Description
This quick-to-knit triangle lace shawlette is simple and elegant with its lovely, knit-on lace edging.
Needles
Size US 7/4.5 mm Knitting Needles, or size needed to get gauge.
Yarn
One 5 ounce ball of Holiday Yarns Skinny-Ewe Lace Yarn [50% Fine Merino, 50% Silk]. 1400 yards/1284 meters. Total yardage: 483 yards/ 443 meters.
Gauge
16 stitches and 10 rows over 4 inches in Main Body Stitch Finished Pattern Measurements 60 inches wide by 28 inches long after blocking.
Supplies
Removable stitch marker, yarn needle (for weaving in ends), blocking aids (optional)
Abbreviations
yo = yarn over. K = knit. p = purl. k2tog = knit 2 together. ssk = slip, slip, knit. sk2p = slip 1 purlwise, k2tog, psso. bobble = k1, yo, k1 into same stitch, turn work, purl 3, turn work, k2tog, slip to LHN, p1so. Slip stitch back to RHN. st(s) = stitch(es). LHN = Left hand needle. RHN = Right hand needle. RS = right side. Ws = wrong side.
Pattern Notes
This shawl is constructed of a main body with a knit-on lace edging. The body is constructed in a traditional triangle method, beginning with Chart A, then moving to Chart B after there are 25 sts. Chart B is worked eight times, ending with 185 stitches. Chart C is worked three times until there are 245 stitches. The knit-on edging begins with Edge Chart, working to the marked center stitch of the body. Short rows are used to shape the edging around the center point of the body. Written instructions are provided for all charts, so you may work from the charts or the written instructions. For more information on knitted lace triangle construction, see http://www.fickleknitter.com/archives/2009/12/knitted -lace-triangle-construction-by-michelle-miller.htm
Chart A
Row 1 (RS): Cast on 5 stitches. (5 sts) Row 2 and all even-numbered rows (ws) to Row 12: Purl. Row 3: K1, \*yo, k1; rep from \* to end. (9 sts) Row 5: K1, [yo, k3, yo, k1] twice. (13 sts) Row 7: K1, [yo, k5, yo, k1] twice. (17 sts) Row 9: K1, [yo, k7, yo, k1] twice. (21 sts) Row 11: K1, [yo, k9, yo, k1] twice. (25 sts) Place stitch marker to the right of the center stitch. Slip the center stitch marker every row as you knit the shawl. Begin working Chart B, continuing at Row13.
Chart B
The main body pattern repeat is indicated by the red-bordered sections on Chart B, and is shown in the written instructions below in bold and enclosed in brackets. Repeat bold, bracketed instructions once through Row 22, twice through Row 22 on the second repeat, three times through row 22 on the third repeat, four times through Row 22 on the forth repeat and so on while working Chart B eight times ending with Row 22 and there are 185 sts. Then begin using Chart C. All wrong side rows are purled. Row 13 (Rs): K1, yo, k1, [k2, sk2p, k3, yo, k1, yo, k1], yo, k1, yo, [k1, yo, k1, yo, k3, sk2p, k2], k1, yo, k1. (29 sts) Row 14, and all even-numbered (ws) rows to Row 22: Purl all stitches. Row 15: K1, yo, k3, [k1, sk2p, k2, yo, k3, yo, k1], yo, k1, yo, [k1, yo, k3, yo, k2, sk2p, k1], k3, yo, k1. (33 sts) Row 17: K1, yo, k5, [sk2p, k1, yo, k2, bobble, k2, yo, k1], yo, k1, yo, [k1, yo, k2, bobble, k2, yo, k1, sk2p], k5, yo, k1. (37 sts). Row 19: K1, yo, k7, [k2, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k3], yo, k1, yo, [k3, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k2], k7, yo, k1. (41 sts) Row 21: K1, yo, k9, [k2, yo, sk2p, yo, k5], yo, k1, yo, [k5, yo, sk2p, yo, k2] , k9, yo, k1. (45 sts). Stitch Counts after Chart B Repeats (45, 65, 85, 105, 125, 145, 165, 185) Stitches.
