Silk Shawl
by Connie Peng
Yarn: Adrienne Vittadini Celia, MC (main color) in Dusty Teal 3.5 skeins - 390 yards . CC in Brown 1.5 skeins (170 yards.) note on the yarn used; Celia is a 100% silk ribbon yarn. It is classified as fingering weight, but the ribbon shape makes it slightly wider than most fingering weight yarn. Needle: #4 / 3.5 mm Gauge: 19 sts x 24 rows = 4" x 4"after blocking Finished Measurements: 60" width x 22" height
Notes
The shawl's triangular shape is created by increasing 4 stitchess every right side row allthe way to the beginning of Border Ribbing Pattern. 4 sts increase are achieved by working the first st of the row, m1l, work to the first marker before center st, m1L, slip marker, work the center st, slip marker, m1R, Work to the last st, M1R, work the last st.
Abbreviation:
kknit Ppurl m1L make 1 left. From the front, lift loop between stitches, using left needle, knit into back of the loop. m1R make 1 right. From the back,lift the bar between stitches using left needle, knit into front of the loc YO yarn over k 3into1 k through the frontloop,kthroughthe back loop, and k through the frontloopagain all into the same stitch. - 2 sts increased. Alternately,it can also be done by k1, yo, k1 into the same stitch whic wil result with a tiny lacy hole. p2tog purl 2 sts together. k2tog knit 2 sts together. k2togtbl knit 2 sts together through back loops. Instruction CO 5 sts Next Row (RS): k2, m1L, k1, m1R, k2. (7 sts) Next Row (Ws) k2, p3, k2. Next row (Rs): k2, pm, m1l, k1, m1l, pm, k1, pm, m1R, k1, m1R, k2. Next row (ws): k2, sm, pto next marker, sm, p1, sm, pto next marker, sm, k2s. Next row (Rs): k2, sm, m1L, kto next marker, m1l, sm, k1, sm, m1R, kto next marker, m1R, k2.(15 sts) Next row (ws): k2, sm, p to next marker, sm, p1, sm, p to next marker, sm, k2s. Repeat last 2 rows 14 more time. (71 sts) Reverse Garter Stitches Next Row (RS): k2, sm, m1l, p to next marker, m1l, sm, k1, sm, m1R, p to next marker, m1R, k2. Next Row (Ws): k2, sm, pto next marker, sm, p1, sm, p to next maker, sm, k2. Repeat last 2 rows once. (79sts) Drop Stitch Pattern Row 1 (RS): k2, sm, m1L (k1, YO) repeat to next marker, m1L, sm, k1, sm, m1R, (k1, YO) repeat to next marker, m1R, sm, k2. Row 2 (Ws): k2, sm, purl the knitted sts from previous row and drop the YO st to next marker, sm, p1, sm, purl the knitted sts from previous row and drop the YO st to next marker, sm, k2. Upon finishing the row, tug on the sts . (83 sts) Next row (RS): k2, sm, m1l, kto next marker, m1l, sm, k1, sm, m1R, kto next marker, m1R, k2. (87 sts.) Garter Stitches Next Row (Ws): k2, sm, k to next marker, sm, k1, sm, k to next marker, sm, k2. Next row (RS): k2, sm, m1l, k to next marker, m1L,sm, k1, sm, m1R, kto next marker, m1R, sm, k2. Repeat last 2 rows once. (95 sts) Stockinette Stitches Row 1 (ws): k2, sm, p to next marker, sm, p1, sm, p to next marker, sm, k2. Row 2 (Rs): k2, sm, m1L, kto next marker, m1L, sm, k1, sm, m1R, kto next marker, m1R, k2. Rep last 2 rows 15 more times, Rep the Row 1 once. (159 sts) Reverse Garter Stitches Next Row (RS): k2, sm, m1l, p to next marker, m1l, sm, k1, sm, m1R, p to next marker, m1R, k2. Next Row (Ws): k2, sm, pto next marker, sm, pl, sm, p to next maker, sm, k2. Repeat last 2 rows once. (167 sts) StockinetteStitches Row 1 (Rs): k2, sm, m1L, kto next marker, m1L, sm, k1, sm, m1R, kto next marker, m1R, k2. Row 2 (ws): k2, sm, p to next marker, sm, p1, sm, p