Moorlands Shawl
Pattern Notes:
This lovely shawl features short rows to create a crescent shape which drapes perfectly around your shoulders. The leafy border make this shawl an excellent choice for a walk on the moor—where sage-scented breezes whisper between the green land and gray mists. FinishedMeasurements: 5 feet wide,depth[tobe recorded] Estimated Yardage: 500—600 yards Recommended Yarns: Madeline Tosh Lace (1 skein, 950 yards) or Madeline Tosh Prairie (1 skein, 840 yards) or Madison Lace from Annie Yarn (1 skein, 870 yards) or Lace-weight yarn of your choice
Needles:
US size 3 needles (for leaf border) US size 4 circular needle, 36 inches (for body) Abbreviations: K—knit P—purl YO—yarnover ssk—slip two stitches, knit together P2tog—-purl two stitches together K2tog—-knit two stitches together incI—increase into a stitch s1, s2—slip given number of stitches w&t—wrap and turn rmremovemarker pm—place marker stst—stockinette stitch p2sso, pssoslip two stitches, knit a stitch, and passslippedstitchesoverknittedstitch
Gauge:
Since this shawl can be easily modified to your chosen size, no gauge swatch is needed. However, my shawl's gauge was Itobe recordedl. Notions: Yarn needle Stitchmarkers
Directions and Charts:
Border. With size 3 needles, cast on 8 stitches. Before you begin the chart or written instructions, purl one row. Follow the chart or written instructions below to complete one leaf. After row 18, you will once again have 8 stitches. Begin the next leaf with row 1, and repeat the pattern until you have a total of 50 leaves. Cast off Note: The special\* symbols in the chart represent a series of 5 sts that are bound off P-wise after the P2tog. Also, any increases (inc I or symbol V in the chart) will be done K-wise. Key: yo ssk/p2tog-bk2tog/p2tog inc 1 s2,k1,p2ss0/s2,p1,p2sso p1/k1 k1/p1 ★Special p2tog/k2tog No Stitch
Written Instructions for Border: Row 1. K5, YO, K1, YO, K2 Row 2. P6, inc1, K3 Row 3. K4, P1,K2, YO, K1, YO, K3 Row 4: P8, inc1, K4 Row 5. K4, P2, K3, YO, K1, YO, K4 Row 6: P10, inc1, K5 Row 7: K4, P3, K4, YO, K1, YO, K5 Row 8. P12, inc1, K6 Row 9: K4, P4, ssk, K7, k2tog, K1 Row10:P10,inc1, K7 Row 11: K4, P5, ssk, K5, K2tog. K1 Row 12. P8, inc1, K2, P1, K5 Row 13: K4, P1, K1, P4, ssk, K3, K2tog, K1 Row 14: P6, inc1, K3, P1, K5 Row 15. K4, P1, K1, P5, ssk, K1, K2tog. K1 Row 16: P4, inc1, K4, P1, K5 Row 17: K4, P1, K1, P6, s2, K1, p2sso, K1 Row 18: P2tog. cast off 5 sts P-wise, P3, K4
Body: Now that the leaf edging has been completed, pick up 450 stitches (one for each garter row) along the straight edge with your US size 4 circular needle, starting from the cast-on end to the bind-off end. Work three rows in stst, purling your first row, knitting the second, and purling the third. You will now begin to incorporate the short rows for the crescent shaping. K 247 stitches, w&t, and pm. P 8O stitches, w&t, and pm. Next, K 83 stitches, rm as you reach the stitch marker, w&t, and pm. P 86 stitches, rm as you reach the stitch marker, w&t, and pm. Turn again, and knit 89 stitches, rm as you reach the stitch marker, w&t, and pm again. Continue in this pattern of working three more stitches on each side, wrapping and turning. and moving the marker to show the last new stitch you worked. After all the stitches have been completed. continue in stst until you reach your desired depth. Add six rows of seed stitch and cast off loosely. Sew in the endswiththeyarnneedle.
Blocking:
After you have washed the shawl according to the yarn's instructions, stretch it out on a flat surface and pin the edges while it dries. It is recommended that you stretch and pin the leaf points especially to accentuate them. Enjoy wearing your new, elegant shawl!
