The Heirloom Rose Medallions Shawl was the only pattern without an illustration in the 1949 Beehive Shawls booklet. You'll find here a charted adaptation of the original instructions, to un-earth the delicate beauty of this one-hundred-and-sixtyyear old lace shawl design. We are about to start a demanding but extremely rewarding journey through the land of traditional knitted lace. I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I! - Christelle
Materials
Yarn - The pattern calls for 12ozs (340g) of a discontinued 100% wool 3-ply fingering at 207 yds (189 m) per oz (28g), s0 a total of 2,484 yds (2,268 m). Alternatives would be 2-ply heavy lace weights knitting to the required gauge below. Needles - a set of US 3 / 3,25 mm / UK 10 double-pointed needles. Darning needle.
Measurements
44" x 44" (112 cm x 112 cm)
Tension
8 sts and 10 rows = 1" / 2.5 cm i.e.30-32 sts = 4"/ 10 cm Source Beehive Shawls (UK, 1949) www.antiquepatternslibrary.org
This shawl is made in 16 separate medallions and joined as instructed in the Make Up section.
THE MEDALLIONS
Cast-on 8 stitches (2, 2, 4). Join to knit in the round. Round 1: \*yo, k1. Repeat from \* to end of round (16 sts in round, 4, 4, 8) Round 2 and every other round: knit. Round 3 to 8: Repeat Chart A until end of round (4 pattern repetitions) Round 9 to 24: Repeat Chart B until end of round (8 pattern repetitions) Round 25 to 42: Repeat Chart C until end of round (8 pattern repetitions)
MEDALLIONS CORNERS
Knit first 8 sts of round onto 3rd needle. Knit Chart D back and forth on two needles on next 19 sts. When you've reached row 11 of Chart D, fasten off. \*\*Slip next 17 sts onto a thread. Working on next 19 sts, join wool and work Chart D again.\*\* Repeat from \*\* to \*\* twice. Slip the 17 remaining sts onto a thread.
Make 15 more Medallions to correspond.
CHART A
| 8 | |||||||||
| 山 | 7 | ||||||||
| 6 | |||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||
| 山 | |||||||||
CHART B
| O | 山 | O | 23 | |||||||||||||||
| O | 山 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||
| O | 山 | O | 19 | |||||||||||||||
| O | 山 | O | 17 | |||||||||||||||
| O | 山 | O | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| O | 山 | O | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| O | 人 | O | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| 入 | ||||||||||||||||||
| O | 人 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
LEGEND CHARTS A & B
| Knit (k) | |
| 山 | Knit through the back loop o (ktbl) |
| Yarnover (yo) | |
| 人 | Knit 2 together (k2tog) |
| 入 | Slip, slip, knit (ssk) |
CHART C
| O | 入 | O | 入 | O | O | 入 | O | 41 | ||||||||||
| 人 | 入 | O | O | 人 | 入 | O | 人 | 入 | O | 39 | ||||||||
| O | 入 | O | O | 入 | O | 37 | ||||||||||||
| 一 | 人 | O | O | 人 | 入 | O | 人 | 入 | O | 入 | 35 | |||||||
| 一 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 一 | 人 | O | O | 入 | 33 | |||||||||||||
| 二 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 一 | 人 | O | 入 | O | 入 | 31 | ||||||||||||
| 一 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 一 | 人 | O | O | 人 | 入 | O | 入 | 29 | ||||||||||
| 二 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 一 | 人 | 入 | 27 | |||||||||||||||
| 一 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 一 | 人 | 入 | 25 |
Note on round 37 :
Begin round 37 by sliding 1 st. Work rest of row as indicated in the chart until two sts before end of round. End round with k2tog. Slip this last st of right hand needle onto left hand needle. Slip 2nd st on left hand needle over 1st st. Slip this st back to right hand needle thus having 1 st instead of 3 and so closing the petal. Be very careful not to drop the yo in the process.
