Languag Roses Knitting Pattern by Aino Haikala - Intermediate Lace Shawl Design with Estonian Stitches

Languag Roses DESIGNED BY AINO HAIKALA

Gauge

Materials

Notions:

18 stitches and 35 rows = 4"or 10 cm in Branch pattern on size 3,5 mm needles using lace weight yarn. The diameter of the roses is 8 cm. 825 meters (900 yards) of lace weight yarn. 3,5 mm (US4) needles Waste yarn for provisional CO Stitch Markers (optional) Tapestry needle

Finished Size

200 cm (80 inches) across by 75 cm (30 inches) down.

Sample Shown in

Teetee Elegant 50 g / 500 m (546 yards) (70 % wool, 30 % silk)

GENERAL INFORMATION

"Each color of roses has a meaning of their own. Red is for true love. White signals innocence. Yellow means friendship. And blue is for mystery. had been trying to figure out how to knit roses I for a long time. I couldn't find a way until I was swatching for another project and realized that Estonian stitches could be used creatively for that purpose. After long hours of swatching, the rose design was finally created. This time I also played a bit with the triangular form. I tried to achieve something more effortless and natural than pure geometric shapes are.

Difficulty Level

Intermediate Not for a beginner lace knitter Charted Needed skills: Basic lace stitches Estonian stitches Provisional CO Blocking

Lace stitches only on RS rows.

Contact info

You can contact me in Ravelry or by emailing to aino.haikala@gmail.com. The pattern is thoroughly test knitted, but if you think you may have found an error, please let me know.

Copyright

This pattern is copyrighted material. You may not distribute or sell electronic or paper copies of this pattern, in whole or in part, in any way. Some of the lace motifs of this pattern have been designed from scratch by me. Please do not use them in your own designs.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

The charts do not include three stitch garter stitch border. The charts include center stitch in set-up chart and center panel in branch chart. There's no center stitch nor center panel in leaves or roses charts. ·On wrong side rows knit the first three and the last three stitches and purl all other stitches. · The colored squares in the roses chart will help you to see the outlines of the petals, but it's not necessary to see the colors in order to knit theshawl. · If you want to have less space between the roses and the leaves, you can omit rows 35 and 36 of the leaves charts. It's recommended to separate different motifs by using contrasting stitch markers. Exact gauge is not important. Do note that a looser gauge will result in the use of more yardage.

: Structure

The shawl is knitted from the center of the neck outwards. There is a three stitch garter stitch border which is formed by always knitting the first three and the last three stitches. All the wrong side rows are worked k3, p to 3 sts from end, k3. The shape is nearly triangular. In the beginning it is formed by one increase on each edge and two increases on the center. In the leaf section and in therosesection theincreases are made in three different points in the shawl, once in the center and once in both the sides. This pattern consists of four different charts. The set-up chart is always knitted once. It has a branch pattern which continues in the body of the shawl. The branches end into rose leaves in leaf charts. Finally there are the rose charts, which have the instructions for the roses in the edge. Only the set-up chart has a center stitch. The branch chart has center panel and in the leaf and rose charts the increases are hidden in increasing motifs.

Adjusting the Size

You can change the size of this shawl by knitting different amounts of the branch pattern. The set-up chart and the leaf and the rose charts are always knitted once. You can repeat the branch chart as many times as you wish. When you are knitting the leaves one increasing panel should be always in the center. The increasing panels in the sides should be placed about 1/3 of the side. Use increasing panels when knitting rose charts as in the figure next page, below the increasing leaves panel.

INSTRUCTIONS

CO 3 sts provisionally using scrap yarn. Knit 11 rows with main yarn. Do not turn the work around but rotate 90 degrees clockwise, yo, pick up and knit 2 sts from the garter stitch edge of the piece, yo, place a marker (this is the center spine), pick up and knit 1 st, yo, pick up and knit 2 sts, yo, undo provisional cast-on and knit the 3 live sts. (15sts) K3, purl to last 3 sts, k3. Work through the charts in following order: Set-up chart, Branch chart, Leaf chart, Rose chart. Bind off loosely, wash and block.

Abbreviations

: k= knit : k2tog = knit 2 together ' ssk = slip1, slip1, knit the slipped stitches together through the back loop Ik3tog = knit 3 together 1 sssk = slip1, slip 1, slip 1, knit the slipped stitches together through the back loop s2kp = slip 2 stitches together knit-wise. Knit 1 and pass the 2 slipped stitches over : the knitted stitch + knit 2 into 5 = \*k2tog through back loop without dropping the stitches from the :holding needle, yo\*, twice for the same stitches, knit the same stitches again and now drop the stitch from the holding needle. As a result there are five stitches on I the needle. : knit 3 into 5 = \*k3tog through back loop without dropping the stitches from the Iholding needle, yo\*, twice for the same stitches, knit the same stitches again and now drop the stitches from the holding needle. As a result there are five stitches on the needle. : knit 3 into 7 = \*k3tog through back loop without dropping the stitches from the :holding needle, yo\*, three times for the same stitches, knit the same stitches again I and now drop the stitches from the holding needle. As a result there are seven stitches on the needle. : knit 1 into 5 = \*k through back loop without dropping the stitch from the holding ! needle, yo\*, twice for the same stitch, knit the same stitch again and now drop the I stitch from the holding needle. As a result there are five stitches on the needle. :knit 2 into 3 = \*k2tog through back loop without dropping the stitches from the holding needle, yo\*, once for the same stitches, knit the same stitches again and now drop the stitches from the holding needle. As a result there are three stitches Ion the needle. 1 knit 1 into 3 = \*k through back loop without dropping the stitch from the holding I. needle, yo\*, once for the same stitch, knit the same stitch again and now drop the : stitch from the holding needle. As a result there are three stitches on the needle.

CHART KEY

=yo /=k2tog = ssk M=k3tog M= sssk M= s2kp 2 into 5 = knit 2 into 5 3 into 5 = knit 3 into 5 1 into 5 = knit 1 into 5 2 into 3 = knit 2 into 3 3 into 7 = knit 3 into 7 1 into 3 = knit 1 into 3 = knit = no stitch = center stitch or panel On WS rows knit the first three and the last three stitches and purl all other stitches

B=branch motif left L= leaf motif side Ll= Increasinf leaf motif R =rose motif Rl = Increasing rose motif C=center panel Work rows 1-18 of the set-up chart once. (51 sts)

Right side

Left side and the center panel

Work across each row (1-36) of the leaf motif and increasing motif in the following order: normal motif twice, increasing motif once, normal motif six times, increasing motif once (this corresponds to the center panel), normal motif six times, increasing motif once and normal motif twice. Please note that the first and the last normal motif are knitted differently from other repeats as well as the second increasing motif. The changes to be made are described below thecharts.(526 sts)

Normal motif

1 = in the last repeat of the row k 2 = in the first repeat of the row k2tog

Increasing motif

Work accross each row (1-20) of the rose charts in the following order: normal motif twice, increasing motif three times, normal motif six times, increasing motif three times, normal motif six times, increasing motif three times, normal motif twice.

Normal motif

Increasing motif