Part Two: Journey
Clue 8: India Il
One of the most exciting and remembered chapters of the book is the daring rescue of beautiful princess Aouda from being ritually burned at her husband's funeral bier. Brave Passepartout rises from the flames while the terrified crowd takes bim for the dead Maharaja and snatches Aouda away. Our heroes race to safety on the back of Kiouni the elephant. Our clue is inspired by the sun representation in Henna tattoos, to signify both the funeral flames and the abundance and good luck brought by the sun.
Technical Notes
This clue celebrates the daring rescue with daring techniques: Nupp increases, a definitely advanced technique with surprising results, and the more common technique of bead on yarn over. If you would much rather not venture perilous waters, there is also an easy option with simple eyelets. Choose at your own risk!
Nupp Increase Version
Estonian knitters sometimes use the multiple stitches created in a nupp to add an increase. Start by working an M7 in your right side, as you would for a regular nupp. On the next row, you would work 6 of the created stitches together, and work the remaining stitch separately as a Copyright Neverfrog. All Rights Reserved regular stitch, which creates an increase. The placement of the stitch in respect to the nupp matters, as the nupp will slant slightly away from the created stitch. Therefore, if you knit the extra stitch and then work the remaining stitches together, the nupp will slant in one direction, and if you work the six stitches together and then work the extra stitch, it will slant in the oppositedirection. We make use of this effect to create a look similar to the henna tattoos, with graceful curving lines and little dots to accent them. The direction of the increases varies depending on whether you are doing the triangle or the square, so each increase-nupp pair is clearly marked on the chart, in red and green. The chart for the nupp-increase version shows both the right and wrong sides. The chart is numbered for circular knitting (square version), with all the rounds read right to left. The even rows are marked in a grey shade. If you are making the triangle shawl, the grey-shaded rows are WS rows and they should be read from left to right. The stitch key shows the alternate meaning of the signs for wrong sides as well.
Bead on YO Version
If you are working the version with beads instead, notice that the beads are not placed on a stitch, but on a yarn over. To do that, put the bead on the hook or beading thread, hook a bit of the working yarn close to the right needle, and slide the bead in. The bead will be on a little loop of the working yarn. Place the loop on the right hand needle, and pull on the free end of the working yarn to tighten it. Then work the next stitch as you normally would. An alternate way is to work a regular yarn over on that row. On the next row, place the bead on the yarn over from the previous row. So you would be beading on the plain rows/ws rows instead. Beads on yarn overs placed that way tend to narrow the yarn over slightly. When beads are threaded before knitting, they tend to "float" on the yarn over. If you don't mind dealing with loose ends, you can break your yarn, string all your beads and simply bring a bead forward when you are working a yarn over. See a tutorial here: http://nelkindesigns.blogspot.com/2009/11/beaded-cuffs-tutorial.html The chart for the bead version shows only RS as usual.
Eyelet No-Frill Version
If you would much rather not adventure with nupps and beads, use the Bead Version chart. Work the stitches marked with the "four leaf clover" symbol on green background (bead on YO) as a simple yarn over.
Square Shawl
ead chart shows only odd rounds. The Nupp chart shows both even and odd round:
Beads/Eyelet version
Odd rounds: in each section, work the Beads chart, repeating the pink colored stitches (lace repeat) four times. Even rounds: Knit all.
Nupp version:
All rows: in each section, work the chart, repeating the pink colored stitches (lace repeat) four times. Work Rounds 1- 10 once. At the end you will have 94 st per section, 376 st total.
Triangle Shawl
. Note also stitch key. Bead/Eyelet version: The Bead chart shows only odd rows (RS) RS rows: k2, work the chart twice (once per half triangle) repeating the pink colored stitches (lace repeats) four times per each chart, k2. As usual, omit the yellow stitch in the second chart. WS rows: k2, purl to last marker, k2 Nupp Version: The Nupp chart shows both RS and WS. For the Nupp chart, WS (shaded in grey) should be read from left to right. Note stitch key, as stitches have different meanings in RS and Ws. ?RS: k2, work the chart twice (once per half triangle) repeating the pink colored stitches (lace repeat) four times per each chart, k2. Omit the yellow stitch on the second chart. WS: As RS, but read the chart from left to right. Work Rows 1-10 once. At the end you will have 191 st total (73x2 pattern st + 1 central st + 4 edge)
India II: nupps
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India II: beads
