Happymaking Designs by Jacqui Harding
Blithe Shawlette
Materials
Yarn: Natural Dye Studio Precious DK (100% silk, 250m/100g) in Lundy - 2 skeins (used under 150g) Needles 4.5mm circular, 120cm Useful: Stitch markers, Dental floss or smooth yarn for life lines (optional), Crochet hook for cast off. The size is not critical, but small enough to fit through the stitches easily. 4-5mm is recommended. Tension 16sts x 28 rows = 10cm measured over stocking stitch Blocked size: approx. 140cm across by 60 deep er pattern to the Jubilant shawl, which was first published in Knit Now Magazine. Blithe is a simple I a slightly different border. The body pattern is both charted & written. The pattern repeats are added every 12 rows, with 10 stitches of stocking stitch between lace lines. Work until you have 7 eyelet lines in the body, and where you would start the 8th & 9th eyelet lines, start the border chart instead. The borders are charted only. The pattern repeats are obvious, but if you are not confident about 'reading' your knitting, use stitch markers & life lines as often as you need. Stitch markers can be used to mark the decrease point for the eyelet lines and/or the centre stitch. Life lines are used to hold a row of stitches so that if you need to rip your work back to correct a mistake, you won't drop any stitches beyond the point of the lifeline. Smooth yarn or dental floss can be threaded through your work either with a needle or (if you are using interchangeable needles) thread through the tightening hole and the life line will thread itself through as you knit. Thanks to Natural Dye Studio for supplying the gorgeous yarn Tech edited by Joeli Carpaco (www.joeliskitchen.com)
Set up: Cast on 3 sts. Knit 6 rows (3 garter st ridges). With RH needle, pick up and k1 in each ridge plus 1 from each of the 3 cast on sts. 9 sts total.
Next Row (Ws): K3, p3, k3. Body: Row 1: K3, (yo, k1) 3 times, yo, k3.(13 sts) Row 2 & all ws rows: K3, p to last 3 sts, k3. Row 3: K3, yo, k2tog, (yo, k1) 3 times, yo, ssk, yo, k3.(17sts) Row 5: K3, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, yo, ssk, k1, yo, k3.(21 sts) Row 7: K3, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k2, yo, k3.(25 sts) Row 9: K3, yo, k3, k2tog, yo, k4, yo, k1, yo, k4, yo, ssk, k3, yo, k3.(29 sts) Row 11: K3, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, k1, yo, k5, yo, ssk, k4, yo, k3.(33 sts) Row 13: K3, yo, k5, k2tog, yo, k6, yo, k1, yo, k6, yo, ssk, k5, yo, k3.(37 sts) Row 15: K3, yo, k6, k2tog, yo, k7, yo, k1, yo, k7, yo, ssk, k6, yo, k3.(41 sts) Row 17: K3, yo, k7, k2tog, yo, k8, yo, k1, yo, k8, yo, ssk, k7, yo, k3.(45 sts) Row 19: K3, yo, k8, k2tog, yo, k9, yo, k1, yo, k9, yo, ssk, k8, yo, k3.(49 sts) Row 21: K3, yo, k9, k2tog, yo, k10, yo, k1, yo, k10, yo, ssk, k9, yo, k3.(53 sts) Row 23: K3, yo, k10, k2tog, yo, k11, yo, k1, yo, k11, yo, sk, k10, yo, k3.(57 sts) Row 25: K3, yo, k11, k2tog, yo, k12, yo, k1, yo, k12, yo, ssk, k11, yo, k3.(61 sts) Row 27: K3, yo, k2tog, yo, k10, k2tog, yo, k10, k2tog, yo, (k1, yo) 3 times, ssk, k10, yo, ssk, k10, yo, ssk, yo, k3.(65 sts) Row 29: K3, yo, k1, (k2tog, yo, k10) twice, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, yo, (ssk, k10, yo) twice, ssk, k1, yo, k3.(69 sts) Row 31: K3, yo, k2, (k2tog, yo, k10) twice, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, yo, (ssk, k10, yo) twice, ssk, k2, yo, k3.(73 sts) Row 33: K3, yo, k3, (k2tog, yo, k10) twice, k2tog, yo, k4, yo, k1, yo, k4, yo, (ssk, k10, yo) twice, ssk, k3, yo, k3.(77 sts) Row 35: K3, yo, k4, (k2tog, yo, k10) twice, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, k1, yo, k5, yo, (ssk, k10, yo) twice, yo, ssk, k4, yo, k3.(81 sts) Row 37: K3, yo, k5, (k2tog, yo, k10) twice, k2tog, yo, k6, yo, k1, yo, k6, yo, (ssk, k10, yo) twice, yo, ssk, k5, yo, k3.(85 sts) Row 39: K3, yo, k6, (k2tog, yo, k10) twice, k2tog, yo, k7, yo, k1, yo, k7, yo, (ssk, k10, yo) twice, ssk, k6, yo, k3.(89 sts) Row 41: K3, yo, k7, (k2tog, yo, k10) twice, k2tog, yo,k8, yo, k1, yo, k8, yo, (ssk, k10, yo) twice, ssk, k7, yo, k3.(93 sts) Row 43: K3, yo, k8, (k2tog, yo, k10) twice, k2tog, yo, k9, yo, k1, yo, k9, yo, (ssk, k10, yo) twice, ssk, k8, yo, k3.(97 sts) Row 45: K3, yo, k9, (k2tog, yo, k10) twice, k2tog, yo, k10, yo, k1, yo, k10, yo, (ssk, k10, yo) twice, ssk, k9, yo, k3.(101 sts) Row 47: K3, yo, k10, (k2tog, yo, k10) twice, k2tog, yo, k11, yo, k1, yo, k11, yo, (ssk, k10, yo) twice, ssk, k10, yo, k3.(105 sts) Row 49: K3, yo, k11, (k2tog, yo, k10) twice, k2tog, yo, k12, yo, k1, yo, k12, yo, (ssk, k10, yo) twice, ssk, k11, yo, k3.(109 sts) Row 51: K3, yo,(k2tog, yo, k10) four times, k2tog, yo, (k1, yo) 3 times, (ssk, k10, yo) four times, ssk, yo, k3.(113 sts) Continue in pattern as established. At Row 75, introduce another eyelet line at the start & end of each side, as in rows 27 & 51. You will end up with 7 eyelet lines. Work until there are 12 sts before the 1st eyelet line (Row 98) Row 99: Work border chart from Row 3 (Row 1 is included to show how the two charts line up). Repeat the stitches in the blue box twice. Finish with Row 30 so the cast off is worked on RS. Cast off: Put the crochet hook through the 3 border stitches, yo, pull loop through all stitches, \*ch4, hook through next 2 sts, yo, pull loop through; rep from \* BUT where marked hook through 3 stitches (marked with green) or work through a single stitch when marked in pink. The last 3 sts should be cast off together. do not include the garter stitch border or the central stitch, and so are worked as follow
K3, work Right border chart, k1, work Left border chart, k3
Right border
Left Border
Blithe body chart-This chart is not complete. tis intended asa guide for placing of eyelet lines& central rib. Continue in pattern untilyou have 7 eyelet lines & are ready to start another two lines
ch Crochet chain stitch kKnit. k2tog Knit 2 stitches together. No stitch This stitch is ignored. RS Right side ssk Slip 2 stitches knitwise, then knit slipped stitches together. s1-k2tog-psso Slip one stitch knitwise, then knit 2 stitches together and pass the slipped stitch over. yo Wrap the working yarn over the right needle, from front to back (counter-clockwise). I hope you enjoy making and wearing your Blithe Shawlette. Jacqui x
