te atatu (the dawn)
A knitting pattern designed by Rachel Evans
When I first saw the ball of Gradient yarn featured in this pattern, it screamed "sunrise". Te atatu means "the dawn," and I wanted to design a shawl that looked like the dawn of a new day. The contrast of the night sky fading away pairs with picot edging as the sun finally burst through. The design suits gradient yarn, mini skein sets and solid/semisolidyarn.
Construction
Te atatu is a crescent shaped shawl comprised of a striking, yet simple, lace mesh interspersed with garter sections of decreasing depth and finishing with a picot cast off.
te atatu (the dawn)
Equipment
3.75mm/Us 5 100cm circular needle
Gauge
22st per 4"/10cm in garter stitch
Yarn required
442y/405m fingering weight yarn for main colour 134y/123m fingering weight yarn for contrast colour Sample is knit in Gradient 4-ply sparkle “"Aurora Australis" and Knitsch 100% merino sock "Chinook"
Abbreviations
p-purl st - stitch sl1 - slip 1 stitch purlwise with yarn in back sl1wyif - slip 1 stitch purlwise with yarn in front psso2 - pass the slipped stitch over 2 stitches
Techniques
Blocking a shawl - http://www.trulymyrtle.com/2015/07/washingblocking-shawls-part-1.html (Part 1) http://www.trulymyrtle.com/2015/07/washing-blocking-shawls-parttwo.html (Part 2)
Dimensions (after blocking)
te atatu (the dawn)
Get comfy and start knitting
Contrast Section 1
Row 2 - kfb, k until 2 st remain, kfb, sl1wyif (9st)
Lace Mesh Section
Change to MC Row 5 (RS)- kfb, kfb, k1, \*yo, sl1, k2, psso2. Repeat from \* until last 3st, kfb, kfb, sl1wyif (43st) Row 6 - kfb, k1, purl until 2st remain, kfb, sl1wyif. (45st) Row 7 - kfb, kfb, \*sl1, k2, psso2, yo. Repeat from \* until 4st remain, k1, kfb, kfb, sl1wyif. (49st) Make sure you don't miss that final yo. Row 8 - kfb, purl until 2st remain, kfb, sl1wyif. (51st) Repeat rows 5 - 8 five more times (6 lace repeats total) (111st) Change to CC Row 9 - kfb, kfb, k1, \*yo, sl1, k2, psso2. Repeat from \* until 3st remain, kfb, kfb, sl1wyif (115st)
Contrast Section 2
With CC, work Rows 2-4 of Contrast Section 1, then repeat Rows 3-4 three more times. (141st)
Lace Mesh
Work Lace Mesh section (217st)
Contrast Section 3
With CC, work Rows 2-4 of Contrast Section 1, then repeat Rows 3-4 twice more. (237st)
Lace Mesh
Work Lace Mesh section (307st)
te atatu (the dawn)
Contrast Section 4
With CC, work Rows 2-4 of Contrast Section 1, then repeat Rows 3-4 twice more. (327st) Lace Mesh Work Lace Mesh section (403st)
Contrast Section 5
With CC, work Rows 2-4 of Contrast Section 1 (411st) Break yarn.
Picot cast off
Make sure you allow enough yarn for the cast off. Mine used approx 6g. If you have more yarn left that you would like to use before the cast off then repeat rows 20 and 21 once or twice more in your main colour, then cast off. Change to MC. Cast off 3 stitches, \*return stitch from right needle back to left needle, cable cast on 3 stitches, cast off 8 stitches. Repeat from \* until 3 stitches remain, co 3, cast off 6.
Finishing
Pull yarn through last stitch and weave in ends. Block your shawl (in the techniques section there is a link to Truly Myrtle's blog with a good explanation of how to block a shawl) I block my shawls this way but I do add a blocking wire across the top as the lace in this shawl needs lots of stretching out when blocking.
The copyright of this pattern remains with the author - Rachel Evans, Flame Lily Designs. It is intended for personal use only. Please do not share the pattern with anyone or claim the design as your own. If you have personally hand-knitted the item, feel free to do with it as you wish, including selling the item. If you have any questions, please contact me on Ravelry under the username CraftyWeeWifey or email me at craftyweewifey@yahoo.co.nz
