Herringbone Princess Shawl Pattern by Bethany Hick: A Detailed Knitting Guide with Charts and Instructions

Herringbone Princess

By Bethany Hick

So like everyone else I saw the shawl that the new Duchess of Cambridge wore to the market, and decided I want that. Not the “spend a few hundred on a designer shawl" want, but to make my own. Knowing my problems with stopping halfway through if I am stuck with making edges, I decided to help myself out by making ruffles as I go. I hope everyone enjoys this and keep in mind this is my first pattern. Feel free to send me any errors you find (especially in the written directions)

Before you start

Weigh your yarn. It will take half of youryarnto completethe last two sides of the shawl.

Make First Ruffle

CO 20 using Invisible Cast On (the first onelisted http://www.eunnyjang.com/knit/2006/03/ majoring_in_lace_part_iv.html) Row 1: K20 Row 2: MR Row 3: K20

Set Up Row

Row 4: K20, PU 3 St from Side of Ruffle (looks best if you K Tbl), PU 20 St from the invisible Cast On, Remove the extra yarn as you go.

Note

Finished Measurements:

One Size: Length at center minus ruffles 19 in

Materials:

Madelinetosh Eyre Light [60% merino wool, 20% silk, 20% baby alpaca; 465 yds] color: Tannenbaum; 3 skeins Or any other fingering weight yarn

Needle Size:

US #3/3.25mm circular needles at least 24in in length

Gauge:

28 sts / 48 rows = 4" in pattern before blocking nicer edge to your ruffles: wyif and Sl1P for every stitch on an outside ed

Ruffle Directions (MR)

Row 1: K3, Sl1P, yf, turn Row 2: Sl1P, K3 Row 3: K3, Sl1P Pu St wrapped around Sl st move Sl St and Pu St back to left needle and K2tog, K2, Sl1P, yf, turn Row 4: Sl1P, K6 Row 5: K6, Sl1P Pu St wrapped around Sl st move Sl St and Pu St back to left needle and K2tog, K2, Sl1P, yf, turn Row 6: Sl1P, K9 Row 7: K9, Sl1P Pu St wrapped around Sl st move Sl St and Pu St back to left needle and K2tog, K2, Sl1P, yf, turn Row 8: Sl1P, K12 Row 9: K12, Sl1P Pu St wrapped around Sl st move Sl St and Pu St back to left needle and K2tog, K5, Sl1P, yf, turn Row 10: Sl1P, K18 Row 11: K12, Sl1P, yf, turn Row 12: Sl1P, K12 Row 13: K9, Sl1P, yf, turn Row 14: Sl1P, K9 Row 15: K6, Sl1P, yf, turn Row 16: Sl1P, K6 Row 17: K3, Sl1P, yf, turn Row 18: Sl1P, K3 Row 19: K3, [Sl1P Pu St wrapped around Sl st move Sl St and Pu St back to left needle and K2tog, K2] 4 times, K3, Sl1P Pu St wrapped around Sl st move Sl St and Pu St back to left needle and K2tog, K1

Body

Work Charts 1(you've already worked row 1) and 2. When making stitches on the RS I use the pattern left, right, left, right styles, and on the WS right, left, right, left because when you start making a stitch every row a line will form and this keep it on the WS of the shawl. The charts only show the center area of the shawl you will also be working 20 sts in garter st on both sides making ruffles at the beginning of the rows indicated on chart with an &. You may want to add stitch markers at the center and sides of your shawl. If you are using the written directions to garter stitch directions are included.On Chart 2 work the highlighted area on the chart twice. Alternate charts 3 and 4 to create the rest of the body. Please note that now you are increasing stitches on the WS as well. The first time through the Chart 3 you will repeat the area highlighted 3 times, and two additional times each time Chart 3 is repeated (i.e., 3, 5, 7, 9 repeats). The first time through the chart you will repeat the area highlighted 4 times, and two additional times each time Chart 4 is repeated (i.e., 4, 6, 8, 10 repeats) You can end on either chart 3 or 4. You will want to leave a little more than half of your yarn for the final two sides of the ruffles. I would recommend reaching 15 inches of herringbone pattern at the centerback.DONOTBREAKYOURYARN!

Edge

You will now be making your final two edges of ruffles. To do this you are going to ssk last stitch of your border with a stitch from the row of the center of your shawl (except when MCR). Along the tops of Charts 3 and 4 there is an indicator of whenaruffle shouldbemadewhile working your way across the final two edges. Try and keep your gauge tight through this final section or you may run out of yarn.

Row 1: MCR

Row 2: K20

Row 3: MR Row 4: K20 Row 5: K20 Row 6: K20 Repeat Rows 3 through 6 until you are 1 St away from the Center St.