to next marker, sm, k2. Rep last 2 rows 7 more times. (199 sts) Reverse Garter Stiteches Next Row (RS): k2, sm, m1l, p to next marker, m1L, sm, k1, sm, m1R, p to next marker, m1R, k2. Next Row (Ws): k2, sm, pto next marker, sm, pl, sm, p to next maker, sm, k2. Repeat last 2 rows once. (207 sts) StockinetteStitches Row 1 (RS): k2, sm, m1l, kto next marker, m1l, sm, k1, sm, m1R, kto next marker, m1R, k2. Row 2 (ws): k2, sm, p to next marker, sm, p1, sm, p to next marker, sm, k2. Rep last 2 rows 15 more times. (271 sts) ReverseGarterStitches Next Row (RS): k2, sm, m1l, p to next marker, m1L, sm, k1, sm, m1R, p to next marker, m1R, k2. Next Row (Ws): k2, sm, p to next marker, sm, p1, sm, p to next maker, sm, k2. Repeat last 2 rows once. (279 sts) DrupSlillrultelll Row 1 (RS): k2, sm, m1L (k1, YO) repeat to next marker, m1L, sm, k1, sm, m1R, (k1, YO) repeat to next marker, m1R, sm, k2. Row 2 (Ws): k2, sm, purl the knitted sts from previous row and drop the YO st to next marker, sm, p1, sm, purl the knitted sts from previous row and drop the YO st to next marker, sm, k2. Upon finishing the row, tug on the sts . (283 sts) GarterStitches Next Row (Ws): k2, sm, k to next marker, sm, k1, sm, k to next marker, sm, k2. Next row (RS): k2, sm, m1l, k to next marker, m1l,sm, k1, sm, m1R, k to next marker, m1R, sm, k2. Repeat last 2 rows once. (295 sts) StockinetteStitches Row 1 (Ws): k2, sm, p to next marker, sm, p1, sm, p to next marker, sm, k2. Row 2 (RS): k2, sm, m1l, k to next marker, m1L, sm, k1, sm, m1R, kto next marker, m1R, k2. Rep last 2 rows 2 more times. (307 sts) Changeto CC, Row 1 (ws): k2, sm, p to next marker, sm, p1, sm, p to next marker, sm, k2. Row 2 (RS): k2, sm, m1l, kto next marker, m1L, sm, k1, sm, m1R, k to next marker, m1R, k2. Rep last 2 rows 2 more times. (319 sts) Change to MC, Row 1 (Ws): k2, sm, p to next marker, sm, p1, sm, p to next marker, sm, k2. Row 2 (RS): k2, sm, m1L, kto next marker, m1L, sm, k1, sm, m1R, k to next marker, m1R, k2. Rep last 2 rows 1 more times. (327 sts) Stop the 4 sts increase from this point on. Remove all markers. Border RibbingPattern Change to CC Row 1 (WS): (p1, k4) to last 2 st. p2tog. (326 sts) Row 2 (RS): k3into1, (p4, k3 into1) repeat to the end. (458 sts) Row 3 (WS): (p3, k4) repeat to last 3 sts, p3 Row 4 (RS): k3, (p4, k3) rep to the end. Row 5 (WS): (p3, k4) repeat to last 3 sts, p3 Row 6 (Rs): \*k3, use left needle and pick up the left leg of 2 sts below the just knitted st, k2togtbl by k the picked up st together with the next purled st through back loops, p2, bring yarn to the back, slip the next st without working it, pick up the st below of the st on left needle, slip both the picked up st and the unworked st back onto left needle, k the 2 sts together, repeat from \* till 3 sts left, k3. Row 7, 9, & 11 (WS): p4, k2, (p5, k2) repeat to the last 4 sts, p4. Row 8, 10 (RS): k4, p2, (k5, p2) repeat to the last 4 sts, k4 Row 12 (RS): k4, \* use left needle and pick up the left leg of 2 sts below the just knitted st, k2togtbl by k the picked up st together with the next purled st through back loops,slip the next st onto right needle without working it, pick up the st below of the st on left needle, slip both picked up st and unworked st back onto left needle, k the 2 sts together, k5, repeat from \* till 4 sts left, k4. BO all sts. Weave in ends. Block the Shawl. All rights reserved. Pattern is for personal use only.
