Joe'sHerringboneShawl
by Cath Ward
This shawl was designed for 4 skeins of undyed, handspun yarn from a wether named Joe at Moseley Park in South Australia. Joe had many colours in his fleece, so the simple herringbone pattern uses the variations of shade to put ever changing rhythms into the design. The result is a fairly solid shawl, handy for fetching the veggies on a cold winter's night, or for wrapping up to stare at the stars with a glass of good red wine.. The shawl uses a 10 stitch pattern, repeated 9 times, +1 stitch, with 3 stocking stitches each side for the border. Casting on and off should be loose to maintain the wavy edge. Yarn: 4 skeins of Joe's finest from www.moseleyparkhome.com, approximately 430 grams, 800 metres. Tension: 33 st = 20cm in finished piece Needles:5.5mm Final Shawl size: 54cm x 132cm approx. Cast on 97 sts loosely and follow chart below. Repeat the 10 row stitch pattern until required length is reached. The shawl shown has 19 repeats of the 10 row pattern. Knit a further 3 rows and then cast off loosely. Block and sew in any ends.
Herringbone Shawl
Stitch Glossary
bo Bind off the specified number of stitches. CO Cast on the specified number of stitches. kKnit.
M1L
From the front, lift the horizontal strand between stitches with the left needle. Knit through the back loop.
M1R
From the back, lift the horizontal strand between stitches with the left needle. Knit through the front loop. pPurl.
s2tog-k1-p2ss0
Slip 2 stitches together knitwise, knit 1, then pass slipped stitches over.
