Vefr Shawl Designed by Heddi Craft Santa Cruz, CA heddicr@gmail.com http://www.ravelry.com/people/HeddiCraft A lacy, spider's web shawl with a beaded edging that gives weight and a sparkle like dewdrops.
Skills Needed: reading charts, left and right leaning decreases, yarn overs, double decreases, crocheting a chain stitch, and beading
Finished Measurements
Approximately 51"/125 cm at widest point and 25"/63 cm long at center
Materials
Cascade Yarns Alpaca Lace (1.75 oz/50 g, 437 yd/400 m, 100% Baby Alpaca), 1 skein, #1406, black 201 Czech Glass Beads, size 6/0 (approx. 24 gram tube) US size 6 [4.0 mm] 40" [101 mm] circular needle or size to obtain correct gauge US size 00 [3 mm] steel crochet hook (US size C [2.75 mm] hook may be substituted) Stitch markers Flexible beading needle for stringing beads Tapestry needle Blocking wires and/or pins and a pinnable surface for blocking
Gauge
30 sts and 32 rows = 4" [10 cm] in stockinette stitch, blocked Gauge is not critical to this project
Pattern Notes
This pattern is worked from the top down and finished with a long chain bind off. Beading is optional but will add weight to the edge and help the shawl hang more gracefully. The pictured shawl used 40 grams of a 50 gram skein. A video illustrating the long chain bind off can be found at: http://youtu.be/1B_zZMNEdfU Setting Up Cast on 5 stitches.
Knitting the Shawl
KnittingChartA Row 1: knit 2, yo, pm, knit 1, pm, yo, knit 2. Work chart rows 2-34. Slip markers up with each row throughout to mark center stitch. You nowhave71stitches. KnittingChartB Work rows 1-40 of Chart B. You now have 151 stitches. Note: Charts B and D differ only in the number of times the green outlined section is repeated. See chart for number of repeats. Knitting Chart C Work rows 1-20 of Chart C. You now have 191 stitches. KnittingChartD Work rows 1-40 of Chart D. You now have 271 stitches.
Finishing
Measure off 20 yards (18 m) of remaining yarn from last stitch knit and cut from skein. String 201 beads onto the end of the yarn still attached to the shawl. Wind the 20 yards of yarn onto a piece of cardboard, pushing beads towards the last stitch on the needles. (This will help control the yarn as you work the bind off.)
Holding shawl with right side facing you, insert the crochet hook in the first stitch on the needle as if to knit, draw a loop through the stitch, and slip the stitch off the needle. Draw three beads up the yarn close to the crochet hook. Loosely chain 6, inserting beads in the first, third, and fifth chain. Slip hook through the back loops of the next 3 stitches on the needle, wrap yarn around hook, and draw the yarn through the 3 stitches, slipping them off the needle (2 stitches on crochet hook). Wrap yarn around hook and draw yarn through 2 stitches on crochet hook (1 stitch on hook). \*Draw three beads up the yarn close to the crochet hook. Loosely chain 7, inserting beads in the second, fourth, and sixth chain. Slip hook through the back loops of the next 4 stitches on the needle, wrap yarn around hook, and draw the yarn through the 4 stitches, slipping them off the needle (2 stitches on crochet hook). Wrap yarn around hook and draw yarn through 2 stitches on crochet hook (1 stitch on hook).\* (Note: You can view a video of this step at http://youtu.be/1B_zZMNEdfU) Repeat from \* to \* to last 3 stitches. Slip hook through the back loops of the last 3 stitches on the needle, wrap yarn around hook, and draw the yarn through the 3 stitches, slipping them off the needle (2 stitches on crochet hook). Wrap yarn around hook and draw yarn through 2 stitches on crochet hook (1 stitch on hook). Bind offlast stitch. Using cast on tail, sew together the first and fifth stitch of the first row and weave in end. Weave in bind off tail. Block to measurements. Use pins or blocking wires to pin out chain loops on border and bottom point.
Key
k on RS, p on WS p on RS, k on WS yo k2tog ssk s1, k2tog, psso sl2knitwise k1 p2sso (raised double decrease) stitches do not exist in this area of chart
Chart A
Chart B and D
