Hand-Knit Laceweight Shawl Pattern: Adjustable One-Piece Design by YuliaAV with Detailed Instructions and Blocking Guidance

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Designed by YuliaAV This shawl is made from bottom to top in one piece.

Yarn:

Approximately 810 meters/850 yards of laceweight.

Needles:

Circular US 10 (6 mm) 32" - cast on Circular Us 4 (3.5 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge 32"

Gauge (using US 4 (3.5mm) needles):

Approximately 17 stitches and 23 rows to 4" in Garter Stitch after blocking.

Helpful Tools:

Stitch markers, a blunt tapestry needle to weave in ends of yarn, T-pins for blocking.

Dimensions:

Width - 59"/150 centimeters (adjustable by increasing or decreasing number of pattern repeats) from side to side Length - 20" / 50 centimeters All dimensions can be adjusted by using a different weight of yarn and needle size.

General Instruction:

Using US10 (6mm) needles loosely cast on 377 stitches using the Backward Loop Cast On method (see Pattern Notes section for Backward Loop Cast on method video link) or any other cast on method which will create a stretchible edge. Switch to US 4 (3.5mm) needles for the shawl body. Knit one row. Complete rows 1 - 151 of charts. Row 152 - Purl across.

Edge:

Knit the first 3 border stitches. YO, K2TOG, YO, K2TOG, YO, etc. until 4 stitches remain on the left needle. Knit last 4 stitches. Purl 1 row. Knit 1 row. Loosely bind off stitches as explained: P2TOG, slip the stitch from your right needle to the left needle, P2TOG, etc. until 1 stitch is left. Cut the yarn (leaving enough yarn to finish & weave in the end), pull yarn through the last stitch and tighten it up.

Finishing:

Wetblocktheshawl. Charts show recommended spots for blocking pins. The inner edge of shawl does not require separate pinning. Tension created while blocking the cast on edge will cause it to naturally lie nice and flat. Let the shawl dry completely and then remove the blocking pins. PatternNotes: Video - Backward Loop Cast On method - How it was done for the sample shawl. The charts show all stitches to be completed (including edge stitches). No additional stitches are needed before or after the charted stitches. The chart stitches between the orange lines indicate the pattern repeat stitches. Adjustments to add or remove full pattern repeats will increase or decrease the size of your finished shawl. All the charts show odd rows only. On all even rows purl the stitches that were knitted on the previous row and knit the stitches that were purled. All yarn overs are purled on even rows. There are combinations [YO, P] and [YO, P2TOG] in the charts. For those who knit English style you may want to purl YO's on the next wrong side as PTBL (purl through the back loop) for this combination to avoid sloppy and loose YO's holes.

Legend:

一Left Leaning Decrease, ssK (Slip the first stitch as if to knit, slip the second stitch as if to knit, then slide the left-hand needle into the front part of both stitches and knit them together) [even rows - purl] Right Leaning Decrease, K2Tog (Knit two stitches together as one) [even rows - purl] Double decrease, CDD (Slip two stitches at once from the left needle to the right needle as if to knit, knit the next stitch, pass the two slipped stitches over the knitted one) [even rows - purl]

This shawl and its pattern are not intended for commercial use.