follows: After 2 sts, then after every 18 sts. Now you should have 2sts at each end of the row and in between after each 18 sts. If you pick up the first and last stitches at each end of the row and knit them together with the first and last stitch of the fan and feather part, then you won't have to sew the ends closed. Row 1: k1, yo, kto m, sm, \*k2tog (3x), yo k1 (6x) k2tog (3x) sm,\* k last st, yo, k1 Row 2: p1, yo, p to m, sm, purl to last st, yo, p1 Row 3: k1, yo, k to m, knit to last st, yo, k1 Row 4: k1, yo, k to m, knit to last st, yo, k1 Repeat these 4 rows until the fan and feather part is as long as you want it to be. CO loosely. complement the shawl with as many fan and feather parts as you like This count is without the two edge stitches.