ROSALEA
This is a cozy wrap, which is easy and quick to knit up because there is no need to purl - just garter stitch. Nevertheless, it is interesting to knit, as it combines two different yarns - a wonderful self-striping sock-yarn and a matching Bouclé- yarn - and as it is also knit in two different directions. Yarn 1 (Y1): Lana Grossa Meilenweit Doppio (401 m/50 g), 1 skein Yarn 2 (Y2): Lana Grossa Onda (150 m/50 g = 300 m), 2 skeins I used needle US 8 /5mm. Gauge is not important. The bouclé needs to be knitted with a larger needle. The sock-yarn is then knitted a bit loosely, which is fine as well.
Basic Structure oft he Shawl
In the main body the stripes run vertically, then I added a border at the top, where the stripes run horizontally. Starting with just a few stitches, you make 1 stitch at the end of every right side row until you have used more than one third of the yarn, which has the shorter yardage. Then you start decreasing by 1 stitch every other row until all the stitches are used up. Having knitted this far, you have a simple triangular shawl with vertical stripes.
en you knit the top border with the horizontal stripes directly onto this shav Starting at the top right hand corner (right side!), you pick up one stitch between every vertical rib. Knit the stripes as before. The only difference is that you are going to make 1 stitch at the end of every row now (increasing on both sides/ edges of the shawl).
Keep on knitting until the shawl has desired size or yarn is used up. Bind off loosely.
Details: Stripes
The two yarns had a different yardage. Therefore I knitted the stripes in a way which needed a bit more of the sock-yarn. Don't cut the yarns, just lead them up at the edge! 2 knitted rows = 1 rib in garter stitch Y1: 2 ribs Y2: 1 rib Y1: 1 rib Y2: 1 rib Y1: 1 rib Y2: 1 rib Repeat these 7 ribs for the stripe pattern. Edge: Always knit the first and last stitch of every row.
Increasing and decreasing may make the edges a bit tight. To avoid this, I made a yarn-over (YO) at the beginning of every row, right after the edge-stitch. This yarn-over was then dropped in the next row. Increasing at the end of every right-side row = make 1 Knit 2 stitches out of 1 stitch: Knit into the front and the back of one stitch. Decreasing at the end of every right-side row: Knit 2 stitches together. In summary:
| Increase in first half oft he triangle | Decrease insecondhalfoft hetriangle |
| RS-row:knituntil there are3stitchesleft make1stitch | RS-row:knituntil there are4stitches left knit 2 stitchestogether |
| Drop the yarn-over from the previous row, | |
| knit 1 (=edge-stitch) | |
| WS-row:knit 1,YO,knit | |
How to start: Cast on 2 stitches with Y1 Row 1: knit 2 Row 2: knit 2 Row 3: make 1, knit 1 (=3 stitches) Row 4: knit 1, YO, knit Row 5: (Y2): knit until there are 3 stitches left, make 1, drop YO, knit 1 (=4 stitches) Row 6: knit 1, YO, knit... Repeat rows 5 + 6, don't forget to change yarns for the stripes (row 7: Y1! As described in “Basic Structure" above first make the increases, then the decreases and finally add the horizontal top-part. This might be helpful: Garter stitch has about the same amount of ribs and stitches in one square inch. Therefore it is no
I might sew the front parts together, like a poncho or vest with a collar. problem to combine the two parts of the shawl. Still it would be a good idea to check if you picked up the same the amount oft stitches on both sides of the middle “line". After 2-3 rows you can then adjust the amount of stitches, if necessary. If it seems to lose or too tight, you can do the same.
Have fun knitting!
This pattern has not been test-knit. If there are any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me. I would love to know if anyone got inspired to knit a shawl based on this pattern. Please post a photo!
