Simple Joys Shawl
Photo: Lisa Santoni Cromar by Lisa Santoni Cromar Difficulty: Easy I grew up spending many happy days at the Hancock Shaker Village in Pittsfield, MA. It was and still is an awesome place to take children. This is where we were let loose to run around and be kids. This is where I first saw a sheep sheared, wool being spun, weaving & knitting. It managed to be both peaceful and fascinating at the same time. 1 loved the history, the quiet, the music, & the food. This is where I fell in love with spinning, weaving & knitting. Simple Joys is a shaker song that I grew up associating with happy times. It is also the perfect name for this simple shawl pattern that I threw together for my Prayer/Comfort shawl group. The stockinet stitch body and garter stitch ruffled edge are simple and meditative; Just the thing for knitting while chatting, watching TV, or listening to your favorite audio book. SIZE One size FINISHEDMEASUREMENTS 74 inches across x 36.5 inches deep
MATERIALS
2 skeins Bernat Handicrafter Cotton [100% Cotton; 608yd/556m per 12oz/340g skein], Color: English Lavender 1 36-inch (or longer) US#7/4.5mm circular needle 3 stitch markers 1 Yarn needle (for weaving in ends) GAUGE 16 sts/24 rows = 4" in stockinette stitch ABREVIATIONS k - knit pm - place stitch marker st - stitch kf&b - knit front & back p - purl slm - slip stitch marker sts - stitches
Simple Joys Shawl
DIRECTIONS:
Cast-On 6 stitches Row 1: K2, pm, k1, pm, k1, pm, k2 (6sts) Row 2: k2, sml, kfb x2, slm, k2 (8sts) Row 3: k2, slm, p to last two sts, slm , k2 Row 4: k2, slm, kfb x 4, slm, k2 (12sts) Row 5: k2, slm, p to last two sts, slm, k2 Row 6: k2, slm, kfb, knit to st before center marker, kf&b, slm, kf&b, k to st before last marker, kfb, slm, k2 (16sts) Repeat rows 5 & 6 until you have 300 stitches on your needle.
FINISH:
Bind-off loosely. Weave in your ends.
RUFFLED EDGE:
Row 1: Kf&b every stitch (600sts) Row 2: Knit Repeat row 2 (knit every row) until you have 2.5 inches of garter stitch. Note: 600 stitches is a tight fit on a 36"' cable but it is doable.
ABOUT THE DESIGNER
Lisa Cromar has been knitting for 40 years and designing for herself & others for the last 10 Lisa lives in St. Augustine, FL with her Hubby and two teenage sons. She is the author of "Nicholas' Twirly Socks" and the "Simple Baby Hat". Lisa teaches all levels of knitting and some basic crochet. You can read more about her at www.Serenity-Knits.com.
