A Knitted Shawl Pattern Written instructions: pages 5-6 Charts: page 7 Aino Haikala Designs "Fifteen men on a dead man's chest Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum. Drink and the devil had done for the rest Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum.
Yo Ho Ho (and a Bottle of Rum)
Materials
Fame by Marks & Kattens (75 % wool, 25 % Polyamide, 435 yards (400 meters) / 100 g) or any other similar fingering weight yarn You'll need 380 yards (350 meters) of the main color and 285 yards (260 meters) of the secondcolor.
Needle size
3,5 mm (US 4) needles or any needle size which gives you the desired fabric.
Gauge
22 stitches and 34 rows = 4" or 10cm on stockinette stich Exact gauge is not important but do note that a looser gauge needs more yarn. If you want to, you can switch into bigger needle size when you start knitting the lace section.
Finished Size
135 cm across by 50 cm down
Structure
This shawl is half-circular and has a stockinette body and lace border with skulls. The shawl knitted from the center of the neck and outwards. There is a garter stitch border formed by always knitting the first three and the last three stitches. The method of knitting the shape is from Mary Thomas’ Book of Knitting Patterns and it's based on increasing stitches in every few rows. The instructions for the stockinette body are written but the increases made in the stockinette part of the shawl are also summarized in the table below- The stitch counts in the table do not include the 6 border stitches. The lace border was designed for this project from scratch, so this is the only pattern in which you can find it. The instructions for the lace section are charted only.
For left handed knitters
If you are a mirror-knitter (you knit from the right needle to the left hand needle) you can knit the shawl following the written instructions without any changes. When you use charts you can read the charts from right to left using the normal chart key or read the charts from left to right using the chart key below. Chart key for reading the chart from the left to the right
Notes
· If you are using stitch markers between the lace motifs, you will have to move them on rows 17, 21, 25, 29, 33 and 37. · If you want to knit a shallower version of the shawl, cast on 166 stitches (160 + 6 border stitches), knit 4 rows and start following the directions on row 70. Continue following the directions normally to the end of the pattern.
Abbreviations
C2B = Sl nect st onto cable needle, hold to back of work, k1, k1 from cable needle. C2F = Sl next st onto cable needle, hold to front of work, k1, k1 from cable needle. C4B = Sl next 2 sts onto cable needle, hold to back of work, k2, k2 from cable needl C4F = Sl next 2 sts onto cable needle, hold to front of work, k2, k2 from cable needle. k=knit kfb = Knit a stitch leaving it on the needle and knit the stitch again into the back loop ofthestitch knit 1 into 5 = \*k through back loop without dropping the stitch from the holding needle, yo\*, twice for the same stitch, knit the same stitch again and now drop the stitch from the holding needle. As a result there are five stitches on the needle. k3tog = knit 3 together k4tog = knit four stitches together p = Purl 32kp = slip 2 stitches together knit-wise. Knit 1 and pass the 2 slipped stitches ove cheknitted stitch ssk = slip1, slip1, knit the slipped stitches together through the back loop sssk = slip1, slip 1, slip 1, knit the slipped stitches together through the back loop st(s) = stitch(es) yo =yarn over
Directions
Garter Stitch Tab Set Up
cast-on and knit the 3 live sts. (10 sts) CO 3 sts provisionally using scrap yarn. Knit 9 rows with main color. Do not turn the work around but rotate 90 degrees clock-wise, place marker, pick up and knit 4 sts from the garter stitch edge of the piece, place marker, undo provisional The stitch markers separate the garter stitch border from the body of the shawl. The instructions below (including the stitch counts) exclude the garter stitch border. In order to knit the shawl, knit the first three stitches (to the first marker), follow the instructions below to the second marker and knit the last three stitches. Do this on both RS and WS rows.
Body
Using main color:
Row 50: Kfb into every 7th stitch 128 sts Rows 52 and 54: Knit Row 56: Kfb into every 8th stitch 144 sts Row 57: Knit Rows 58 and 60: Knit Row 62: Kfb into every 9th stitch 160 sts Rows 64-72: Knit Row 74: Kfb into every 5th stitch 192 sts Row 75: Knit Even rows 76-84: Knit Row 86: Kfb into every 6th stitch 224 sts Even rows 88-96: Knit Row 98: Kfb into every 7th stitch 256 sts Row 99: Knit Even rows 100-108: Knit Row 110: Kfb into every 8th stitch 288 sts Even rows 112-122: Knit Row 123: Knit Row 1 and all other odd rows are purled unless otherwise specified. Row 2: kfb into every stitch 8 sts Row 4: Knit 8 sts Row 6: Kfb into every stitch 16 sts Rows 8 and 10: Knit Row 12: Kfb into every stitch 32 sts Rows 14-18: Knit Row 20: Kfb into every other stitch 48 sts Row 21: Knit Rows 22 and 24: Knit Row 26: Kfb into every third stitch 64 sts Rows 28 and 30: Knit Row 32: Kfb into every fourth stitch 80 sts Row 33: Knit Rows 34 and 36: Knit Row 38: Kfb into every fifth stitch 96 ste Rows 40 and 42: Knit Row 44: Kfb into every sixth stich 112 sts Row 45: Knit Rows 46 and 48: Knit
Border
Using second color:
Knit rows 1-40 of the skull chart once. You should have 16 repeats of the chart on each row. Bind off loosely, wash and block.
Charts
Copyright: Aino Haikala Chart key
Skull chart
If you are using stitch markers between the motifs, 'you need to move them on the rows 17, 21,25, 29,33 and 37.
