Maile
by Carisa Chang
Maile by Carisa Chang
My friend Maile is a transplant from her native Hawaii to the Pacific Northwest. The shawl named in her honor is inspired by her namesake, the Maile vine. This beautiful and fragrant vine features prominently in Hawaiian leis.
Maile is a triangle shawl, knit from the center neck out and downward. The pattern is infinitely customizable, with easily changed sizes and fabric drape, depending on the number of pattern repeats, the weight of yarn, and the gauge of the needles you choose to use. The model shawl was knit for the last days of summer and early autumn, just enough to keep the shoulders warm and gorgeous, but not enough to overheat in the long awaited summer weather we're having in Seattle! Materials used for model shawl: Needle: US 7 circular (the longer the better) Yarn: Berroco Ultra Alpaca Fine (in Pea Soup Mix) Fiber: $50\%$ Wool, $20\%$ Super Fine Alpaca, ${30\%}$ Nylon Hank weight: $3.5\,0z\,/\,100\,9$ Hank length: 433yds / $400\,\mathsf{m}$ (used $<\!1$ skein) Stitch markers Crochet hook, one size smaller than knitting needle Blocking wires/pins The model shawl (on Maile!) is the smaller version of the pattern, made of Berroco Alpaca Ultra Fine in color way 1275 (Pea Soup Mix) on size 7 needles. It measures $110\;\mathrm{cm}$ from point to point along the top edge, and $55\;\mathrm{cm}$ from the neck to the bottom point. Charted instructions are provided.
Instructions:
Stockinette section:
CO 3, knit 6 rows in garter stitch. After Row 6, pick up 3 stitches along the side of the tab (one in each garter bump), and 3 more stitches along your original CO edge. (9 stitches on needle) Begin increasing for stockinette portion: Set up rows: Row 1: k2, (yo, k1) 6 times, k1 (15 st) Row 2: k2, p11, k2 Row 3: k2, place marker (pm), yo, k5,yo, pm, kl, pm, yo, k5, yo, pm, k2 (19 st) Row 4: k2, p15 (slip markers as you come to them), k2 Row 5: k2, slip marker (sm), yo, $\mathrm{k\Omega}$ to next marker, yo, sm, kl, sm, yo, k to next marker, yo, sm, k2 Row 6: k2, p till last sm (slip all other markers as you come to them), sm, k2 Repeat rows 5-6 until you have the desired number of stitches between the stitch markers. Number of stitches will be explained in the next section. IMPORTANT! The charts for this pattern are the stitches between the stitch markers. For every row, you will knit 2 stitches, follow the chart, knit 1 st, follow the chart again, knit 2 st.
You will knit in the direction of the arrows. k2 on edge, k1 in center, $\mathrm{k}2$ on edge. The number of stitches between the stitch markers must line up with the lace pattern repeat, which is 15 stitches plus 1. It must be an off number of stitches. For example, the model shawl was increased until there were 61 stitches between the stitch markers: $(15\mathrm{~x~}4)+1{=}61$ If you would like a larger shawl, the next 2 sizes up would be 91 $\{(15\mathrm{x}6)\!+\!1\}$ or 121 $\{(15\mathrm{x}8)\!+\!1\}$ stitches.
Beginning the lace section:
If you are following the pattern, repeat the stockinette increase rows until you have 61 stitches between each set of stitch markers. As you knit the first row of Chart A, place a marker every 15 stitches to mark your lace pattern repeats if desired. You will have 4 repeats of the lace chart and each side of your shawl if you are following the pattern directions exactly. If you are making a larger size, you will have 6 or 8 repeats on each side of your shawl.
Maile @ 2010 Carisa Chang Repeat Chart A twice. The first repeat will have 4 Lace pattern repeats between the edges, the second repeat will have 6 Lace pattern repeats between the edges. The last 4 rows of lace are part of the bottom edge of the shawl, refer to Chart B and Lace pattern B on the next page for the last 4 rows. (errata in row 24 of lace pattern A shown in red). konRS,ponWS ponRS,konWS yarnover 人k2tog 入ssksl1, k2tog, psso nostitch Lace pattern A
Increase chartA
Finishing:
On your last repeat of the lace section of Maile, replace the final four rows with the rows from Chart B and Lace Pattern B below. konRS,ponWS ponRS,konWS yarnover 人k2tog 入ssksl1,k2tog,psso nostitch
IncreasechartB (last4 rows of shawl) After last row of Chart B, switch to your crochet hook. Using the crochet hook, $^{*}\mathrm{K}3$ tog, chain $3^{*}$ Repeat from \* to \* till end. Bind off and weave in ends. Block using your preferred method and enjoy! The model shawl was soaked in lukewarm water for 15 minutes (being careful not to agitate the fibers and cause felting). It was then gently squeezed to remove excess water and rolled in a towel to remove any leftover water.
Lace pattern B Using blocking wires, pin the center spine and top edges straight. Pin the points of the lace pattern out if desired, to acheive the look in the photo to the right. Maile $\copyright$ 2010 Carisa Chang
