Fantail Lace shawl
This lovely crescent-shaped shawl has been designed to be knit in fingering weight or heavy/medium laceweight. This shawl will be both a sweet knit and a dream to wear! With a stockinet stitch body and repeatable lace section, that is beautifully effective and yet breathtakingly simple. The Fantail Lace Shawl is another shawl that can be knit with a variety of ways making it truly adaptable and giving you the opportunity to make it totally unique!
MATERIALS &TOOLS
Size 5 US / 9 UK (3.75 mm) needles Size 6 US / 10 UK (4 mm) 32 inch (81 cm) circular needles ? Tapestry needle 2 st markers 400 yards (366 meters) of medium / heavy lace or fingering weight yarn. (optional) X beads that are drilled with large enough holes for your yarn to fit through. For this project, gauge is not important, but knitted fabric should not be too tight
| ABBREVIATIONS | ||
| ()x# | = | repeat instructions between parentheses as directed |
| co | = | cast on |
| k | = | knit |
| k1b | = | knit 1 below |
| k2tog | knit 2 sts together | |
| kfbl | knit through front & back loop | |
| p | = | purl |
| p2tog | = | Purl 2 together |
| PM | = | place marker |
| rem | 三 | remaining |
| s2kp | 三 | slip 2 sts, k, pass slipped stitches over |
| s2pp | 三 | slip 2 sts, p, pass slipped stitches over |
| ssk | = | |
| ssp | Slip 1 purlwise, slip 1 purlwise, return slipped sts to LH, p2tog | |
| St/s | 三 | stitch/es |
| yo | = | yarnover |
SHAWL INSTRUCTIONS:
Using size 5 needles, CO 8 sts using the long tail cast on method. Row 1. K2, yo, p4, yo, k2 - 10 sts Row 2. K2,(k, yo, k) into yo of previous row, kto2 sts rem,(k, yo, k) inyo of previous row,k2 -14 sts Row 3. K2, yo, p to 2 sts rem, yo, k2 - 16, sts Row4-90 Rep rows 2 & 3 until you have 274 sts total Row 91. k 274 Row 92. K2, yo, p to 2 sts rem, yo, k2 - 276, sts
Begin Lace Chart repeats:
Note: All the lace repeats will fall between your stitch markers. Row 93. Switching to size 6 needles, K2, PM, (k2yog, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, k, yo, ssk, k2, yo, ssk, k4)x 15, PM, k2 Row 94. K2, (yo, p2, p2tog, p, yo, p, yo, p, ssp, p2, yo, ssp, p, p2tog)x 15, k2 Row 95. K2, (k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k, yo, k2, ssk, k2, yo, s2kp, yo) x 15, k2 Row 96. K2, (p, p2tog, p3, yo, p, yo, p3, ssp, p4)x 15, k2 Row 97. K2, (k2tog, k4, yo, k, yo, k4,ssk, k3) x 15, k2 Row 98. K2, (ssp, p2, yo, p, yo, p, yo, p, yo, p3, p2tog, p, ssp) x 15, k2 Row 99. K2, (k2, yo, k2, yo, k, yo, k2, yo, k2, k2tog, s2kp, ssk) x 15, k2 Row 100. K2, (ssp, p2, yo, ssp, p3, yo, p2tog, yo, p2, p2tog, yo, p, yo)x 15, k2 Row 101. K2, (k, ssk, k2, yo, ssk, k, k2tog, yo, k2, k2tog, k, yo, k, yo) x 15, k2 Row 102. K2, (p2, ssp, p2, yo, s2pp, yo, p2, p2tog, p2, yo, p, yo) x15, k2 Row 103. K2, (k3, ssk, k5, k2tog, k3, yo, k, yo) x 15, k2 Row 104. K2, (p4, ssp, p3, p2tog, p4, yo, p, yo) x 15, k2 Row105. K2, (k, k2tog, ssk, k, k2tog, ssk, k2, yo, k, yo) x 15, k2 Row 106 - 133 Rep rows 93 -106 two more times
Begin Lace Edging Chart
Row 134. K2, PM, (k2yog, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, k, yo, ssk, k2, yo, ssk, k4) x 15, PM, k2 Row 135. K2, (yo, p2, p2tog, p, yo, p, yo, p, ssp, p2, yo, ssp, p, p2tog) x 15, k2 Row 136. K2, (k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k, yo, k2, ssk, k2, yo, s2kp, yo) x 15, k2 Row 137. K2, (p, p2tog, p3, yo, p, yo, p3, ssp, p4) x 15, k2 Row 138. K2, (k2tog, k4, yo, k, yo, k4,ssk, k3) x 15, k2 Row 139. K2, (ssp, p2, yo, p, yo, p, yo, p, yo, p3, p2tog, p, ssp) x 15, k2 Fantail Lace Shawl by Katrin Karlsdottir of ewgueca /hmay @2015 Row 140. K2, (k2, yo, k2, yo, k, yo, k2, yo, k2, k2tog, s2kp, ssk) x 15, k2 Row 141. K2, (ssp, p2, yo, ssp, p3, yo, p2tog, yo, p2, p2tog, yo, p, yo) x 15, k2 Row 142. K2, (k, ssk, k2, yo, ssk, k, k2tog, yo, k2, k2tog, k, yo, k, yo) x 15, k2 Row 143. K2, (p2, ssp, p2, yo, s2pp, yo, p2, p2tog, p2, yo, p, yo) x 15, k2 Row 144. K2, (yo, ssk, yo, ssk, k5, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k3) x 15, k2 Row 145. K2, (ssp, yo, ssp, yo, sp, yo, ssp, p, p2tog, yo, p2tog, yo, p2tog, yo, p2tog, p, yo) x 15, k2 Row 146. K2, (yo, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, k, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k3) x 15, k2 Row 147. K2, (ssp, yo, ssp, yo, sp, yo, ssp, s2pp, yo, p2tog, yo, p2tog, yo, p2tog, yo, p2tog, p, yo) x 15, k2 Row 148. K2, (yo, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, k, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k3 Row 149. K2, (yo, ssp, yo, ssp, yo, ssp, yo, ssp, s2pp, yo, p2tog, yo, p2tog, yo, p2tog, yo, p2tog, p, yo) x 15, k2 Row 150. K2, (ssp, yo, ssp, yo, ssp, yo, sp, s2pp, yo, p2tog, yo, p2tog, yo, p2tog, yo, p2tog, p, yo) x 15, k2 Bind Off using Jeny's Super Stretchy bind off method Break yarn and weave in ends Block to desired shape and size Enjoy!
| Chart Key | |
| O | yarnover |
| k on RS, p on WS | |
| k2tog on RS P2tog on WR | |
| ssk on RS ssp on WS | |
| s2kp on RS s2pp on RS | |
