NELMS DEEP
A rectangular shawl with an architectural feel. The name comes from the mountain fortress of the Rohirrim in Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" saga. The shawl is made up of 2 different stitch patterns that look good even on the wrong side. Grafting is required if you want to keep the panels in proper orientation. Yarn: Worsted Weight. Lion Brand Fishmernan's Wool Cascade 220 Mirasol Yarn Akapana Yardage: 700 - 1000 yds depending on number of stitches cast-on. (See notes) Needles: 6 US 7US Gauge: 5 sts/inch over blocked Cloister pattern. Notions: Stitch markers As with most shawls, use whatever yarn and needle combination gets you the drape and look you want! Stitch patterns are from Barbara Walker's "Treasury of Stitch Patterns": Cloister and Moorish Lattice. Charts and written instructions are included. The pattern is free. Use it, love it, give it your knitting friends. AllI ask is that you do not sellit. @ 2010 JoAnne Mottola aka "blackhound"
THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GET STARTED:
Border stitches are not included in the written or charted instructions. The shawl uses 4 border stitches --2 on each side -- that are maintained in garter stitch throughout the pattern. The Cloister stitch pattern is a multiple of 10 stitches plus 3. There are 20 rows to one fullrepeat of the pattern. The Moorish Lattice stitch pattern is a multiple of 6 stitches plus 5. There are 20 rows to one ful repeat of this patten as well. The size of the shawl can be changed by casting on 53 or 113 or 143 stitches (plus 4 border stitches). Yardage for a 57 stitch cast-on is $@$ 700 yds. For an 87 stitch cast-on, yardage is approximately 900-1000 yds. Fewer stitches and fewer repeats make for different yardage requirements.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Set Up:
Cast on 87 stitches. (83 stitches for the pattern and 4 for the border stitches.) I use a long-tail cast-on to have enough stretch for blocking. Row 1: Knit 2 stitches, place a marker, knit 83 stitches, place a marker, knit 2 stitches. Knit the first 2 stitches and the last 2 stitches for the remainder of the pattern to create your garter stitch border. Rows 2-4: Knit.
Begin Cloister Pattern: (Chart 1)
Rows 1, 3, and 5: K3, \* p7, k3, rep from \* Rows 2, 4, and 6: P3, \* k7, p3, rep from \* Row 7: K2, \* yo, ssk, p5, k2tog, yo, k1, rep from \*, end k1 Row 8: P4, \* k5, p5, rep from \*, end last repeat p4 Row 9: K3, \* yo, ssk, p3, k2tog, yo, k3, rep from \* Row 10: P5, \* k3, p7, rep from \*, end last repeat p5 Row 11: K2, \* (yo, ssk) twice, p1, (k2tog, yo) twice, k1, rep from \*, end k1 Row 12: P6, \*k1, p9, rep from \*, end last repeat p6 Row 13: K3, \*yo, ssk, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k2tog, yo, k3, rep from \* Row 14: Purl Row 15: K4, \* yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k5, rep from \*, end last repeat k4 Row 16: Purl Row 17: K5, \* yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k7, rep from \*, end last repeat k5 Row 18: Purl Row 19: K3, \* p3, (k1, p1, k1, p1 k1) in next stitch, then pass the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th stitches on the right-hand needle separately over the last stitch made, p3, k3, rep from \* Row 20: P3, \*k7, p3, rep from \* Repeat rows 1-20 to make a total of 7 fullrepeats of the Cloister pattern.
Transition to Moorish Lattice:
Row 1: (RS) Knit Row 2: (WS) Knit Row 3: (RS) Knit Row 4: (WS) Knit Row 5: (RS) Knit Row 6: (WS) Knit Row 7: (RS) Knit The Moorish Lattice pattern begins on a wrong side row.
Begin Moorish Lattice Pattern: (Chart 2)
Row 1: (wrong side) K4, \* p3, k3, rep from \*, end k1 Row 2: K1 \* p3, k3, rep from \*, end p3, k1 Row 3: K4, \* p3, k3, rep from \*, end k1 Row 4: K1, \* p3, sl2-k1-p2sso, rep from \*, end p3, k1 Row 5: K4, \* p1, k3, rep from \*, end k1 Row 6: K1, \* p3 (k1, yo, k1) in next st, rep from \*, end p3, k1 Row 7: Repeat Row 1 Row 8: Repeat Row 2 Row 9: Repeat Row 3 Row 10: K2, p2tog, \* k1, (k1, yo, k1) in next st, k1, p3tog, rep from \*, end last repeat p2tog, k2 instead of p3tog Row 11: Repeat Row 2 Row 12: Repeat Row 1 Row 13: Repeat Row 2 Row 14: K1, \* sl2-k1-p2sso, p3, rep from \*, end sl2-k1-p2sso, k1 Row 15: K1, \* p1, k3, rep from \*, end p1, k1 Row 16: K1 \* (k1, yo, k1) in next st, p3, rep from \*, end (k1, yo, k1) in next st, k1 Row 17: Repeat Row 2 Row 18: Repeat Row 1 Row 18: Repeat Row 2 Row 20: K2, kfb, \* k1, p3tog, k1, (k1, yo, k1) in next st, rep from \*, end k1, p3tog, k1, kfb, k2 Repeat Rows 1-20 to make a total of 7 fullrepeats of the Moorish Lattice pattern.
Finishing Rows for first portion of the shawl:
Row 1 (RS) and Row 2 (WS): Knit Row 3 (RS) and Row 4 (WS): Knit Slip all stitches to a stitch holder. Since the Cloister pattern has a clear direction to it, this portion of the shawl will be grafted onto a separate section of the Cloister pattern that you wil knit separately.
Begin second portion of the shawl:
Cast on 87 stitches. Repeat Setup section. Repeat the Cloister Pattern (Chart 1) for a total of 7 repeats.
Finishing Rows for second portion of the shawl:
Row 1 (WS) and Row 2 (RS) and Row 3 (WS): Knit Prepare to graft the two sections of your shawl together.
Garter stitch graft:
Basic info on grafting aka Kitchener can be found on Knitty.com. An excellent tutorial on garter stitch grafting, complete with pictures can be found on woollywormhead.com. Interweave Knits, Spring 2010 issue also has a good article on grafting. If you take a peak at the makeup of a garter stitch pattern, it is made up of a row of bumps and a row of v's. The bumps are flush against the needle on a wrong side row. This is what you want for a garter stitch graft. Both needles need to have the bumps as the last row knit. As you graft you willbe creating the 'v' row between the two bump rows on your needles. Start your graft with a knit stitch by passing your working yarn through the first st of the front needle (left to right through the first stitch). Drop that stitch from the needle. Pass your working yarn through the second stitch on the front needle as if to purl (right to left) and keep that stitch on the needle. Move to the rear needle. Pass the working yarn through the first st on the rear needle as if to purl (right to left) and drop that stitch from the needle. Staying with the rear needle, pass your working yarn through the second stitch as if to knit (left to right) and keep that stitch on the needle. Repeat the process until all stitches have been grafted.
Blocking:
The Moorish Lattice pattern has a tendency to pullin on itself so give it a hearty stretch while blocking.
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