Corner Ruffle Directions (MCR)

Row 1: K2, Sl1P, yf, turn Row 2: Sl1P, K2 Row 3: K(2), Sl1P Pu St wrapped around Sl st move Sl St and Pu St back to left needle and K2tog, K1, Sl1P, yf, turn Row 4: Sl1P, K(4) Work Rows 3 and 4 seven more times, increasing each number in parenthesis by two each repeat with the last repeat having Row 3 K16 and Row 4 K18 Row 5: K18, Sl1P Pu St wrapped around Sl st move Sl St and Pu St back to left needle and K2tog, K1, Sl1P from the body of the shawl, yf, turn

Row 7: MR

Row 8: K20 Row 9: MCR Row 10: K20 Row 11:MR Row 12: K20 Repeat Rows 3 through 6 starting with Row 5 if you ended the center of the shawl using Chart 3. Work until you are 1 St from the left side ruffles.

Row 10: MCR

Finishing

At this point you should have the 20 sts of your original side ruffle and 20sts that just completed thecorner ruffle.Youshould now join the two together using the kitchener stitch method. Block your shawl. I would recommend blocking the center area fairly hard to bring out the stitch pattern. Row 6: Sl1P, K20 Row 7: K(18), Sl1P, yf, turn Row 8: Sl1P, K(18) Work Rows 7 and 8 eight more times, decreasing the number in parenthesis by two each repeat with the last repeat having Row 7 and 8 K2 Row 9: K2, [Sl1P Pu St wrapped around Sl st move Sl St and Pu St back to left needle and K2tog, K1] 8 times, Sl1P Pu St wrapped around Sl st move SI St and Pu St back to left needle and K2tog, Sl2P (one of which is from the body) Pu St wrapped around Sl St from the body move Sl St and Pu St back to left needle and K2tog, Sl St from the border over k2tog.

Chart 1

Row 2: MR, p3, k20 Row 3: MR, M1L, K1, M1R, K1, M1L, K1, M1R, K20 Row 4: K20, P7, K20 Row 5: K20, M1L, K3, M1R, K1, M1L, K3, M1R, K20 Row 6:MR,P5,K1,P5,K20 Row 7: MR, M1L, K5, M1PR, P1, M1PL, K5, M1R, K20 Row 8: K20, P5, K5, P5, K20 Row 9: K20, M1L, K4, P3, M1PR, P1, M1PL, P3, K4, M1R, K20 Row10: MR, P4, K5, P1, K5, P4, K20 Row 11: MR, M1PL, P4, K5, M1PR, P1, M1PL, K5, P4, M1PR, K20 Row 12: K20, P1, K5, P5, K1, P5, K5, P1,K20 Row 13: K20, M1L, K2, P5, K4, M1R, P1,M1L, K4, P5, K2, M1R, K20 Row 14: MR, P4, K5, P9, K5, P4, K20 Row 15: MR, M1PL, K5, P5, K3, M1R, K1,M1L, K3, P5, K5, M1PR, K20 Row 16:K22,P5,K5,P7,K5,P5,K22 Row 17: K20, M1PL,P3,K5, P5, K2, M1R,K1,M1L, K2, P5, K5, P3, M1PR, K20 Row 18: MR, K5, P5, K5, P5, K5, P5, K25 Row 19: MR, M1L, K1,P5, K5, P5,K1,M1R,K1,M1L,K1,P5, K5, P5,K1,M1R,K20 Row 20:K20,P3,K5,P5,K5,P3,K5, P5,K5, P3, K20 Row 21:K20, M1PL, P3,K5, P5,K5, P1, M1PR, P1,M1PL,P1,K5, P5,K5,P3, M1PR, K20 Row 22: MR, K3, P5, K5, P5, K7,P5, K5,P5,K23 Row 23: MR, M1PL,P2, K5, P5,K5, P4, M1PR, K1, M1PL, P4, K5, P5, K5, P2,M1PR, K20 Row 24: K22, [P5, K5] 2 times, P3, [K5, P5] 2 times, K22 Row 25: K20, M1PL, P1,[K5, P5] two times, K2, M1R, K1, K2, [P5, K5] two timeS, P1, M1PR, K20 Row 26: MR, K1, [P5, K5] two times, P9, [K5, P5] two times, K21 Row 27: MR, M1PL, [K5, P5] two times, K5, M1PR, P1, M1PL, [K5, P5] two times, K5, M1PR K20 Row 28: K20, [P5, K5] five times, P5,K20 Row 29: K20, M1L, K4, [P5, K5] two times, P3, M1PR, P1, M1PL, P3, [K5, P5] two times, K4, M1R, K20 Row 30: MR, P4, [K5, P5] two times, K5, P1,[K5, P5] two times, K5, P4, K20

Chart 2

Row 1: MR, M1PL, P4, K5, [P5, K5] two timeS, M1PR, P1, M1PL, [K5, P5] two timeS, K5, P4,M1PR, K20 Row 2: K20, P1, [K5, P5] three times, K1, [P5, K5] three times, P1, K20 Row 3: K20, M1L, K2, [P5, K5] two times, P5, K4, M1R, P1, M1L, K4, [P5, K5] two times, P5, K2, M1R, K20 Row 4: MR, P4, [K5, P5] two times, K5, P9, [K5, P5] two times, K5, P4, K20 Row 5: MR, M1PL, [K5, P5] three times, K3, M1R, K1, M1L, K3, [P5, K5] three timeS, M1PR, K20 Row 6: K22, [P5, K5] three times, P7, [K5, P5] three times, K22 Row 7: K20, M1PL, P3, [K5, P5] three times, K2, M1R, K1, M1L, K2, [P5, K5] three times, P3, M1PR, K20 Row 8: MR, [K5, P5] seven times, K25 Row 9: MR, M1L, K1,[P5, K5] three timeS, P5, K1, M1R, K1, M1L, K1, [P5, K5]three times, P5, K1, M1R, K20 Row 10: K20, {P3, [K5, P5] three times, K5} two times, P3, K20

