Simplicity
A one ball easy lace shawl
I had two things in mind whilst creating this shawl. One, to make a shawl out of one ball of yarn. I used Noro Taiyo Sock 100g but any 4ply yarn will work well. Also, I wanted to make an easy lace shawl. When I first started to knit lace (not that I am by any means an expert now!) I got so confused and frustrated, firstly understanding the pattern , then not getting it right and having to rip my work back many times and start again.So this shawl has the open lace stitch appearance but with very simple stich patterns that are easy to pick up quickly. It can also be easily knitted in different yarns weights, just alter the size of the needle you are using accordingly. This is the first pattern I have written down that is not just for me so I apologise in advance if there are any errors. I have test knitted it a couple times so I hope there are not but if you have any problems then please contact me. I hope you enjoy it!
Aberviations
k:knit p:purl tg:together yfwd:yarn forward yon:yarn over needle m1:make one stitch by picking up the strand of yarn that runs between sts and knit into the back of it. k2tg: knit two stitches together k3tg:knit three stitches together p2tg: purl two stitches together sts: stitches rpt: repeat pm: place stictch marker slm: slip stitch marker
Materials
5mm circular needle 100g /420m Noro Taiyo Sock Yarn Stitch markers Cast On 9 sts k3 pm yfwd k1 yfwd pm k1 pm yfwd k1 yfwd pm k3 (13 sts) k3slm yon purl to last 3 sts slipping both centre markers yon slm k3(15 sts) k3 slm yfwd k1 yfwd slm k1 slm yfwd k1 yfwd slm k3(19 sts) k3slm yon purl to last 3 sts slipping both centre markers yon slm k3(21 sts) rpt these 4 rows untill you have 141 sts on the needle k3 yfwd k2tg k to middle stitch yfwd k1 yfwd k to last 5 sts k2 yfwd k3 k3 yfwd k2tg k to last 5 sts k2tg yfwd k3 143 sts
Section 1
Row1- k3 yfwd k to last 3 sts yfwd k3 Row 2- k3 yon purl to last 3 sts yon k3 Row 3- rpt row 1 Row4- rpt row 2 Row 5- k3 yfwd k1 (yfwd k2tg ) rpt instructions in brackets until last 3 sts yfwd k3 Row 6- k3 yon purl to last 3 sts yon k3 Row 7- rpt row 1 Row 8- rpt row 2 Row 9- rpt row 1 Rox 10- k3 yon k to last 3 sts yon k3 163 sts
Section 2
Row 1- k3 yfwd k1 (yfwd k2tg) rpt instructions in brackets untill last 3 sts yfwd k3 Row 2- k3 yon purl untill last 3 sts yon k3 Row 3 - rpt row 1 Row 4 - rpt row 2 Row 5 - rpt row 1 Row 6 - rpt row 2 Row 7 - rpt row 1 Row 8 - rpt row 2 Row 9 - rpt row 1 Row 10 - k3 yfwd k to last 3 sts yfwd k3 163 sts 183 sts
Section 3
Row 1- k3 yfwd k to last 3 sts yfwd k3 Row 2 - k3 yon purl to last 3sts yon k3 Row 3 - rpt row 1 Row 4 - rpt row 2 Row 5- k3 yfwd k1 (yfwd k2tg) rpt instructions in brackets untill last 3 sts yfwd k3 Row 6 - rpt row 2 Row 7- rpt row1 Row 8 - rpt row 2 Row 9 - rpt row 1 Row 10 - rpt row 1 203 sts
Section 4
Row 1- k3 yfwd k1 (yfwd k2tg) rpt instructions in brackets untill the last 3 sts yfwd k3 Row 2- k3 yon purl untill last 3sts yon k3 Row 3- rpt row 1 Row 4- rpt row 2 Row 5- rpt row 1 Row 6- rpt row 2 Row 7 - rpt row 1 Row 8 - rpt row 2 Row 9 - rpt row 1 Row 10 - k3 yfwd k to last 3sts yfwd k3 223
Section 5
Row1- k3 yfwd k to last 3 sts yfwd k3 Row 2- k3 yon purl to last 3 sts yon k3 Row 3- rpt row 1 Row4- rpt row 2 Row 5- k3 yfwd k1 (yfwd k2tg ) rpt instructions in brackets until last 3 sts yfwd k3 Row 6- k3 yon purl to last 3 sts yon k3 Row 7- rpt row 1 Row 8- rpt row 2 Row 9- rpt row 1 Rox 10- k3 yfwd k to last 3 sts yfwd k3 243 sts
Border set up
k3 k1 m1 (k2 m1) rpt instructions in brackets untill the last 3 sts k3 k3 p2tg p untill last 5 sts p2tg k3 k3 k3tg k2 yfwd k1,yfwd k1,yfwd k1,yfwd k1( k2tg, k2tg, k2tg, k2tg, yfwd k1, yfwd k1, yfwd k1, yfwd k1) rpt instructions in brackets untill last 9 sts k2tg , k3tg, k3 k 1 row
Pattern
Row 1 - k 1 row Row 2 - k3, purl to last 3 sts k3 Row 3 - k3 , k2tg, k2tg (yfwd k1,yfwd k1,yfwd k1,yfwd k1, k2tg,k2tg,k2tg,k2tg) rpt instructions in brackets untill last 7 sts k2tg , k2tg, k3 Row 4 - K 1 row rpt these 4 rows of border pattern another 3 times. cast off stitches very loosely. If your cast off is too tight you will not be able to block the border. If you have sufficient yarn left then cast off by - p2 slip sts back onto left hand needle, p2tg. rpt untill to the end . This method does use alot of yarn though. Block shawl.