Chart C
The main body pattern repeat is indicated by the red-bordered sections on Chart C, and is shown in the written instructions below in bold and enclosed in brackets. Repeat bold, bracketed instructions nine times through Row 32, ten times through Row 32 on the second repeat, and eleven times through row 32 on the third repeat. In other words work Chart C three times ending with Row 32 and there are 245 sts. Then begin using Edge Chart. All wrong side rows are purled. Row 23 (Rs): K1, yo, k1, [k6, yo, k2tog, k2], yo, k1, yo, [k2, yo, k2tog, k6], k1, yo, k1. (189 sts) Row 24, and all even-numbered (ws) rows to Row 32: Purl all stitches. Row 25: K1, yo, k3, [k4, \*yo, k2tog\* twice, k2], yo, k1, yo, [k2, \*yo, k2tog\* twice, k4], k3, yo, k1. (193 Sts) Row 27: K1, yo, k5, [k2, \*yo, k2tog\* three times, k2], yo, k1, yo, [k2, \*yo, k2tog\* three times, k2], k5, yo, k1. (197 sts). Row 29: K1, yo, k7, [k2, \*yo, k2tog\* twice, k4], yo, k1, yo, [k4, \*yo, k2tog\* twice, k2], k7, yo, k1. (201 Sts) Row 31: K1, yo, k9, [k2, \*yo, k2tog\*, k6], yo, k1, yo, [k6, yo, k2tog, k2] , k9, yo, k1. (205 sts). Stitch Counts after Chart B Repeats (205, 225, 245) Stitches.
Edge Chart
Using the knitted cast-on method, cast on 26 sts. Work Edge Chart, knitting last edge stitch together with one stitch from main body stitches on all odd rows. Repeat Edge Chart until one stitch before stitch marker is reached, then complete the Short Row Center. Purl all WS rows, slipping the first stitch of each purl row.
Edge Chart
Row 1: K1, \*yo, ssk\* five times, yo, sk2p, yo, \*k2tog, yo\* five times, k1, k2tog with edge st . Row 2: Slip first stitch purlwise, p25.
Short Row Center
Work to one stitch to the right of stitch marker (ending with Row 2) and work Short Row Center instructions. Row 1: K1, \*yo, ssk\* five times, yo, sk2p, yo, \*k2tog, yo\* four times, k1, TURN. Row 2: slip 1 purlwise, p22. Row 3: K1, \*yo, ssk\* five times, yo, sk2p, yo, \*k2tog, yo\* five times, k1, k2tog with edge st. Row 4: Slip 1 purlwise, p25. Row 5: K1, \*yo, ssk\* five times, yo, sk2p, yo, \*k2tog, yo\* five times, k1, k2tog with edge st. Row 6: Slip first stitch purlwise, p25. Row 7: K1, \*yo, ssk\* five times, yo, sk2p, yo, \*k2tog, yo\* four times, k1, TURN. Row 8: slip 1 purlwise, p22. Row 9: K1, \*yo, ssk\* five times, yo, sk2p, yo, \*k2tog, yo\* five times, k1, k2tog with edge st. Continue on as before on Edge Chart. Work until all main body stitches are consumed. Purl one row more and bind off remaining stitches, weave in ends, and block. Note for Chart A: All wrong side rows are purled. Work Chart A increases with a yo on each edge and on each side of the center st until there are 25 sts, then begin Chart B.
Chart A
Note for Chart B: The main body pattern repeat is indicated by the red-bordered sections on Chart B. Work the red bordered instructions once through Row 22, twice through Row 22 on the second repeat, three times through row 22 on the third repeat, four times through Row 22 on the fourth repeat and so on while working Chart B eight times ending with Row 22 and there are 185 stitches. Then begin Chart C. All wrong side rows arepurled.
Note for Chart C: The main body pattern repeat is indicated by the red-bordered sections on Chart C. Work the red bordered instructions nine times through Row 32, ten times through Row 32 on the second repeat, and eleven times through row 32 on the third repeat. In other words work Chart C three times ending with Row 32 and there are 245 stitches. Begin the knit on edging using Edge Chart. All wrong side rows are purled. ChartC
Note for Edge Chart: Using the knitted cast-on method, cast on 26 sts . Work Edge Chart, knitting last edge stitch together with one stitch from main body stitches on all odd rows. Repeat Edge Chart until one stitch to the right of stitch marker is reached ending with a purl row, and then complete the Short Row Center written instructions. Purl all WS rows, slipping the first stitch.
Edge Chart
Chart Key
