Palmette Shawlette Pattern: A Triangular Stockinette and Lace Knitting Project by Dale Hwang

Palmette shawlette - A simple triangular scarf in stockinette edged with the Ostrich Plume Stitch pattern.

Materials

100-114g fingering weight yarn, 415-450yds. - Light Brown Hare Arctic Hare in colorway Fuzzy Navel (100g/415yds) US#8/5mm needles or any size that results in a desirable fabric. 4-4.5mm crochet hook for binding off. Gauge: 4.5st/in. Finished blocked size: approx. 4ft wide and 20in deep.

KEY

k# - knit # number of stitches; p# - purl # number of stitches k2tog - knit 2 together (right leaning decrease); ssk - slip, slip, knit (left leaning decrease); sl2, k1, psso - slip 2 together, knit 1, pass slipped stitches over (centered double decrease).

tbl (twist stitch left\*) - work stitch through the back of the loop; knit for a knit, purl for a purl. Rtwist (twist stitch right)\* - slip 1st knitwise, place back on left hand needle, work through the front of the loop (tfl); RKtwist for knit, RPtwist for purl. (\*this is not common notation.) yo - yarn over; ch# - crochet chain # number of stitches; pm - place marker (optional) Casting on and notes to charted instructions - (written line instructions begin page 3) Long-tail cast on 3st. (This is a stockinette version of a 'garter tab'.) row 1)) p3. r2-4)) continue in stockinette ending after completing the last knit row. With the knit side facing, rotate/turn the knitted piece to the side so the left hand edge is up. Pick up and knit 3st along that edge. Rotate so the bottom edge is up, then pick up and knit 3st more. = 9st Next: begin Chart A with the first purl side/wrong side row. Continue increasing in pattern until there are a total of 203st. Continue with Chart B, and then work Chart C 2.5 times or to the desired length, ending with a wrong side row (complete the purl row). The example was worked through r38 (or: r1-16 two times + r1-6). NOTE: Chart C is compressed. It shows the lace pattern and edge increases for half of the shawlette and the three selvedge stitches are drawn in on both sides of the chart (shaded in a different color). The selvedge stitches should only be worked on the outside edges of the shawlette. To work a row of the chart: work the 3 selvedge stitches as written, work to the last yarn over in that row of the chart, this will be the middle of the shawlette, work the central spine stitch, and then begin the chart again at the first yarn over of the same row (skipping over the selvedge stitches this time). Work the charted row to the end and then complete the selvedge stitches. Finishing: purl the next 2r for a purl ridge on the front of the shawlette and to complete another wrong side row. Turn the work to the front and bind off with the crochet hook as follows: Ch3 in the first stitch, slip stitch into the base of the 2"d chain stitch to create a bump, ch1, and then slip stitch into the next 3 knit stitches as one. Ch3 again, slip stitch into the base of the 2"d chain, and continue in this way to the central spine stitch of the shawlette, working 1 or 2 of the edge stitches instead of 3 if they do not divide evenly by 3. Work this way into the center stitch twice for a centered loop and then continue as before for the remaining stitches until the entire edge is bound off. Weave in the ends and then block to open up the lace.

