VIVIENNE
HONSVEH KNITS Designed by Lynn Anne Banks
By increasing on every row at the outer edges, and every other row in the center, this small shawl is long enough to wrap around the neck.
Materials
Approx. 430 yards (400 m.) fingering weight/sock yarn - yarn used is Cascade Yarns "Heritage Hand Painted Sock Yarn", (437 yds/400 m; 75% Merino Superwash, 25% Nylon), 1 skein color 9926 One US size 4 or 5 (3.5 - 3.75 mm) circular needle, 24" - 32". Stitch markers ·Scissors Darning needle Measurements - 50" wingspan, 15" drop Gauge - 5 1/2 stitches/inch
Abbreviations and Stitches Used
BO - bind off; CO - cast on; k - knit; k2tog - knit two together; M1L - Make One Left (with tip of left needle, pick up the bar between stitches on needles from back to front, and knit into the back); M1R - Make One Right (with tip of left needle, pick up bar between stitches on needle from front to back, and knit into the front);p - purl; pm - place marker; Rs - Right side; sm - slip marker; st(s) - stitch(es); ws - Wrong side; yo - yarn over Copyright 2012 - All rights reserved - Lynn Anne Banks
Shawl
Center Tab
CO 2 sts; knit 6 rows garter stitch. Without turning work after last row, use right needle tip to pick up and knit 3 sts in the garter "bumps" along the left-hand side of the tab. Now pick up and knit 2 sts along the cast on edge. (7 sts) (Outer edges, and center stitch are always knit - garter stitch.) Row 1 (Rs): K2, yo, (k1, yo) 3 times, k2. (11sts) Row 2 (ws): K2, pm, yo, p3, k1 (center stitch), pm, p3, y0, pm, k2. (13 sts)
Stockinette Pattern:
Row 3: K2, sm, yo, k to marker, yo, sm, k1, yo, knit to last marker, yo, sm, k2. (17 sts) Row 4: K2, sm, yo, purl to center stitch (stitch before marker), k1, sm, purl to last marker, yo, sm, k2. (19 sts.) Rep Rows 3 and 4 (keeping the two edge stitches in garter stitch, and increasing 4 stitches on each RS row and 2 stitches on each WS row) until there are 161 total sts on needle, with ws facing for next row.
Garter Channel
Row A (ws): K2, sm, yo, knit across all sts to last marker, yo, sm, k2. Row B: K2, sm, yo, k1, yo, \*k2tog, yo; rep from \* to center marker, sm, k1, yo, \*k2tog, yo; rep from \* to last one st before last marker, k1, yo, sm, k2. Row C: Rep Row A. \*\*\* Continue in Stockinette Pattern for 13 rows, ending with ws facing for next row. Now work the three Garter Channel rows. Repeat from \*\*\* two more times - there will now be 4 Garter Channels. Copyright 2012 - All rights reserved - Lynn Anne Banks nonsuchknits@gmail.com Garter Edging Row 1 (RS): K2, sm, M1L, knit to center marker, M1R, sm, k1, M1L, knit to last marker, M1R, sm, k2. Row 2: Knit all sts without increases. Row 3: Rep Row 1. BO all sts, by knitting, on WS. Weave in ends. Block.