Chart 3

The first time through the chart you will repeat the area in brackets 3 times, and two additional times each time Chart 3 is repeated (i.e., 3, 5, 7, 9 repeats) Row 1:K20, M1PL, P3,[K5, P5], K5, P1, M1PR, P1,M1PL,P1,[K5, P5],K5,P3, M1PR, K20 Row 2:MR, M1R, K3, P5,K1,[K4, P5,K1], K5, P4, [P1, K5, P4], P1, K3, M1L, K20 Row 3: MR, M1PL, P3, K2, [K3, P5, K2],K3, P4, M1PR, K1, M1PL, P2, [P2, K5, P3], P2, K5, P3, M1PR, K20 Row 4:K20, M1R, K3, P5, K3,[K2,P5,K3], K2, P3, K5, P2, [P3, K5, P2], P3, K3, M1L,K20 Row 5: K20, M1PL, P3, K4, [K1, P5, K4],K1,P5, K2,M1R, K1,M1L,K2, P1,[P4,K5, P1], P4,K5, P3, M1PR, K20 Row 6: MR, M1R, K3, P5, K5, [P5, K5],P9, K5, [P5, K5], P5, K3, M1L, K20 Row 7: MR, M1PL, P3, K5, P1,[P4, K5, P1], P4, K5, M1PR, P1, M1PL, K4, [K1, P5,K4], K1, P5, K5, P3, M1PR, K20 Row 8:K20, K1R, K3, P5, K5, P2, [P3, K5, P2], P3, K5, P5, K3, [K2, P5, K3], K2,P5, K3, M1L, K20 Row 9: K20, M1PL, P3, K5, P3, [P2, K5, P3], P2, K5, P3, M1PR, P1, M1PL, P3, K2, [K3, P5,K2],K3, P5,K5, P3, M1PR, K20 Row 10: MR, M1R, K3, P5, K5, P4, [P1,K5,P4], P1, K5, P1, K5, P5, K1,[K4, P5,K1], K4, P5, K3, M1L, K20

Chart 4

The first time through the chart you will repeat the area in brackets 4 times, and two additional times each time Chart 4 is repeated (i.e., 4, 6, 8, 10 repeats) Row 1: MR, M1L, K4, [P4, K4], M1PR, P1, M1PL, [K5, P5], K4, M1R, K20 Row 2: K20, M1R, K1, P4, [P1, K5, P4], P1, K1, P1, [P4, K5, P1] P4, K1, M1L, K20 Row 3: K20, M1PL, P3, K3, [K2, P5, K3],K1, M1R, P1, M1L, K1, [K3, P5, K2], K3,P3,M1PR, K20 Row 4: MR, M1PR, K5, P2, [P3, K5, P2], P5,[P2, K5, P3], P2, K5, M1PL, K20 Row 5: MR, M1L, K2, P5, K1, [K4, P5,K1], K2, M1R, K1, M1L, K2, [K1, P5, K4],K1, P5, K2, M1R, K20 Row 6: K20, M1PR, P4, K5, [P5, K5], P7, [K5, P5], K5, P4, M1PL, K20 Row 7: K20, M1PL, P1,K5, P4,[P1, K5, P4], P1,K2, M1R, K1, M1L, K1, P1, [P4, K5, P1] P4,K5, P1,M1PR, K20 Row 8: MR, M1R, K3, P5, K3, [K2, P5,K3], K2, P5, K2, [K3, P5, K2], K3, P5, K3,M1L,K20 Row 9: MR, M1L, P5, K5, P2,[P3, K5,P2], P3, K1, M1R, K1, M1L, K1, P3, [P2, K5,P3], P2, K5, P5, M1R, K20 Row 10:K20, M1PR, P2, K5, P5, K1,[K4,P5, K1], K4, P3, K4, [K1, P5, K4], K1, P5,K5, P2, M1PL, K20 Terms K: knit K2tog: Knit 2 together K Tbl: Knit through the back of the loop M1L: Lift loop from between the stitches with yarn going from front to back over the needle, knit into the back of the loop M1 PL: Lift loop from between the stitches with yarn going from front to back over the needle, purl into the back of the loop M1 PR: Lift loop from between stitches with yarn going from back to front over the needle, purl into the loop M1 R: Lift loop from between stitches with yarn going from back to front over the needle, knit into the loop MCR: Make Corner Ruffle MR: Make Ruffle P: purl Pu: Pick up SI: Slip SI1P: Slip one(two) stitch purlwise SSK: Slip as if to knit, knit 1, slip stitch over knit stitch St: Stitch Yf: move yarn to the front