Written instructions -

This is a stockinette version of a 'garter tab'. Long-tail cast on 3st. row1)) p3. r2-4) continue in stockinette ending with the last knit row. With the knit side facing, rotate/turn the knitted piece to the side so the left hand edge is up. Pick up and knit 3st along that edge. Rotate so the bottom edge is up, then pick up and knit 3st more. = 9st Begin stockinette portion (Chart A): row 1)) p2, p1 tbl, [p1, yo] 2 times, p1, RPtwist, p2. (wrong side row) Twisting the stitches adjacent to the edge yo keeps them tight. In this pattern they are mirrored so they always lean towards the edge. RPtwist = slip 1 knitwise then purl that stitch tfl. r2) k2, RKtwist, yo, k1, k1 tbl, yo, pm (k1), yo, RKtwist, k1, yo, k1 tbl, k2. (right side row) RKtwist = slip 1 knitwise then knit that stitch tfl. 0 Indicates the central spine of the shawlette; it will always be framed with increases on the right side row. Always slip the marker whenever encountered on following rows. r3) p2, p1 tbl, p2, yo, p1, RPtwist, (p1l, p1 tbl, p1, yo, p2, RPtwist, p2. The central yarn overs are twisted closed so that they lean left and right, framing the central spine symmetrically. r4)) k2, RKtwist, yo, k5, yo, {k1l, yo, k5, yo, k1 tbl, k2. r5)) p2, p1 tbl, p2, yo, p4, RPtwist, {p1}, p1 tbl, p4, yo, p2, RPtwist, p2. r6) k2, RKtwist, yo, k8, yo, {k1), yo, k8, yo, k1 tbl, k2. r7)) p2, p1 tbl, p2, yo, p7, RPtwist, {p1}, p1 tbl, p7, yo, p2, RPtwist, p2. r8) k2, RKtwist, yo, k11, yo, {k1), yo, k11, yo, k1 tbl, k2. r9)) p2, p1 tbl, p2, yo, p10, RPtwist, (p1l, p1 tbl, p10, yo, p2, RPtwist, p2. Continue to work this way, increasing as established in r4-9; the changing stitch counts from increasing are marked in bold while all the other stitches remain the same. Work until 203st total, completing a wrong side/purl side row. Final 2r of stockinette section (Chart B): (this transitions the stockinette into the lace) r1)) k2, RKtwist, yo, Rktwist, yo, k95, yo, (k1}, yo, k95, yo, kltbl, yo, kltbl, k2. (right side row) r2)) purl to end. (209st total) (cont'd on next page) Begin lace border (Chart C): (16 row pattern repeat) r1) k3, yo, k3, [yo, (k1, yo) 2 times, ssk, ssk, sl2, k1, psso, k2tog, k2tog, (yo, k1) 3 times] 6 (7, 8) times, k2, yo, {k1), yo, k3, [yo, (k1, yo) 2 times, ssk, ssk, sl2, k1, psso, k2tog, k2tog, (yo, k1) 3 times] 6 (7, 8) times, k2, yo, k3. -- - 6 (7, 8) times = The lace pattern is a 16st repeat (marked out in bold). For each full 16r row repeat completed, the shawlette increases 32st (16st per side). Because of this, each 16r repeat adds 1 full stitch repeat. So on the first time through, the bold sections should be worked 6 times, on the next pass, they should be worked 7 times, and on the pass after that, they should be worked 8 times. Working this way, the pattern can be continued indefinitely. r2)) purl to end on this and all following even numbered rows. r3)) k3, yo, knit to the last stitch before the central spine, yo, {k1}, yo, knit until there are 3st remaining, yo, k3. Rows 3, 7, 1l, and 15 are all worked this way. r5)) k3, yo, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, [yo, (k1, yo) 2 times, ssk, ssk, sl2, k1, psso, k2tog, k2tog, (yo, k1) 3 times] 6 (7, 8) times, yo, k2, ssk, yo, {k1}, yo, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, [yo, (k1, yo) 2 times, ssk, ssk, sl2, k1, psso, k2tog, k2tog, (yo, k1) 3 times] 6 (7, 8) times, yo, k2, ssk, yo, k3. (The example piece was worked through row 6 on the third pass through the repeat and then finished.) r7)) work as r3. r9)) k3, yo, k2tog, k2tog, k1, (yo, k1) 2 times, [yo, (k1, yo) 2 times, ssk, ssk, sl2, k1, psso, k2tog, k2tog, (yo, k1) 3 times] 6 (7, 8) times, (yo, k1) 2 times, sk, ssk, yo, {k1}, yo, k2tog, k2tog, k1, (yo, k1) 2 times, [yo, (k1, yo) 2 times, ssk, ssk, sl2, k1, psso, k2tog, k2tog, (yo, k1) 3 times] 6 (7, 8) times, (yo, k1) 2 times, ssk, ssk, yo, k3. rl1) work as r3. r13)) k3, yo, k2tog, k2tog, k2tog, (yo, k1) 3 times, [yo, (k1, yo) 2 times, ssk, ssk, sl2, k1, psso, k2tog, k2tog, (yo, k1) 3 times] 6 (7, 8) times, yo, (k1, yo) 2 times, ssk, ssk, ssk, yo, (k1), yo, k2tog, k2tog, k2tog, (yo, k1) 3 times, [yo, (k1, yo) 2 times, ssk, ssk, sl2, k1, psso, k2tog, k2tog, (yo, k1) 3 times] 6 (7, 8) times, yo, (k1, yo) 2 times, ssk, ssk, ssk, yo, k3. r15)) work as r3. r16)) purl to end. Adjusting for the increases as noted in r1, repeat these 16r approximately 1.5 times more or to the desired length, ending on a purl row (the example was worked through r6). Finishing: Bind off with the crochet hook as follows: Facing the front of the shawlette, ch3 in the first stitch, slip stitch into the base of the 2"d chain stitch to create a bump, ch1, and then slip stitch into the next 3 knit stitches as one. Ch3 again, slip stitch into the base of the 2"d chain, and continue in this way to the central spine stitch of the shawlette, working 1 or 2 of the edge stitches instead of 3 if they do not divide evenly by 3. Work this way into the center stitch twice for a centered loop and then continue as before for the remaining stitches until the entire edge is bound off. Weave in the ends and then block to open up the lace.