VALANCY
G8
Heidi Alander
One of my favorite books is The Blue Castle by Lucy Maud Montgomery. It's a romantic story of Valancy Stirling, a girl who has never been loved (or in love). she has always been terrorised by her family and relatives. But she has her own place, her imaginary Blue Castle where everything is beautiful and romantic.. This shawl got its inspiration from Valancy's story.
① Heidi Alander 2014. For personal use only. Photos Tina Rammo.
Yarn
Malabrigo Sock (100 % merino wool, 100 g / 400 m) Two skeins color Ivy
Needles
4-4.5 mm or to obtain gauge 0.5 mm crochet hook (for placing the beads)
Gauge
19 sts and 30 rows = 10 cm. Gauge is not important, but knitted fabric should not be too tight.
Notions
Darning needle 2 stitch markers beads, size 6/0, about 130 pcs
Notes
Beads are placed with tiny crochet hook. Place the bead after knitting the stitch (slip the bead to the crochet hook and pull the stitch through the bead). ① Heidi Alander 2014. For personal use only. Photos Tina Rammo.
Beginning
CO 3 sts. Knit 7 rows. Turn 90 degrees to right and pick up and knit 3 sts from the long edge of the piece. Pick up and knit 3 sts from the CO edge. = 9 sts. Next row: k 3, YO, p 3, YO, k 3 Next row: k 3, YO, k 2, YO, PM, k 1, PM, YO, k 2 , YO, k 3
Body part (stockinette st)
row 1: k 3, YO, purl until 3 sts left, yo, k 3 row 2: k 3, YO, knit to first marker, YO, SM, k 1, SM, YO, knit until 3 sts left, YO, k 3 Repeat rows 1-2 until you have 287 sts on the needle.
Lace edging
Start knitting by the charts. Work like this: k3 (edge sts), work right side chart repeating the box approppriate times, k1 (center st), work left side chart repeating the box approppriate times, k 3 (edge sts). Work rows 1-36 once. Proceed then to bind off.
About placing the beads: green square means beading. You will be plancing a bead on every other green square, not all of them! Start placing a bead on first green square. Next square will be without a bead. Next beading row: Don't place a bead on first green square - place the bead on next green square. Like this beads will be alternating in the lace parts. Heidi Alander 2014. For personal use only. Photos Tiina Rammo.
Bind off
Bind off sts on the right side as follows: knit 2, \* slip left needle back to these two sts, knit them together, knit 1 \* Repeat until all sts are bound off.
And then...
Weave in ends. Wet-block well.
Abbreviations
k knit p purl YO yarn over PM place marker SM slip marker
| Key | |
| Cable 6 Back c6b | |
| (RS) Sl 3 to back, k3, k3 sts from cn (WS) 5l 3 to front, p3, p3 sts from cn Knit | |
| k (RS) Knit (WS) Purl K1 tbl | |
| k1 tbl (RS) K1 tbl (WS) P1 tbl | |
| Knit 2 Together k2tog (RS)Knit 2 stitches together (WS) Purl 2 Together | |
| Knit 3 Together Thur the Back Loop k3tog tbl (RS) knit 3 stitches together through back loop (WS) Purl 3 Together Thru back loop | |
| Slip Slip Knit ssk (RS) slip, slip, knit slipped sts together (WS) slip, slip, purl slipped sts together | |
| No Stitch X (RS) No Stitch (WS) No Stitch | |
| Yarn Over yo (RS) Yarn Over (WS) Yarn Over |
Heidi Alander 2014. For personal use only. Photos Tiina Rammo. Right side of the shawl
Left side of the shawl
Heidi Alander 2014. For personal use only. Photos Tina Rammo.
