Materials:
Lace weight yarn, approx. 1,7o0 yards, such as Blue Moon Fiber Arts Laci ★ US size 3 (3.25 mm) needles (or size to achieve preferred stitch density) ★ Size 8/0 or 6/0 seed beads (optional)
Pattern Contents:
Pages 1 - 2 - Information about pattern Pages 3 - 4 - Clue 1 FREE SAMPLE! ★ Pages 5 - 6 - Clue 2 ★ Pages 7 - 10 - Clue 3 ★ Pages 11 -12 - Clue 4 ★ Pages 13 -14 - Clue 5 ★ Pages 15 - 18 - Lace Swatch Pattern
Introduction:
Welcome! Thank you for joining me as I explore new ways to create with knitting. If you have any questions, please contact me. My e-mail address is Roxanne@starlightknitting.com, and I can be found on Ravelry as KnitByStarlight. This shawl will be rectangular in shape, and it's designed to wrap lengthwise around your shoulders with enough extra length to keep the shawl from falling off your arms as you move. The shawl is knit lengthwise, and I recommend using two strands of yarn (and lots of stitch markers) to cast on all of the stitches. There is a narrow garter stitch border along the ends of the shawl to help prevent curling, and since the yarn is so fine, you may wish to slip the very first stitch of every row to help prevent loose stitches along the edge. Charts are read from the bottom upwards, right to left (right side rows) and left to right (wrong side rows). Beads are optional, but they are an easy way to add some sparkle to your shawl. Beads will always be added to stitches that will be knitted, so when you see a bead marking on the chart, you know that stitch will be knitted after you add your bead. You can use a very small crochet hook, a fine piece of wire, or Oral-B Super Floss (my personal favorite) to slip the beads onto your stitches right before knitting them. Let's begin our journey!
Inspiration:
Cassiopeia is a constellation in the northern sky. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century Greek astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations today. Cassiopeia is easily recognizable due to its distinctive 'w' shape formed by five bright stars. She is opposite The Big Dipper, and can be seen the clearest in early November. In Greek mythology, the constellation was considered to represent the vain queen Cassiopeia, who boasted about her unrivaled beauty. Source: wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassiopeia_(constellation) Instructions: Cast on 609 stitches. Row 1 (RS): k4, ssk, (k4, yo, kl, yo, k4, dbl dec) 49 times to last 15 stitches of row, k4, yo, k1, yo, k4, k2tog, k4 Row 2 (WS): k3, p603, k3 Row 3: k4, ssk, k4, yo, bead, yo, k4, dbl dec) 49 times to last 15 stitches of row, k4, yo, bead, yo, k4, k2tog, k4
Cassiopeia Chart 1
