GARTER RIDGE SHAWL by Isobel Thomas 9 Skeins Adriene Vittadini Eva (80% wool/20% alpaca) (98yds, 4.5 sts/1" on #6 needles) I used #7 circular needle 1 stitch marker Gauge: not important. Mine blocked out to 4 sts to 1" Worked from back of neck, top down. Abbreviations: K - knit Kfb - knit in front & back of same stitch P - purl YO - yarn over RS - right side WS - wrong side Cast on 7sts. Row 1: Kfb, K2, YO, K1,YO, K2, Kfb. Row 2: Knit. Row 3: Kfb, K4, YO,K1, YO, K4, Kfb. Row 4: Knit. Row 5: Kfb, K6, YO, k1, YO, K6, Kfb. Row 6: Knit. (19 sts) At this point you can mark the center stitch if you wish.
BEGINGARTERRIDGEPATTERN.
RS facing Row 1: Kfb, Knit to center stitch, YO, K1, YO, Knit to last st, Kfb. Row 2: Purl. Row 3: Rep row 1. Row 4: Purl. Row 5: Rep row 1. Row 6: Knit. Row 7: Rep row 1. Row 8: Knit. Row 9: Rep row 1. Row 10: Knit. Repeat rows 1 - 10, 2 more times. Repeat rows 1 - 5 once. (35 rows total).
BEGINSEEDSTITCHPATTERN.
WS facing Row 1: K1, P1 to end. Row 2: Kfb, \* P1, K1 \* rep from \*-\* to center stitch, YO, K1, YO, rep from \* - \* to last st, Kfb. Row 3: P1, K1 to end. Row 4: Kfb,\* K1, P1 \* rep from \* -\* to center stitch, YO, K1, YO, rep from \* -\* to last st, Kfb. Repeat rows 1 - 4, 3 more times Repeat row 1 once. (17 rows total) Repeat Garter Ridge section. Repeat Seed Stitch section. Repeat Garter Ridge section. Repeat Seed Stitch section. Repeat rows 1- 10 of Garter Ridge pattern, twice. Repeat rows 5 - 7 of Garter Ridge pattern, once. Cast off purlwise. \* Do not cut yarn yet. Join the 3 sts at the neck edge using the cast-on tail \* I used the yarn at the cast off end to crochet 2 rows of single crochet across top edge. Block to desired size. Mine is 75" across the top. 36" from neck edge to tip.
