Luna's Shawl
Born from my love of Luna Lovegood and her unconventional wardrobe. Designed by Liz Abinante · feministy.com In case you hadn't noticed, I'm a bit of a nerd when it comes to books. I obsessively read science fiction and fantasy novels for pure entertainment value, and I've even been known to get sucked into the occasional young adult series.
This shawl was born from my love of Harry Potter, and one of my favorite characters in particular: Luna Lovegood. The unique size and shape of the shawl remind me of something that Luna would wear, and is perfect for her unconventional wardrobe. Luna is plucky, eccentric, adorable, and completely hilarious. The unique size and shape of the shawl remind me of something that Luna would wear, and the color (aptly named Luna Granite) is perfect for her unconventional wardrobe, but still pairs wear with a t-shirt and jeans. When knit with sport weight yarn, the shawl becomes a delicate shawlette. Depending on your preferred method of wear- ing a thicker, rounded shawl, you may want to grab a shawl pin to help keep the shawl in place. When knit with fingering weight, the shawl becomes a delicate layering piece.
Materials
| Item | Fingering | Sport |
| Needles | US 6 (4.0 mm) | US 6 (4.0 mm) |
| Gauge | 20 stitches and 28rows per 4"/10cm,stockinette. | 18 stitches and 26rows per 4"/10cm, stockinette. |
| Yarn | Approximately430yardsfingeringweight. | Approximately335yardssportweight. |
| Grab extra yarn! Sample shown used all yarn. | Grab extra yarn! Sample shown used all yarn. | |
| Yarn | Little Red Bicycle Hipster Sock (Fingering / 4 ply,80% Merino, 20% | Miss Babs Yummy Sport (Sport / 5 ply,100% Merino, 335 |
| shown | Nylon,430 yards/393 meters per 100 grams).Shown in Saffron (yellow). | yards/306 metersper 150 grams).Shown in Luna Granite (gray). |
| Notions | 2 stitch markers,cable needle (optional),darning needle. | 2 stitch markers,cable needle (optional),darning needle. |
| Finished size | 16"/40.5cmdeep,45"/114cmwingspan. | 15.5"/39cmdeep,38"/96.5cmwingspan. |
Information
Set up instructions are not charted. The lace and cable stitch patterns are both charted and written. Be sure to read through the instructions completely before knitting. The cable and lace charts do not include the yarn over increases or the garter stitch edge border. These are included in the written instructions only. If you prefer to work from the charts, you will need to read through the written instructions briefly. For ease of blocking, instructions are provided for an optional garter stitch edge. This will help prevent the slight wave present in the shawl's edge and help you if you're running out of yarn.
Set Up
CO 4 sts K6 rows Pick up 6 sts 10 sts total Work the highlighted portions below from either the Cable Chart or Cable Written Instructions.
| Row | Instructions |
| 1 (WS) | k2, p6, k2 |
| 2 (RS) | k2, pm, yo, k1, kfb, k1, m1, k1, kfb, k1, yo, pm, k2 |
| 3 | k2, slm, pfb, p to m, slm, k2 |
| 4 | k2, slm, yo, (k1, kfb) 3x, m1, (kfb, k1) 3x, yo, slm, k2 |
| 5 | k2, slm, p1, m1, p to 2 sts before m, m1, p1, slm, k2 |
| 6 | k2, slm, yo,k1,yo, pm, cablerow3 pm, yo,k1, yo, pm, cablerow3 pm, yo, k1, yo, slm, k2 |
| 7 | k2, slm, p to m, slm, cable row 4 slm, p to m, slm, cable row 4 slm, p to m, slm, k2 |
| 8 | k2, slm, yo, k to m, yo, slm, cablerow5 slm, yo, k to m, yo, slm, cable row 5 slm, yo, k to m, yo, slm, k2 |
| 9 | k2, slm, p to m, slm, cable row 6 slm, p to m, slm, cable row 6 slm, p to m, slm, k2 |
| 10 | k2, slm, yo,k to m, yo, slm, cable row 7 slm, yo, k to m, yo, slm, cable row 7 slm, yo, k to m, yo, slm, k2 |
| 11 | k2, slm, p to m, slm, cablerow8 slm, p to m, slm, cable row 8 slm, p to m, slm, k2 |
Ready to begin a RS row.
