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attern uses mouse prints from Orenburg Lace on a garter stitch background. Yarn: 1 skein (100 grams) From The Mountain's Handspun 100% Afghan Cashmere Sport Weight (250 meters +/-) Needle: 32" circular, US #3 (3.25mm) or size needed to obtain gauge. If you use a different gauge, the amount of yarn needed to complete the project will vary. Gauge in blocked garter stitch: 15 sts/4" Finished dimensions: 45" end-to-end and 14.5" top to bottom Skills needed: cable cast on
Section 1: Set-up rows
Using cable cast on, cast on 6 stitches. Row 1: K1, [yo, K1] across (11 sts) Row 2: K11 Row 3: K2, yo, pm, K7, pm, yo, K2 Row 4:K13 Key yo = yarn over yoyo = yarn over twice pm = place marker sm = slip marker ktm = knit to marker
Section 2: Establish Mouse Print in center panel
note: Instructions in brackets create the mouse print. If you prefer to work from a chart, see below right. The bracketed parts of the first 6 rows of each section from here on correspond to Rows 1-6 on the chart. note: K1,P1 into the yoyo loops is tricky. Make sure you don't drop the 2nd loop off the needle while you knit the 1st! Row 1: K2, yoyo, ktm, yo, sm, [K3, yo, K2tog, K2], sm, yo, K to last 2 sts, yoyo,K2 Row 2: K2, carefully K1P1 into yoyo loops, K to last 4 loops/sts, carefully K1P1 into yoyo loops, K2 Row 3: K2, yoyo, ktm, yo, sm, [K2, yo, K2tog, yo, K2tog, K1], sm, yo, K to last 2 sts, yoyo, K2 Row 4: repeat row 2
Row 5: K2, yoyo, ktm, yo, sm, [K3, yo, K2tog, K2], sm, yo, K to last 2 sts, yoyo, K2 Rows 7, 9, 11: K2, yoyo, ktm, yo, sm, ktm, sm, yo, K to last 2 sts, yoyo, K2 Repeat section 2 four times more (you will have a total of 5 mouse prints along the center panel). 193 stitches.
Section 3: Many Mouse Prints
| Mouse Print Pattern Chart & Legend | Row 6 | |||||||||
| / | 0 | Row 5 | ||||||||
| Row 4 | ||||||||||
| Knit | / | 0 | / | 0 | Row3 | |||||
| 0 | Yarnover | Row 2 | ||||||||
| Knit 2 together | / | 0 | Row 1 |
Row 3: K2, yoyo, K2,[K2, yo, K2tog, yo, K2tog, K1] 13 times, K1, yo, sm, [K2, yo, K2tog, yo, K2tog, K1], sm, yo, K1, [K2, yo, K2tog, yo, K2tog, K1] 13 times, K2, yoyo, K2 Row 4: repeat row 2 Row 5: K2, yoyo, K4, [K3, yo, K2tog, K2]13 times, K2, yo, sm, [K3, yo, K2tog, K2], sm, yo, K2, [K3, yo, K2tog, K2]13 times, K4, yoyo, K2 Rows 7, 9, 11: K2, yoyo, ktm, yo, sm, ktm, sm, yo, K to last 2 sts, yoyo, K2 229 stitches.
Section 4: Even More Mouse Prints
note: Don't worry if this section seems a bit asymmetrical. It is. Row 1: K2, yoyo, K1, [K3, yo, K2tog, K2] 15 times, K3, yo, sm,[K3, yo, K2tog, K2], sm, yo, K2, [K3, yo, K2tog, K2] 15 times, K2, yoyo,K2 Row 2: K2, K1P1 into yoyo loops, K to last 4 loops/sts, K1P1 into yoyo loops, K2 Row 3: K2, yoyo, K3, [K2, yo, K2tog, yo, K2tog, K1] 15 times, K4, yo, sm, [K2, yo, K2tog, yo, K2tog, K1], sm, yo, K3, [K2, yo, K2tog, yo, K2tog, K1] 15 times, K4, yoyo, K2 Row 4: repeat row 2 Row5: K2, yoyo, K5,[K3, yo, K2tog, K2] 15 times, K5, yo, sm,[K3, yo, K2tog, K2], sm, yo, K4, [K3, yo, K2tog, K2] 15 times, K6, yoyo, K2 Row 6: repeat row 2 Rows 7, 9, 11, 13, 15: K2, yoyo, ktm, yo, sm, ktm, sm, yo, K to last 2 sts, yoyo, K2 Rows 8, 10, 12, 14, 16: repeat row 2 277 stitches. Bind off loosely.
Bibliography
Gossamer Webs: The History and Techniques of Orenburg Lace Shawls by Galina Khmeleva and Carol R. Noble (Interweave Press, 1998) Shaping Shawls by Anna Dalvi (Cooperative Press, 2011)
Block your shawl!
Blocking this fiber will soften it and get it to bloom. Wash the scarf in lukewarm water, using a good wool wash product (such as Eucalan). Submerge it and let it soak, without friction. Rinse, squeeze without twisting, and roll in a towel, to remove a lot of the water. Pull it taut and pin out the shawl, to highlight the lace patterning.
