COLDEST SUMMER SHAWL
"The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco." SF is a mild 50 to 60°F most of the year. Locals pack a jacket even if it's currently sunny. A shawl is also handy to keep you warm when Karl the Fog comesby. This shawl shows off a luxurious merino/silk blend with simple stockinette and a geometric eyelet lace border. It's an easy introduction for first time lace knitting or a quick project city commute. The pattern repeat of the shawl is both written and charted. Directions are also given for a bandana/shawlette version. Pattern by Sharon Kresge jomiel on Ravelry
YARN
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Section 3:
365 yds / 333 m of DK weight yarn Shown in Kismet Fiber Works Sleek DK [100 g, 50% merino/50% wool], colorway Larc's Song], used 1.5 skeins
NEEDLES
Size 8 Us /5.0 mm or as needed for desired gauge Size 9 Us / 5.5 mm or as needed
NOTIONS
4 stitch markers
GAUGE
16 st and 27 rows = 4" / 10 cm Gauge is not important for this shawl, but will affect the yardage used.
ABBREVIATIONS
BO bind off cast on k knit k2tog knit 2 st together p purl pm place marker RS right side sk2p2 slip 2 st knitwise at once as if to k2tog, knit the next st, pass the 2 slipped st over (2 st decreased) slm slip marker ssk slip 2 st knitwise 1 at a time, then knit the slipped sts together st stitch(es) WS wrong side yo yarn over 50" × 22" / 127 cm × 56 cm, lightly blocked DIRECTIONS (full size) Garter tab cast on: With smaller needles, CO 2 st, knit 6 rows. After the last row, leave the worked sts on the right needle. Pick up and knit into the 3 purl bumps from each garter ridge (long edge) to the left. Then pick up and knit 2 st from the CO (short edge). You will have 7 st total. If it's hard to do the garter tab, try casting on again and knitting more loosely. For more photos, Stephen West has a great tutorial: http://westknits.com/index.php/ 2011/07/garter-tab-cast-on/ Set Up: Set up row: k2, pm, yo, k1, yo, pm, k1, pm, yo, k1, yo, pm, k2 Next row: k2, slm, p3, slm, p1, slm, p3, slm, k2 Section 1: Row 1 (RS): k2, slm, yo, k until marker, yo, slm, k1, slm, yo, k until marker, yo, slm, k2 Row 2 (Ws): k2, slm, p until marker, slm, p, slm, p until marker, k2 Repeat these 2 rows until 81 st (or repeats of 16 + 1) are on the needles. Section 2: Work rows 1-16 of Chart A as follows: k2, slm, work Chart A, slm, k1 (or p1 on even rows), slm, work Chart A, slm, k2 Work rows 1-16 of Chart B as follows: k2, slm, work Chart B, slm, k1 (or p1 on even rows), slm, work Chart B, slm, k2 Bind off loosely with larger needles.
FINISHING
Wet block or steam block to open up the lace. When dry, weave in ends. DIRECTIONS (bandana/shawlette) size: 29"× 11"/ 74 cm × 28 cm yarn used: 127 yds /116 m Work garter tab cast on and set up rows per full size directions. Section 1: Repeat rows 1 and 2 until 17 st are on the needles between markers 1 and 2, and between markers 3 and 4. Section 2: Per full size directions. Section 3: Per full size directions. Bind off loosely with larger needles.
CHARTA
CHART B
knit on RS, purl on WS yanover k2tog ssk 八 sk2p2 indicates the number of consecutive sts, the box itself is 1 st
WRITTENDIRECTIONSFROMCHARTA
Note: Work 2 garter sts at beginning, slm, work chart A directions, slm, k1 (or p1 on even rows), slm, work chart A directions, slm, and work 2 garter st at the end of each row. Row1 (RS) \*yo, k1, yo, ssk, k11, k2tog, repeat from \* until 1 st left, yo, k1, yo Row 2-16 (even rows, Ws)Purl Row 3 yo, \*k3, yo, ssk, k9, k2tog, yo, repeat from \* until 3 st left,k3, yo Row 5 yo, k1, \*k4, yo, ssk, k7, k2tog, yo, k1, repeat from \* until 4 st left, k4, yo Row 7 yo, k2, \*k5, yo, ssk, k5, k2tog, yo, k2, repeat from \* until 5 st left, k5, yo Row 9 yo, k3, \*k6, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k3, repeat from \* until 6 st left, k6, yo Row11 yo, k4, \*k7, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k4, repeat from \* until 7 st left, k7, yo Row 13 yo, k5, \*k8, yo, sk2p2, yo, k5, repeat from \* until 8 st left, k8, yo Row 15 yo, k1, yo, ssk, k3, \*k6, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, sk, k3, repeat from \* until 9 st left, k6, k2tog, yo, k1, yo
WRITTENDIRECTIONSFROMCHARTB
Note: Work 2 garter sts at beginning, slm, work chart A directions, slm, k1 (or p1 on even rows), slm, work chart A directions, slm, and work 2 garter st at the end of each row. Row 1 (RS) \*yo, k1, yo, ssk, k11, k2tog, repeat from \* until 1 st left, yo, k1, yo Row 2-16 (even rows, Ws)Purl Row 3 yo, \*k3, yo, ssk, k9, k2tog, yo, repeat from \* until 3 st left, k3, yo Row 5 yo, k2tog, \*yo, k1, (yo, ssk) × 2, k7, k2tog, yo, k2tog, repeat from \* until 3 st left, yo, k1, yo, ssk, yo Row 7 yo, k2tog, yo, \*k3, (yo, ssk) × 2, k5, (k2tog,yo) × 2, repeat from \* until 5 st left, k3, yo, ssk, yo Row 9 (yo, k2tog) x2, \*yo, k1, (yo, ssk) × 3, k3, (k2tog, yo) × 2, k2tog, repeat from \* until 5 st left, yo, k1, (yo, ssk) × 2, yo Row 11 (yo, k2tog) × 2, yo, \*k3, (yo, ssk) × 3, k1, (k2tog, yo) × 3, repeat from \* until 7 st left, k3, (yo, ssk) × 2, yo Row 13 (yo, k2tog) × 3, \*yo, k1, (yo, ssk) × 3, yo, sk2p2, (yo, k2tog) × 3, repeat from \* until 7 st left, yo, k1, (yo, sk) × 3, yo Row 15 (yo, k2tog) × 3, yo, \*k3, (yo, ssk) × 3, k1, (k2tog, yo) × 3, repeat from \* until 9 st left, k3, (yo, ssk) × 3, yo