Cables
Work the highlighted portions below from either the Cable Chart or Cable Written Instructions. Work 6 repeats of Rows 1-8 48 rows Cables and Lace
| Row | Instructions | ||||
| 1 (RS) | k2, slm, yo, k to m, yo, slm, cable row 1 slm, yo, k to m, yo, slm, cable row 1 slm, yo, k to m, yo, slm, k2 | ||||
| 2 (WS) | k2, slm, p to m, slm, cablerow2 slm, p to m, slm, | cablerow2 slm, p to m, slm, k2 | |||
| 3 | k2, slm, yo, k to m, yo, slm, cable row 3 slm, yo, k to m, yo, slm, cablerow3 slm, yo, k to m, yo, slm, k2 | ||||
| 4 | k2, slm, p to m, slm, cablerow4 slm, p to m, slm, | cable row 4 slm, p to m, slm, k2 | |||
| 5 | k2, slm, yo, k to m, yo, slm, cable row5 slm, yo, k to m, yo, slm, cable row5 slm, yo, k to m, yo, slm, k2 | ||||
| 6 | k2, slm, p to m, slm, cable row6 slm, p to m, slm, | cable row6 slm, p to m, slm, k2 | |||
| 7 | k2, slm, yo, k to m, yo, slm, cable row 7 | slm, yo, k to m, yo, slm, cable row 7 | slm, yo, k to m, yo, slm, k2 | ||
| 8 | k2, slm, p to m, slm, cable row 8 slm, p to m, slm, cable row 8 | slm, p to m, slm, k2 | |||
Knit 6 rows garter stitch.
Finishing
Bind off on next row (RS): ssk, [sl st to left needle, ssk] rpt to end.
Charts and Written Instructions
Cable Chart Cable Written Instructions
| Row | Instructions |
| 1 (RS) | k10. |
| 2(WS) | p10. |
| 3 | k10. |
| 4 | p1,sl1, p6, sl1,p1. |
| 5 | k1，C3FP,C3BP，k1. |
| 6 | p1,k3,p2,k3,p1. |
| 7 | k1，C3B,C3F,k1. |
| 8 | p10. |
Lace Chart
Lace Written Instructions
| Row | Instructions |
| 1 (RS) | *(sl1, k2, psso), k3, repeat from * to end. |
| 2(WS) | p5，*yo,p5,repeat from*tolast2sts，yo,p2 |
| 3 | k1，*k3, (sl1,k2, psso),repeat from * to last st, k1. |
| 4 | p3,*yo,p5,repeat from *to last 6 sts,yo,k6. |
| 5 | k2,yo,*(sl1,k2,psso),k3,repeat from *tolast 2 sts,yo,k2. |
| 6 | p8，*yo,k5,repeat from*to end. |
| 7 | k2,yo,k2,*k3,(sl1,k2,psso),repeat from *to last 4 sts,k2,yo, k2 |
| 8 | p7，*yo,p5,repeat from*tolast 10 sts,yo,p10. |
Abbreviations
Special Abbreviations
| Key | Definition | Key | Definition |
| C3BP | sl3sts onto cn,hold inback,k1,p3from cn | C3FP | sl1onto cn,hold in front,p3,k1 from cn |
| C3B | sl3 sts onto cn,hold inback,k1，k3from cn | C3F | sl1 onto cn,hold in front,k3,k1from cn |
Standard Abbreviations
| Key | Definition | Key | Definition | Key | Definition |
| k | knit | p | und | sl | slip |
| tbl | throughthebackloop | m1 | make 1 (lift horizontal bar between sts from back to front onto ndl, knit) | ||
| k2tog | knittwotogether | ssk | slip,slip,knit both slipped stitches together | pfb | purl throughfrontandbackloop |
| (sl1,k2, psso) | slip 1,knit 2,pass the slipped stitchover the 2stsjustknit | CO | cast on | ||
| st | stitch | sts | stitches | ndl | needle |
| yo | yarnover | RS | right side | WS | wrong side |
| pm | place marker | slm | slip marker | cn | cableneedle |
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