Sonnet
Designed by Michele Alberg
Find me on Ravelry as primenumbergirl or by email at alberg.michele9@gmail.com April 2012
Technical Information
Size:
50 inches wide x 28 inches deep
Materials:
600 yds of Sun Valley Lace(800yd/150g skein) Colorway-Adornment 80% merino wool, 10% cashmere, 10% nylon
Needles:
One 32" circular needles US 4 (3.50mm)
Tools:
1 stitch marker & Blunt tapestry needle
Gauge
My gauge was 24st/4 inches on main body pattern after wet blocking. Do not over block the main body pattern. The pattern should be open but the fabric structure should still remain stretchy.
Special Notes:
The main body of this shawl is knit with a modified trinity stitch pattern. Trinity stitch is unusual in that the wrong side of the pattern is worn to the outside of the shawl. Once the main body is worked it is flipped over so that the wrong side is facing outward when the stitches for the border are picked up. Shawl Schematic:
Method of Construction:
This shawl will be constructed without any cutting of the yarn between the main body of the shawl and the knitted on borders. This method of construction is common for Shetland shawls and other Victorian era shawls and will leave you with only the two ends to weave in. First you will cast on the stitches between points A and B on the schematic and knit the trinity stitch pattern, decreasing on the hypotenuse edge (between points A and C). When the main body of the shawl is completed you will have 1 remaining stitch at Point C. Once you have completed the main body, you will pick up stitches between Points C and B and then between Points B and A, and finally cast on additional stitches for the Wide Border (Chart A). As you knit the Wide Border you will attach it to the main body of the shawl by binding the edge to the stitches you picked up along the edge ABC. Once the Wide Border is completed all of the picked up stitches will have been consumed and you will bind off the remaining live stitches (leaving 1 live stitch). You will then pick up stitches along the edge of the Wide Border to point C and continue picking up stitches from C to A and then continue to pick up stitches along the opposite Wide Border edge (at point A). Next you will knit a Narrow Border (Chart B) along the hypotenuse of the shawl in a similar manner as you did for the Wide Border. Once the Narrow Border is complete you will bind off the Narrow Border stitches.
Terminology:
Key to stitches on charts A and B and written instructions:
Sonnet Pattern:
Main Body in Modified Trinity Stitch
Cast-on 158 stitches using knitted cast on. Work the four set up rows and then repeat Rows 1-4 until you have decreased down to 10 stitches. Work the last 10 stitches using Rows 5-9 Main Body Set Up (work set up rows once) Set Up Row 1: Knit all stitches Set Up Row 2: Sl 1 wyif, purl to last 2 stitches, k2 Set Up Row 3: k2, \*(k1, yo, k1) in 1 stitch, p3tog\*, repeat stitches between \*'s Set Up Row 4: Purl to last 2 stitches, k2 Main Body (repeat Rows 1-4 until you have reduced final stitch count to 10) Row 1: k2, \*p3tog, (k1, yo, k1) in 1 stitch\*, repeat stitches between \*'s until last 4 stitches, p4tog Row 2: Purl to last 2 stitches, k2 Row 3: k2, \*(k1, yo, k1) in 1 stitch, p3tog\*, repeat stitches between \*'s until last 5 stitches,(k1,yo,k1) in 1 stitch, p4tog Row 4: Purl to last 2 stitches, k2 Main Body Completion (work rows 5-9 once) Row 5: k2, p3tog, (k1, yo, k1) in 1 stitch, p4tog Row 6: Purl to last 2 stitches, k2 Row 7: k3, p4tog Row 8: p2 ,k2 Row 9: p4tog
Wide Border
After you have worked the main body of the shawl, turn the shawl so that the “nubby" side of the trinity stitch is facing you. This will be the side that will be worn outward. Begin the Wide Border by picking up stitches along the two shorter edges of the shawl between Points C and A with the nubby side up, as shown in Schematic A below. Pick up 77 stitches along the edge between Point C and B (78 stitches on the needle including the stitch left on the needle after Row 9). Place a marker and pick up and additional 78 stitches along the edge between Point B and A. The only purpose of this marker is to facilitate counting stitches between Points B and A. Schematic A:Location and Stitch Count for Wide Border Using the knitted cast on, cast on 44 stitches (these are the stitches that will form the Wide Border of theshawl.
Row 1: Set up Row: Purl 43 of the cast-on stitches. You will have 1 remaining cast-on stitch on the left needle. Purl this last cast-on stitch together with the next stitch(last picked up stitch at Point A). You have now consumed one picked up stitch and have begun the process of attaching the knitted Wide Border to theshawl. Continue to work rows 2-13 of the Wide Border using Chart A or the written instructions below the chart until you have used up all of the picked up stitches and you are back to Point C. Each EVEN side row (right side, outward facing) is begun by slipping the first stitch with the yarn in the back. Each ODD side row is ended by purling the last stitch together with the next picked up stitch along the shawl edge. When you reach the marker that was placed at Point B, remove the marker and continue knitting the Wide Border until you have used up all the picked up stitches along the shawl edge, ending an odd row of Chart A (inside edge of the Wide Border). Turn the work and loosely bind off the live stitches of the Wide Border leaving 1 stitch remaining on your needle.