LEGEND CHART C
| Knit ( (k) | |
| 一 | Purl (p) |
| O | Yarnover (yo) |
| 人 | Knit 2 together (k2tog) |
| 入 | Slip, slip, knit (ssk) |
| 入 | Slip 1, knit 2 together, pass slipped stitch over (sl1,k2tog, psso) |
CHART D (Corner)
| 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 入 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 人 | 人 | 入 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 入 | O | 人 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| O | 入 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 人 | 入 | O | O | 人 | 入 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 人 | 人 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 入 | O | O | 入 | O | 入 | ||||||||||||||||||
| O | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 人 | 入 | O | O | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 人 | 入 | O | O | 人 | 入 | ||||||||||||||||||
LEGENDE DIAGRAMME D (Coins)
| N.B.Row 1 =RS,Row 2 =WS,etc. | |
| RS : Knit ( (k) / WS : Purl (p) | |
| O | Yarnover (yo) |
| 人 | RS : Knit 2 together (k2tog) / WS : Purl 2 together (p2tog) |
| △ | RS : Purl 2 together (p2tog)/ WS : Knit 2 together (k2tog) |
| 入 | RS: Slip, slip, knit (ssk) |
| 入 | RS: Slip 1, knit 2 together, pass slipped stitch over (sl1, k2tog, psso) |
| WS: Knit 3 together (k3tog) | |
BORDER
With 2 needles, cast on 24 sts. Work 12 rows of border chart below until work measures approx. 4 12 yds (4,10 m), ending with 12th pattern row. Bind off
| 12 | 一 | 一 | 一 O | 人 | 一 | 一 | 一 | 一 | 一 一 | O | △ | 一 | O | △ | 一 一 | 一 | 一 | 一 | ||||||||
| △ | O | 一 | 一 二 | 人 | 入 | 一 一 | 一 | 人 | O | 人 | O | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| 一 | 一 | 一 | O | 人 | 一 二 | 二 | 二 | 一 | 一 | O | 一 | O | △ | 一 | 一 | 一 | ||||||||||
| 10 | O | O | 一 △ | O | 一 | 二 | 二 | 人 | 入 | 二 | 二 | 二 | 人 | O | 人 | O | 一 | 一 | 9 | |||||||
| 8 | 一 | 一 | 一 O | 人 | 二 | 二 | 二 | 二 | 二 | 二 | O △ | 一 | O | △ | 一 | 一 一 | 一 | 一 | ||||||||
| △ | 一 | 二 二 | 人 | 入 | 二 二 | 二 | 人 | 人 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 一 | 一 | 一 O | 一 | 人 | 一 | 一 | 二 | 二 | 一 | 一 O | 一 | O | △ | 一 | 一 一 | 一 | 一 | |||||||||
| 4 | 一 | O 一 | △ 一 | 人 | 一 一 | 二 二 | 二 二 | O | 二 二 | 一 一 | 二 | 人 △ | O | 人 | O | 5 | ||||||||||
| △ | O | 一 二 | 二 | 二 | 一 一 二 | O | 人 | 一 O | O | △ 人 | 一 一 O | 一 | 一 | 一 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 一 | 一 | 一 | 一 | 人 | 一 | 二 | 二 | 二 | 一 | 二 | O | 一 | O | △ | 一 | 一 一 | 一 | 一 | |||||||
| O | O | O | 一 | 一 | 一 | O | 一 | 一 | 一 | 人 | O | 人 | O | 1 |
Border legend
| RS : Knit (k) / WS : Purl (p) | |
| RS : Purl (p)/ WS : Knit (k) | |
| Nostitch | |
| O | Yarnover( (yo) |
| 人 | RS : Knit 2 together (k2tog) /WS : Purl 2 together (p2tog) |
| △ | RS : Purl 2 together (p2tog)/ WS : Knit 2 together (k2tog) |
| 入 | RS: Slip, slip, knit (ssk) / WS: Purl 2 together through the back loop (p2tog tbl) |
| Bindoff |
MAKE UP
Slip 17 sts of one medallion onto a needle and 17 sts of another medallion onto another needle. Place the 2 needles together, wrong sides facing and graft the 2 medallions together. With the ends of wool left at the corners, sew the corner seams being careful to match patterns and keep seams elastic. Join medallions together in this manner to form a square of 4 medallions by 4 medallions. With right side of work facing, join wool to each group of 17 sts left on a thread around outside edge and cast-off loosely. Beginning at one corner, sew the border around the shawl, gathering it at the corners to keep work flat. Sew evenly to keep work from binding. Sew the bind-off edge of the border to the cast-on edge. Block and parade with shawl to family, friends, colleagues and people in the street and feel immensely proud of yourself.
USEFUL TUTORIAL LINKS
Emily Ocker's start for circular shawls Kitchener stitch (grafting)
COPYRIGHT
Original instructions:
The Antique Pattern Library
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