HAP SOME MADIERA, M'DEAR
Inspired by traditional Hap shawls Suggested Yarn: fingering weight Suggested Needle: 5mm Yarn Quantity: $350\;\mathrm{gm}$ (1610 yds) $50~\mathrm{gm}$ ea. of 5 shades (A, B, C, D,E) $100\;\mathrm{gm}$ sixth colour (F) $\mathrm{O}\!=$ yarnover $\mathrm{A}{=}$ double dec. $\mathbf{N}=\mathbf{k}2$ tog
Center:
Using a provisional cast on: Cast on 101 stitches Knit 5 rows in colour A
Hap Some Madiera M'Dear Center Chart
iosultcnrepeatxb =border stitch $a=$ k2tog on 1st repeat;double decrease onothers $\mathsf{A}=$ double decrease Continue with Colour A: 1) k2, N, k6, OKO, k6 [A, k6, OKO, k6] x5, skp, k2 2) and all even rows of center - knit 5) k2, N , k4, OKOA, OKO, k4 [A, k4, OKO, A, OKO, k4]x5; skp, k2 7) k2, N, k3, O, k7, 0, k3 [A, k3, O, k7, 0, k3]x5;skp, k2 9) k2, N, k2, (OKOA) x2, OKO, k2, [A, k2, (OKOA)x2;OKO,k2]x5, skp, k2 11) k2, N, k1, O, k13, O, k1 [A, k1, O, k13, O, k1]x5; skp, k2 13) k2, N, (OKOA)x3, OKO [(AOKO)x4]x5; skp, k2 15) knit 17) k2, [k1, O, k6, A, k6, O]x6; skp, k2 19) k2, [0, k5, A, k5, 0, k1]x6; k3 21) k2, N, OKO, k4, A, k4, OKO, [A, OKO, k4, A, k4, OKO,]x5; skp, k2 23) k2, [k4, O, k3, A, k3, O, k3}x6, k3 25) k2, [k1, OA0, k1, O, k2, A, k2, OKO, AO] x6, k3 27) k2, [k6, OKAKO, k5]x6; k3 29) k2, N, (OKOA)x3, OKO, [(AOKO)x4]x5;skp, k2 31 &32) knit 33-192 repeat 1-32 5 times more knit 4 rows.
BORDER:
Setup for border:
mark last stitch worked as corner - Work clockwise and pickup onto left needle 101 stitches down the side, mark last stitch as corner; pickup 101 across provisional cast on, marking last stitch as corner, pickup 101 stitches up side, marking last stitch as corner and beginning of round. Reverse direction and knit around. OR: Working counter-clockwise, mark first stitch as corner and start of round. knit 101. Pickup and Knit 1 stitch, marking it as corner. Pickup and knit another 100 stitches down the side. Pickup and knit 1 stitch from cast on. Mark as corner. Pickup and knit remaining 100 stitches of cast on. Pickup and knit 1 stitch from side. Mark as corner. Pickup and knit 100 more stitches along side. THEN: Using the center colour A: Knit corner, O, knit 100, O; repeat around Knit around Change to colour B The border is worked in 4 row repeats; start with 6 repeats of the 17 row pattern along each side. 1) Knit corner; O, [Nx3, (O, k1)x5, O, skp x3]x6, O; repeat along remaining 3 sides 2) Knit 3) Knit corner, O, knit across, O between last stitch of side and next corner. 4) Knit Work 4 repeats of the pattern plus 1 row of the fifth. Work rows 2 and 4 in colour C. Row 3 is worked in colour B. Change to colour C: Work 3 repeats of the pattern plus 1 row of the fourth. Work rows 2 and 4 in colour D, Row 3 is worked in colour C. Change to colour D: work 2 repeats of the pattern plus 1 row of the third. Work rows 2 and 4 in colour E, Row 3 is worked in colour D. Change to colour E: work one repeat of the pattern plus 1 row of the second. Work rows 2 and 4 in colour F. Work row 3 in colour E. Change to colour F and work one repeat of pattern.
EDGE:
Knit 1 row around in each colour in the following pattern, maintaining the every other row increase at the corners: E, D, C, B, A, B, C, D, E, F. Continue in colour F: Using waste yarn: Cast on 11: Pattern: 1) slip 1, k1, O0, skp, O0, skp, k1, skp, k2 2) k6, p1, k2, pl, kl, skp\*\* 3) slip 1, k2, O0, skp, O0, skp, k1, skp, k2 4) k6, p1, k2, p1, k2, skp\*\* 5) slip 1, k3, 00, skp, 00, skp, k1, skp, k2 6) k6, p1, k2, pl, k3, skp\*\* 7) slip 1, k4, O0, skp, O0, skp, k1, skp, k2 8) k6, p1, k2, p1, k4, skp\*\* 9) slip 1, k10, skp, k2 10) k13, skp\*\* 11) slip 1, k9, skp, k2 12) k12. skp\*\* 13) slip 1, k8, skp, k2 14) k11, skp 15) slip 1, k7, skp, k2 16) k10, skp
\*\*Ease the edge around the corners by connecting only on rows 2, 6, 10, 14 for 2 repeats of the pattern on either side of the corner. (knit 1 instead of the skp on rows 4, 8, 12, 16) Graft the final row to the beginning stitches. Copyright 2008 MMario Leo a Pola de Finale Emelia Free Will donations may be made through PayPal to MMario $@$ familyoffaire.com
