Fantail Lace shawl
This lovely crescent-shaped shawl has been designed to be knit in fingering weight or heavy/medium laceweight. This shawl will be both a sweet knit and a dream to wear! With a stockinet stitch body and repeatable lace section, that is beautifully effective and yet breathtakingly simple. The Fantail Lace Shawl is another shawl that can be knit with a variety of ways making it truly adaptable and giving you the opportunity to make it totally unique!
MATERIALS &TOOLS
Size 5 US / 9 UK (3.75 mm) needles Size 6 US / 10 UK (4 mm) 32 inch (81 cm) circular needles ? Tapestry needle 2 st markers 400 yards (366 meters) of medium / heavy lace or fingering weight yarn. (optional) X beads that are drilled with large enough holes for your yarn to fit through. For this project, gauge is not important, but knitted fabric should not be too tight
| ABBREVIATIONS | ||
| ()x# | = | repeat instructions between parentheses as directed |
| co | = | cast on |
| k | = | knit |
| k1b | = | knit 1 below |
| k2tog | knit 2 sts together | |
| kfbl | knit through front & back loop | |
| p | = | purl |
| p2tog | = | Purl 2 together |
| PM | = | place marker |
| rem | 三 | remaining |
| s2kp | 三 | slip 2 sts, k, pass slipped stitches over |
| s2pp | 三 | slip 2 sts, p, pass slipped stitches over |
| ssk | = | |
| ssp | Slip 1 purlwise, slip 1 purlwise, return slipped sts to LH, p2tog | |
| St/s | 三 | stitch/es |
| yo | = | yarnover |
SHAWL INSTRUCTIONS:
Using size 5 needles, CO 8 sts using the long tail cast on method. Row 1. K2, yo, p4, yo, k2 - 10 sts Row 2. K2,(k, yo, k) into yo of previous row, kto2 sts rem,(k, yo, k) inyoof previous row, k2-14 sts Row 3. K2, yo, p to 2 sts rem, yo, k2 - 16, sts Row4-90 Rep rows 2 & 3 until you have 274 sts total Row 91. k 274 Row 92. K2, yo, p to 2 sts rem, yo, k2 - 276, sts
Begin Lace Chart repeats:
Note: Allthe lace repeats will fall between your stitch markers. Row 93. Switching to size 6 needles, K2, PM, (k2yog, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, k, yo, ssk, k2, yo, ssk, k4) x 15, PM, k Row 94. k2, ( p2tog, p, ssp, yo, p2, ssp, yo, p, yo, p2tog, p3, yo)x 15, k2 Row 95. k2, ( k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k, yo, k2, ssk, k2, yo, s2kp, yo) x 15, k2 Row 96. k2, ( p4, ssp, p3, yo, p, yo, p3, p2tog, p)x 15, k2 Row 97. k2, ( k2tog, k4, yo, k, yo, k4,ssk, k3) x 15, k2 Row 98. k2, ( p2tog, p, ssp, p3, yo, p, yo, p, yo, p, yo, p2, ssp) x 15, k2 Row 99. k2, ( k2, yo, k2, yo, k, yo, k2, yo, k2, k2tog, s2kp, ssk) x 15, k2 Row 100. k2, ( yo, p, yo, p2tog, p2, yo, p2tog, p3, ssp, yo, p2, ssp) x 15, k2 Row 101. k2, ( k, ssk, k2, yo, ssk, k, k2tog, yo, k2, k2tog, k, yo, k, yo) x 15, k2 Row 102. k2, ( yo, p, yo, p2, p2tog, p2, yo, s2pp, yo, p2, ssp, p2)x 15, k2 Row103. k2, ( k3, ssk, k5, k2tog, k3, yo, k, yo) x 15, k2 Row 104. k2, ( yo, p, yo, p4, p2tog, p3, ssp, p4) x 15, k2 Row 105. k, k2tog, ssk, k, k2tog, ssk, k2, yo, k, yo) x 15, k2 Row 106. k2, ( yo, p, yo, p2, yo, p2, ssp, s2pp, p2tog, p2, yo, p2)x 15, k2 Row 107 - 133 Rep rows 93 -106 two more times
Begin Lace Edging Chart
Chart B Rnd 1. k2, ( k2yog, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, k, yo,ssk, k2, yo, ssk, k4) x 15, k2 Chart B Rnd 2. k2, ( p2tog, p, ssp, yo, p2, ssp, yo, p, yo, p2tog, p3, yo)x 15, k2 Chart B Rnd 3. k2, ( k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k, yo, k2, ssk, k2, yo, s2kp, yo) x 15, k2 Chart B Rnd 4. k2, ( p4, ssp, p3, yo, p, yo, p3, p2tog, p)x 15, k2 Chart B Rnd 5. k2, ( k2tog, k4, yo, k, yo, k4,ssk, k3) x 15, k2 Fantail Lace Shawl by Katrin Karlsdottir of eaguer:a Wkmy @2015 Chart B Rnd 6. k2, ( p2tog, p, ssp, p3, yo, p, yo, p, yo, p, yo, p2, ssp)x 15, k2 Chart B Rnd 7. k2, ( k2, yo, k2, yo, k, yo, k2, yo, k2, k2tog, s2kp, ssk) x15, k2 Chart B Rnd 8. k2, ( yo, p, yo, p2tog, p2, yo, p2tog, p3, ssp, yo, p2, ssp) x 15, k2 Chart B Rnd 9. k2, ( k, ssk, k2, yo, ssk, k, k2tog, yo, k2, k2tog, k, yo, k, yo) x 15, k2 Chart B Rnd 10.k2, ( yo, p, yo, p2tog, yo, p2tog, p2, yo, s2pp, p2, ssp, yo, ssp) x 15, k2 Chart B Rnd 11.k2, ( yo, ssk, yo, ssk, k5, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k3)x 15, k2 Chart B Rnd 12.k2, ( ssp, yo, sp, yo, ssp, yo, sp, p, p2tog, yo, p2tog, yo, p2tog, yo, p2tog, p, yo) x 15, k2 Chart B Rnd 13.k2, ( yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, uo, k2tog, k, sk, yo, sk, yo, ssk, yo, k3) x 15, k2 Chart B Rnd 14.k2, ( yo, p, yo, p2tog, yo, p2tog, yo, p2tog, yo, s2pp, yo, ssp, yo, ssp, yo, ssp) x 15, k2 Chart B Rnd 15. k2, ( ssp, yo, ssp, yo, ssp, yo, ssp, s2pp, yo, p2tog, yo, p2tog, yo, p2tog, yo, p2tog, p, yo) x 15, k2 Chart B Rnd 16. k2, ( yo, p, yo, p2tog, yo, p2tog, yo, p2tog, yo, s2pp, yo, sp, yo, sp, yo, sp) x 15, k2 Bind Off using Jeny's Super Stretchy bind of method Break yarn and weave in ends Block to desired shape and size Enjoy!
| Chart Key | |
| O | yarnover |
| k on RS, p on WS | |
| k2tog on RS P2tog on WR | |
| ssk on RS ssp on WS | |
| s2kp on RS s2pp on RS | |
