Vefr Shawl
A lacy, spider's web shawl with a beaded edging that gives weight and a sparkle like dewdrops. The pattern is designed to be worked from charts.
Skills Needed
reading charts, left and right leaning decreases, yarn overs, double decreases, crocheting a chain stitch, and beading
Finished Measurements
Approximately 51"/125 cm at widest point and 25"/63 cm long at center
Gauge
30 sts and 32 rows = 4" [10 cm] in stockinette stitch, blocked Gauge is not critical to this project.
Pattern Notes
This pattern is worked from the top down and finished with a long chain bind off. Beading is optional but will add weight to the edge and help the shawl hang more gracefully. The pictured shawl used 40 grams of a 50 gram skein. A video illustrating the long chain bind off can be found at: http://youtu.be/1B_zZMNEdfU
Setting Up
Cast on 5 stitches.
Knitting Chart A
Row 1: knit 2, yo, pm, knit 1, pm, yo, knit 2. Work chart rows 2-34. Slip markers up with each row throughout to mark center stitch. You now have 71 stitches.
Knitting Chart B
Work rows 1-40 of Chart B. You now have 151 stitches. 22-23: k11, pl, k4, pl, kl, p2, k4, p2, k1, pl, k4, pl, k11
Knitting Chart C
Work rows 1-20 of Chart C. You now have 191 stitches.
Knitting Chart D
Work rows 1-40 of Chart D. You now have 271 stitches.
Finishing
Measure off 20 yards (18 m) of remaining yarn from last stitch knit and cut from skein. String 201 beads onto the end of the yarn still attached to the shawl. Wind the 20 yards of yarn onto a piece of cardboard, pushing beads towards the last stitch on the needles. (This will help control the yarn as you work the bind off.)
Holding shawl with right side facing you, insert the crochet hook in the first stitch on the needle as if to knit, draw a loop through the stitch, and slip the stitch off the needle. Draw three beads up the yarn close to the crochet hook. Loosely chain 6, inserting beads in the first, third, and fifth chain. Slip hook through the back loops of the next 3 stitches on the needle, wrap yarn around hook, and draw the yarn through the 3 stitches, slipping them off the needle (2 stitches on crochet hook). Wrap yarn around hook and draw yarn through 2 stitches on crochet hook (1 stitch on hook). \*Draw three beads up the yarn close to the crochet hook. Loosely chain 7, inserting beads in the second, fourth, and sixth chain. Slip hook through the back loops of the next 4 stitches on the needle, wrap yarn around hook, and draw the yarn through the 4 stitches, slipping them off the needle (2 stitches on crochet hook). Wrap yarn around hook and draw yarn through 2 stitches on crochet hook (1 stitch on hook).\* (Note: You can view a video of this step at http://youtu.be/1B_zZMNEdfU) Repeat from \* to \* to last 3 stitches. Slip hook through the back loops of the last 3 stitches on the needle, wrap yarn around hook, and draw the yarn through the 3 stitches, slipping them off the needle (2 stitches on crochet hook). Wrap yarn around hook and draw yarn through 2 stitches on crochet hook (1 stitch on hook). Bind off last stitch. Using cast on tail, sew together the first and fifth stitch of the first row and weave in end. Weave in bind off tail. Block to measurements. Use pins or blocking wires to pin out chain loops on border and bottom point.
About the Designer
Heddi Craft is a lifelong fiber artist and crafter. She currently lives in Santa Cruz, California with her husband and three children. If you need pattern help or would like to comment on this pattern, you can contact her on Ravelry at http: //www.ravelry.com/designers/heddi-craft or send her an email at heddicr@gmail.com.
Key
k on RS, p on WS p on RS, k on wS yo k2tog ssk s1, k2tog, psso sl2knitwise k1 p2sso (raised double decrease) stitches do not exist in this area of chart See Stitch Glossary (page 2) for additional information on forming charted stitches.
Chart A
Chart B and D
