Sewanee
a shawl by Beth Bradford
Down in Franklin County, Tennessee, where my mother was born, there is a gorgeously scenic natural bridge that reminds me of the lace in this shawl. Sewanee is a triangular shawl knit from the top down, and designed to be knitted with an average skein of sock yarn. Of course, gauge isn't crucial on this, so you can change your yarn and needles to create any size shawl you'd like - just remember to account for more yardage!
Materials:
Sample knit in The Sanguine Gryphon Bugga! [70% superwash merino, 20% cashmere, 10% nylon; 412 yds per 4oz skein]; color: Northern Purple Gold Beetle; 1 skein (discontinued) Recommended substitution: The Verdant Gryphon Bugga! [70% superwash merino, 2o% cashmere, 10% nylon; 412 yds per 4oz skein]; 1 skein OR Cephalopod Yarns Bugga! [70% superwash merino, 2o% cashmere, 10% nylon; 380 yds per 4oz skein]; 2 skeins US 3 / 3.25mm needles stitch marker yarn needle or crochet hook to weave in ends
Abbreviations:
k: knit p: purl yo: yarn over kfb: knit front and back p2tog: purl 2 together k2tog: knit 2 together psso: pass slipped stitch over ssk: slip, slip, knit sl: slip st/sts: stitch/stitches pm: place marker sm: slip marker RS: right side ws: wrong side
Measurements:
sample has a wingspan of approximately 62” and a depth of 20" after blocking
Instructions:
Cast on l0 sts. Row 1 (RS): k2, yo, k to last 2 sts, yo, k2. Row 2 (WS) and all even rows: k2, yo, p to last 2 sts, yo, k2. Row 3: k2, yo, k4, kfb, pm, kfb, k4, yo, k2. Row 5 and all odd rows: k2, yo, k to st before marker, kfb, sm, kfb, k to last 2 sts, yo, k2. Repeat rows 2 and 5 until you have 212 sts, ending with a wrong side row. Row 69: k2, yo, k4, \*yo twice, k4; repeat from \* until last 2 sts, yo, k2. You can remove the marker at this point. Row 70: k2, yo, p3, \*p2tog, (p1, k1) into yos of previous row, p2tog; rep from \* until last 5 sts, p3, yo, k2. Rows 71 - 97: Repeat rows 69 and 70, ending with a RS row. Row 98: same as row 70, but omit the yos along the edge. 270 sts. Row 99: \*ssk, k5, k2tog, yo; repeat from \*, omitting final yo. Row 100: purl, working (pl, kl) in yo. Row 10l: \*ssk, k3, k2tog, (yo, kl) twice, yo; repeat from \* until 7 sts remain, ssk, k3, k2tog. Row 102: purl. Row 103: \*ssk, k1, k2tog, (yo, k1) 5 times, yo; repeat from \* until 5 sts remain, ssk, kl, k2tog. Row 104: \*p3, k 1l; repeat from \* until 3 stitches remain, p3. Row 105: \*sl 1, k2tog, psso, yo, k 1l, yo; repeat from \* until 3 sts remain, sl 1, k2tog, psso. W 106: bind off loosely. I like Jeny's Surprisingly Stretchy Bind-Q
