Women Tetris
Designed by Christine Wittke
nberg 23 - 38350 Helmstedt, Germany - Phone 05351 / 595628 1 L Website: www.der-kreativladen.de e-mail: Info@der-kreativladen.de This pattern is intended for personal use. All other kinds of use with express written permission only. Page 1 of 4 "Woman Tetris" is an easy pattern that gets its pleasing visual effect by using differently colored yarns. It can be made from any yarn weight - use a matching needle size and keep in mind that the yarn weight will determine the finished size of your shawl. The pictured shawl with a finished size of 156 x 116 x 105 cm [61.5 x 46 x 41.5 in] used slightly less than 200 g [7 oz] of yarn total. Gauge is not important, but you want to work not too tightly so your shawl will drape nicely.
Materials needed
Yarn:
- Color 1: 100 g [3.5 oz] Lanartus Fine Merino Socks Hand painted - Color 2: 100 g [3.5 oz] Lanartus Fine Merino Socks col. 500 - Color 3: 100 g [3.5 oz] Lanartus Fine Merino Socks col. 1890 All original yarns can be purchased at “Kreativladen", just call Germany 05351/595628, or e-mail Info@der-kreativladen.de.
Needles and Notions:
- (1) circular needle 3.0-3.5 mm [US2.5-3], or matching the yarn weight, 100 cm 40 in} long -(1) tapestry needle - (1) stitch marker
You need to know:
This shawl uses knit and purl stitches and kfb increases. A ridge are two rows of garter stitch. A row is once over all stitches from the right to the left edge of the knitting.
Construction note:
The basic shape of this shawl is triangular on the bias like the one of Petra Neumann's “Findlinge" shawl.
Increases:
At the left edge, at the end of EVERY RS row, work “kfb" into the last stitch of the rov
Useful tip:
To make counting stitches easier, work with a stitch marker, always shifting it 5 sts to the left when you have enough new sts.
Abbreviations:
k = knit p = purl st(s) = stitch(es) RS = right side Ws = wrong side
Begin of work:
In Color 1, cast on 5 stitches.
From the first row onwards, incorporate these increases: At the left edge, at the end of EVERY RS row, always “kfb" into the last stitch. (Not further mentioned in pattern.)
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irst five stitches of the row, including the selvedge stitch (knit on RS and knit on WS) work 5 sts in stockinette stitch (k on RS, p on WS) work 5 sts in garter stitch (k on RS, k on WS), work 5 sts in stockinette stitch Continue in this pattern until you have 12 ridges or 24 rows, as seen from the Rs. The garter stitch ridges are a visual aid for counting rows.
Change color to: Color 3
Work over all stitches: - 5 garter stitch ridges = 10 rows Change color to: Color 2 -6 rows stockinette Change color to: Color 3 - 5 garter stitch ridges = 10 rows. # Repeat from # to # until your shawl has reached the desired size. For the pictured shawl, colors were changed between Color 2 and Color 3 as shown in the photos. Finish off with an applied i-cord all around.
Use a stitch marker after the last group of 5 sts. This is a pattem for private, non-commercial use only. This design and the paten instructions are protected by German and international copyright law. Copying, re-working, distributing and all other kinds of unauthorized usage of this pattem are explicitly forbidden, whether in electronic or printed form. Using this pattern for commercial purposes, such as in conducting classes or selling yarn kits, as well as knitting items for sale from this pattern are not allowed without my consent and prior written permission. Christine Wittke Page 3 of 4
