The Jasper Shawlette
The Jasper Shawlette is a top down lace shawlette. It starts with small round lace motifs and transitions into a mix of round and oval lace motifs. This then moves into only oval lace motifs before finishing off with an open border. The name Jasper came to me while knitting it - the colour of the yarn I used and the shapes of the motifs reminded me of jasper stones.
Yarn substitution:
Working the Jasper Shawlette in a heavier weight yarn will result in a larger finished shawlette.
Materials:
400m of fingering weight yarn. Yarn used for sample is Skein Yarns merino/cashmere fingering weight in "Solar" colourway. 96 grams, 400 metres. 80% Merino, 20% Cashmere
Notions:
4.5mm (US #7) 24 inch circular needles or longer 4 stitch markers Tapestry needle
Gauge:
18 stiches per 10cm/4 inches in Stockinette (unblocked)
Finished size after blocking:
160cm x 70 cm (62 inches x 28 inches)
Skills needed:
Cast on Knit Purl Increase (Yarn over) Decrease (K2tog, Ssk) Centered double decrease (s2kpsso) Bind off
Abbreviations:
k - knit p-purl yo - yarn over rs - right side ws - wrong side pm - place marker sm - slip marker k2tog - knit 2 stitches together ssk - slip 1 stitch knitwise, slip 1 stitch knitwise, knit both together through the back loop s2kpso - slip 2 stitches knitwise, knit 1, pass both slipped stitches over
Pattern notes:
This is a triangular shawl worked from the top down, with a 2 stitch garter stitch border along each edge and a 1 stitch centre stitch through the spine. Increases are worked 4 times on each right side row - 1 after the first 2 edge stitches, 1 before the centre stitch, 1 after the centre stitch and 1 before the final 2 edge stitches. The Transition Chart is worked once. Chart A is worked twice. Chart B is worked 3 times. Charts C and D are worked once. Beginning at the Transition Chart, all wrong side rows are k2, p to last 2 stitches, k2, slipping all markers. Beginning at the Transition Chart, all right side rows are k2, sm, work the chart right to lefi sm, k1, sm, work the same row of the chart again, sm, k2. The wrong sides (ws) of the charts are not shown.
160cm (62 inches)
Increasing size: To increase the size of the shawl, Charts A or B can be worked multiple times. You will need more than one skein of yarn to make it larger.
Instructions:
Set up: Cast on 3 stitches using a cable cast on. Row 1 (RS): (K, yo) × 2, k. (5 sts) Row 2 (WS): K2, p, k2. Row 3: (K, yo) x 4, k. (9 sts) Row 4: K2, p5, k2. Row 5: K2, (yo, k) x 5, yo, k2. (15 sts) Row 6: K2, pm, p5, pm, p1, pm, p5, pm, k2. Row 7: K2, sm, \* Yo, k2tog, yo, k, yo, ssk, yo\* sm, k (centre stitch), sm, repeat from \* to \*, k2. (19 sts) Row 8: K2, p to last 2 stitches, k2, slipping all markers. = 19 stitches (2 garter stitches edge, 7 pattern stitches, 1 centre stitch, 7 pattern stitches, 2 garter stitchesedge) Work the Transition Chart once. Work Chart A twice. Work Chart B 3 times. Work Chart C once. Work Chart D once. Finishing: Bind off with lace bind off as follows: Knit 2, \* insert left needle into front of the last two stitches on the right needle and knit through the back look, knit 1\* repeat to end. Draw yarn through final loop to finish. Sew in yarn ends and block.
Blocking
The finished shawlette was blocked by soaking in lukewarm water for 5 minutes and gently squeezed in a towel to remove excess water. It was then pinned into shape on a blocking board and allowed to dry completely.
@ Karen Hunt 2014
