Yarn: Schaeffer Trenna, 1 skein, shown here in Silver & Granite colorway (1250 yds, 4 oz.) Gauge: 7 sts per inch, blocked Needle Size: US 4 (I used a $24^{\circ}$ Addi Turbo needle) Finished Size: approximately $82^{\circ}$ long and $20^{\circ}$ wide, unstretched Notions: 1050 seed beads, size 8 (I used approximately 1018 hematite-colored beads from Fun2Bead in, where else, NEW YORK CITY!); one size 13/14 crochet hook, stitch holder, stitch markers (to place between the different lace sections, if you wish), yarn needle. I am a true New Yorker at heart. ILOVE the city. Ilove the noise, the polution,the congestion, the subway. It's totally me. They say us New Yorkers can be snobbish or rude. I don't think we are that ALL the time. Ithink we have Our soft side too. So here is an example of a New Yorker's softer side: silky lace. The pattern is inspired by the place where this stole was knit $90\%$ of the time: the NYC subway system. The bottom edging looks like the wheels, the main center panel looks like the subway map, and the side edging is Rose Lace to signify what you wish the train smelled like. This pattern is worked in two halves, from the bottom to the center, and then grafted to join.
List of abbreviations & stitch instructions
BO - bind off Cluster - slip given number of stitches with yarn in back, pass yarn to front, slip same stitches back to left hand needle, pass yarn to back, slip same stitches again with yarn in back, pass yarn to front, ready to work next stitch. (In essence, the cluster sts are NOT knit at all. Yarn is just wrapped around them.) CO - cast on k - knit k1 tbl - knit next stitch through the back loop k2tog - knit 2 stitches together kf&b - knit in the front and in the back of the same stitch kwise - knitwise p-purl p2tog - purl 2 stitches together PB - place a bead on the next stitch on the left hand needle by drawing the stitch's loop through the bead using a crochet hook; then put the stitch with the bead back on the left hand needle ready to be worked in the next step. psso - pass slipped stitch over PM - place marker rep - repeat rnd - round RS - right side of fabric sl - slip SM - slip marker ssk - slip 2 stitches as if to knit, then knit them together through the back loop sts - stitches tog - together WS - wrong side of fabric wyib - with yarn in back wyif - with yarn in front yo - yarn over (bring yarn to front and wrap around needle)
Note: all WS rows on charts are purled.
PATTERN
Using the long-tail method, cast on 115 stitches. Section 1: Wheels - in this section, beads are placed on Rows 1, 5. 9 and 13 only. (Note: there is no. chart for this section.) Row 1: (RS) k3, \*yo, PB,[k1 tbl, p3]twice, PB, k1 tbl, p3, PB, [k1 tbl, p3] twice, PB, k1 tbl, yo, kl; rep from \* to end, end last rep k3. (125 sts) Row 2: p5, \*[k3, p1] 4 times, k3, p5; rep from \*. (125 sts) Row 3: k3, \*yo, k1 tbl, yo, [k1 tbl, p3] 5 times,[k1 tbl, yo] twice, kl; rep from \* to end, end last rep k3. (145 sts) Row 4: p7, \*[k3, p1] 4 times, k3, p9; rep from \* to end, end last rep p7. (145 sts) Row 5: k1, PB, k2, \*yo, k1 tbl, yo, ssk, yo, PB, [kl tbl, p2tog, pll twice, PB, k1 tbl, p2tog, pl, PB, [k1 tbl, p2tog,pl twice, PB,k1 tbl, yo, ktog, yo, ki tbl, yo, PB, k1; rep frm \* to end, end with k1, PB, k2. Row 6: p9, \*[k2, p1] 4 times, k2, p13; rep from \* to end, end last rep p9. (140 sts) Row 7: k3, \*k1 tbl, [yo, ssk] twice, yo,[k1 tbl, p2] 5 times, k1 tbl, yo, [k2tog, yo] twice, kl tbl, kl; rep from \* to end, end last rep k3. (140 sts) Row 8: p10, \*[k2, p1] 4 times, k2, p15; rep from \* to end, end last rep p10. (148 sts) Row9:k1, P,k,yo,[ktog,yo] twice, yo,kl tbl, yo,B,[k tbl, ptog] twice,B,k1 tb, pt, PB,[k1 tbl, p2tog] twice, PB, [k1 tbl, yo] twice,[ssk, yo] twice,kl, PB, k2, \*yo, k2tog] twice, yo, ki tbl, yo, PB, [k1 tbl, p2tog] twice, PB, k1 tbl, p2tog, PB, [k1 tbl, p2tog] twice, PB,[kI tb, y twice, ssk, y twice, kl, PB, k2; rep frm \* to end, end last rep kl, P, k2. (143 sts) Row 10: p12, \*[k1, p1] 4 times, k1, p19; rep from \* to end, end last rep p12. (143 sts) Row 11: k2, ssk, \*[yo, k2tog] 3 times, k1 tbl, yo, [kl tbl, pl] 5 times, kl tbl, yo, k1 tbl, [ssk, yo] 3 times, sl1-k2tog-psso; rep from \* to end, end last rep k2tog, k2. (143 sts) Row 12: repeat Row 10. (143 sts) Row 13: ki, PB, k2,\*[k2tog, yo] twice, k2tog, kl, kl tbl, yo, PB, [ssk] twice, sl1-PB-k2tog-psso, k2tog, sll, PB, place slipped stith back on left hand needle,ktog, yo, kl tbl, k, ssk, [y, ssk] twice, PB, k1; rep from \* to end, end with k1, PB, k2. (115 sts) Row 14: cluster 4, \*p7, cluster 5, p7, cluster 3; rep from \* to end, end last rep cluster 4. (115 sts) Section 2: Mesh: Follow Chart A once. Section 3: Subway Station: Follow Chart B once. Section 4: Subway Map: Follow Chart C twice; then rows 1-32 only once. Leave stitches on stitch holder or extra needle and break yarn. First half of stole done. Knit Sections 1 through 4 again for the second half of stole.
Finishing
Place both halves of the stole together with wrong sides out. Graft the live stitches. Weave in all ends. Block.Dry. Wrap around yourself and SWOOSH as you strut through the strets like a TRUE New Yorker!
Legend for all charts
Legend:
Legend:
No Stitch Placeholder - No stitch made. knit knit stitch yo Yarn Over
ssk
Slip one stitch as if to knit, Slip another stitch as if to knit. Insert left-hand needle into Front of these 2 stitches and knit them together
k2tog
Knit two stitches together as one stitch k3tog Knit three stitches together as one
sl1 k2tog psso
slip 1, k2tog, pass slip stitch over k2tog
Place Bead
place bead on next stitch on left-hand needle using a crochet hook and return to original position ready to be worked
Beaded SsK
place bead on next stitch using crochet hook, put stitch back on left hand needle, slip that stitch as if to knit, slip another stitch as if to knit, insert left-hand needle into front of these two stitches and knit them together
Beaded K2tog
slip one stitch, place bead on next stitch on left hand needle using crochet hook, replace slipped stitch to left hand needle, knit these two stitches together.
Beaded k3tog
slip one stitch, place bead on next stitch on left hand needle using a crochet hook, replace beaded stitch 1 and slipped stitch on left hand needle, knit next 3 stitches together (beaded stitch will be center stitch of these 3 sts that are knit together)
Beaded double decrease
slip one stitch as if to knit, place 萧 bead on next stitch, replace beaded stitch onto left hand needle, k2tog, pass slipped stitch over k2tog.
Repeat this section
Chart B
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