Blackberries in the Raspberry Patch— A Summer Shawl
This shawl is perfect for covering up your shoulders on a breezy summer day, and the colors call to mind delicious raspberries and blackberries. What could be more summery than that?
Difficulty: Easy Skills: basic lacework Finished dimensions: 52" wide X 23" long, laying flat, unstretched Materials: 4 balls of5th Avenue Silken Effects Bamboo (80% bamboo, 20% wool, 1.75 oz/50g per ball,100 yd/92m per ball, Weight 3, light) → 2 balls in Berry Field → 2 balls in Heat O' the Day Size US 9, 24-inch circular needle Written Directions: (charted directions below) CO five stitches in Heat O' the Day, turn Row 1: s1 k2tog yo k2, turn All wrong-side rows: s1, purl to end of row, turn Row 3: s1 k1 yo k1 yo k2 Row 5: s1 k1 yo k3 yo k2 Row 7: s1 k1 yo k1 k2tog yo k2 yo k2 Row 9: s1 k1 yo k1 k2tog yo k1 yo ssk k1 yo k2 Row 11: s1 k1 yo k1 k2tog yo k3 yo ssk k1 yo k2
Chart and legend generated on chartgen.orangellous.com Continue to work in this manner until both balls of Heat O' the Day are used up and switch to Berry Field at the start of a new row. Continue to work in this manner until both balls of Berry Field are nearly used up. Make sure to leave enough yarn to bind off. Bind off in Berry Field and weave in ends. Blocking not necessary.
