Dane Shawl by Jane Tanner (Knit Jane Knit)
I've been an admirer of traditional Danish tied shawls and heart-shaped shawls since seeing them in Spin-Off magazine (Spring 2008). These scarves and shawls are often knitted in garter stitch, with or without a edge trim. If made large enough, the shawl can be wrapped across the front and tied at the back waist. Oriel Lace (from Barbara G. Walker's A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns) was a pattern that interested me, but I did not like the wrong side. So, I modified the Oriel Lace into a version I named Oriella, which uses garter stitch instead of reverse stockinette elements and tweaks the pattern's size. The fabric now lays flatter and has a more pleasing wrong side, which is very important in a shawl or scarf. I always thought the stitch pattern's name originated with Oriole birds, but actually Oriel is a type of bay window which protrudes from a wall. I gave the shawl pattern the name of Dane, partly to honor the origins of its shaping and garter stitch variation, as well as for my home county. Materials: $3.5\ \mathrm{{oz}}$ $(100\mathrm{g})$ fingering weight yarn (350 yards), US size 6 needles (4 mm) Finished Size: 17" deep and $42"$ along top curved edge, blocked. Directions: Cast on 3 sts using the long tail method. Knit 6 rows. RS: K3, yo, pick up 3 sts along garter edge, yo, pick up 3 sts along cast on edge. WS: K3, p5, k3. Begin setup chart (rows 1-10). Work Main chart (rows 1-24) three times. Work Edge chart (rows 1-8). Bind off(right side): K1, $^{*1}\mathrm{kl}$ , insert left needle tip (in front of the right needle) into the fronts of the two sts on the right needle, and k2tog through the back of the loops\*. When all sts have been worked, cut yarn and pull through last sts on the right needle. Weave in all yarn ends. Block. Modifications: -More main chart rows may be worked, in groups of 24 rows, to increase the size of the shawl. My larger shawl(4 repeats) used 3.8 oz and was 21" deep and $52"$ along the top curve (see below). Use diffrent weigts ofya and nedFrexamlWorsted wight ya 4yards), nU size 9nedes,fr thre reeats woud maka smalle scarf/shaw1.Using 60 yards and four repeats would give you a shawl $24"$ deepand $60"$ along the top curve, blocked. For a sport/DK weight yarn,Id suggest a US size 7 needle. 2009 $\copyright$ Jane Tanner. Not for commercial use in any way.