Narrow Border:
Next work the Narrow Border along the hypotenuse of the shawl (Points C to A) as shown in Schematic B below. Turn the shawl and with the nubby side of the trinity stitch still facing upwards, pick up 22 stitches along the edge of the Wide Border to Point C. Continue picking up stitches between each of the trinity bumps (every 4 rows) from Points C to A. This longer spacing between picked up stitches will help ensure that the shawl will not overstretch along the bias of the shawl. Once you reach Point A, pick up an additional 22 stitches along the edge of the opposite Wide Border. Using the knitted cast on, cast on 5 stitches. Schematic B: Location and Stitch Count for Narrow Border Setup Row: Purl 4 of the cast-on stitches. You will have 1 remaining cast-on stitch on the left needle. Knit this stitch together with the next stitch (last picked up stitch at Point A). You have now consumed one picked up stitch and have begun the process of attaching the knitted Narrow Border to theshawl.
Continue knitting rows 1-8 of the Narrow Border using Chart B or the written instructions below the chart until you have used up all of the picked up stitches. Each ODD side row is begun by slipping the first stitch with the yarn in the back. Each EVEN side row is ended by knitting the last stitch together with the next picked up stitch along the shawl edge. As in the wide border, the EVEN side row will be the public (or outward facing) side of the shawl. End the shawl when the last picked up stitch has been bound off. Cast off the remaining Narrow Border stitches loosely. Block the shawl per Blocking instructions.
Chart A: Wide Border
Row 2: slip wyib, ssk, yo, k5, k2tog, yo, k1, ssk, yo, k5, k2tog, yo, k1, ssk, yo, k4, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, cdd, yo, cdd Row 3: yo, k16, yo, p2tog, p1, p2tog, yo, p2, yo, p1, p2tog, p3, p2tog, yo, p2, yo, p1, p2tog, p3,p2tog, yo, p1, p2tog with picked up stitch on edge Row 4: slip wyib, ssk, yo, k3, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, ssk, yo, k3, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, ssk, yo, k4, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, sl2 k2tog p2sso Row 5: yo, k14, yo, p2tog, p1, p2tog, yo, p2, yo, p3, p2tog, p1, p2tog, yo, p2, yo, p3, p2tog, p1, p2tog, yo, p1, p2tog with picked up stitch on edge Row 6: slip wyib, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k3, yo, k1, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k3, yo, k1, ssk, yo, k4, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, cdd, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog Row 7: yo, k15, yo, p2tog, p1, p2tog, yo, p2, yo, p3, p2togtbl, p1, p2tog, yo, p2, yo, p3, p2togtbl, p1, p2tog, yo, p1, p2tog with picked up stitch on edge Row 8: slip wyib, ssk, yo, k2, yo, ssk, k4, ssk, yo, k2, yo, ssk, k4, ssk, yo, k4, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, ssk, k1,k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog Row9: yo, k15, yo, p2tog, p1, p2tog, yo, p4, p2togtbl, p1, yo, p1, p2tog, yo, p4, p2togtbl, p1, yo, p1, p2tog, yo, p1, p2tog with picked up stitch on edge Row 10: slip wyib, ssk, yo, k2, yo, k2, ssk, k2, ssk, yo, k2, yo, k2, ssk, k2, ssk, yo, k4, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, cdd, yo, k3, yo, k2tog Row 11: yo, k16, yo, p2tog, p1, p2tog, yo, p2, p2togtbl, p3, yo, p1, p2tog, yo, p2, p2togtbl, p3, yo, p1, p2tog, yo, p1, p2tog with picked up stitch on edge Row 12: slip wyib, ssk, yo, k2, yo, k3, k2tog, k1, ssk, yo, k2, yo, k3, k2tog, k1, ssk, yo, k4, yo, k2tog, yo, k3tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k2tog Row 13: yo, k16, yo, p2tog, p1, p2tog, yo, p2, p2tog, p3, yo, p1, p2tog, yo, p2, p2tog, p3, yo, p1, p2tog, yo, p1, p2tog with picked up stitch on edge
CHART B: Narrow Edge
Row 1: slip wyib, k1, yo2, k2tog, k1 Row 2: slip wyib, k2, p1, k1, k2tog with picked up stitch on edge Row 3: slip wyib, k3, yo2, k2 Row 4: slip wyib, k2, p1, k3, k2tog with picked up stitch on edge Row 5: slip wyib, k1, yo2, k2tog, k4 Row 6: slip wyib, k5, p1, k1, k2tog with picked up stitch on edge Row 7: slip wyib, k8 Row 8: bind off 4 stitches, k3, k2tog with picked up stitch on edge
BLOCKING:
Blocking wires simplify the blocking procedure but T pins can be used as well. Begin by soaking the shawl for %2 hr in tepid water. Squeeze as much water as possible from the shawl. If using Block wires: Begin by running block wires along the hypotenuse of the shawl. Next run blocking wires down both of the sides towards point B. However, because the bottom of the shawl is curved rather than pointed, the blocking wires should only be attached about 80-85% of the way down each of the sides, leaving the bottom curved section free. If you are not using blocking wires omit the blocking wire step and proceec Continue blocking the shawl as follows: 1. Lay the shawl out on a flat surface and locate the bottom tip of the shawl (point B). Secure that to the blocking surface with a T pin. 2. Locate the edge at the outer edge from Point B. Secure that to the blocking surface with a T pin. 3. Move to the top edge of the shawl that is directly above Point B (half way between Points A and CO and stretch the shawl to the desired depth of the shawl (about 28-30 inches). Secure this position to the blocking surface with T pins. 4. Stretch the hypotenuse to the desired width (about 50 inches) and pin into place. 5. Position the sides to match each other, ensuring that the Wide Borders are the same width on both sides. Do not pin in place yet. 6. Stretch the curved edge of the shawl bottom so that the Wide Border curves evenly around the tip of the shawl. Pin these into place. 7. Go back to the Wide Border along the sides and pin these into place. v to dry thoroughly and weave the two ends of the yarn into the shawl edge
