Harvest Shawl: Detailed Knitting Pattern with Subtle Texture and Eyelets

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Subtle texture and beautifuly formed eyelets are the foundation for this simple but dramatic shawl.

Online Extras

Detailed pattern w/Tables & Charts New Knitting Nuances skills including the Subtle Decrease, Perfect Eyelet and Double Eyelet Increase Pattern links to online tips, detailed Photobucket pictures & blog posts Download chart files to load onto your phone or tablet More project tips and technique help.

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From the Designer

The Harvest pattern highlights the most basic element of our Knitting Nuance skills - the perfect eyelet. And while it might seem almost too simplistic to base an entire shawl on such a simple idea, there's more here than meets the eye.

If you haven't yet had a chance to read about our Showy & Subtle Decrease this project is a great jumping off point. Here are some resources for you: 1. There's a summary page at the end of this pattern. 2. You can check our before and after photos of this stitch pattern on our Photobucket site at s1013.photobucket.com. Link below. 3. Our blog has instructions for an Eyelet Experiment you can try. 4. There is a trio of hat designs that highlight different ways to use Showy or Subtle Decreases: the Vortex, Rip Cord & Yosemite. Ilyuuvc everdriven by fields of freshly planted crops you'll recognize the inspiration for this simple but elegant shawl. Rows and rows of plants separated by a mound of soil. The symmetry of man and beauty of nature.

Scarf or Shawl? Gauge?

The size and gauge is pretty much all up to you. Decide what you're knitting, pick your yarn, knit it slightly looser than the ball gauge (not too loose or you'll lose the structure), knit a swatch to test the pattern out and then go for it. The table below provides cast on numbers for your selected number of repeats. The pattern is based on stockinette which can roll a bit, so you will want 8 repeats at a minimum. We've incorporated an anti-roll edge to offset this. Store it flat vs. hanging it. More pictures and examples are available on our Photobucket.com site.

The Interactive Knitting Pattern

·You're Connected with links throughout the PDF file taking you to additional online information; more project details, more tips & photos. · It's portable; download PDF file onto your computer, laptop or phone & take us along. Chart files are also downloadable. ·Don't forget to check out our blog at blog.knittingnuances.com for our Perfect Eyelet Experiment.

To determine cast on, multiply Desired Width by Gauge and divide by 4. Round down to the closest number of repeats to find cast on. → Example 1: 10" wide scarf x 5 sts per 1" = 50 sts divided by 4 = 12.5 repeats. Use 12 repeats and cast on 57 stitches.

Reference Sheet

Chart Legend

Table Abbreviations

Knit 1 in the row (eyelet) below

When you get to this point insert your needle into that great big yarn over hole and knit one. This creates a larger eyelet with great structure and further integrates the rows.

Right & Wrong Sides vs Front & Back

→ The Right Side is the public (usually prettier) side of the fabric. The Wrong Side is the inside non-visible side of the project. The Front is the side facing you as you knit that row. The Back is the side you can not see as you're knitting. When you're purling in Stockinette, that's the front side. The "V" symbol means the horizontal yarn bar from the slip stitch does not show on the Right Side. The instructions 'slip wyif' on the purl side mean the bar shows as you work it, but not when viewed from the Right Side.

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Knitting Instructions

Use the table on page 2 to help determine the number of stitches to cast on. A nice stretchy cast on is important for proper drape. > Work Long Tail Cast On, placing markers 5 stitches from each end. > Knit 4 rows of stockinette establishing the edge stitches. The integrated j-cord edges pull short at first so you'll add an extra i-cord row at the very beginning. Here's how: - Row 1 (WSR): p3, k1, purl to last 4 sts, k1, sl3 wyif - Row 2 (RSR): k3, [slide back to left needle and k3 again], p1, knit to last 4 sts, p1, sl3 - Row 3 (WSR): p3, [slide back to left needle and p3 again], k1, purl to last 4 sts, k1, sl3 wyif - Row 4 (RSR): k3, p1, knit to last 4 sts, p1, sl3 > Knit Harvest pattern to the desired length ending with either row 4 or 8. -Leave a few extra yards of main yarn for binding off the ruffle (optional). > Knit 3 rows of stockinette (maintaining i-cord edges) · Bind off loosely. · Follow instructions for the ruffle on the next page.

Integrated i-cord edgesblendseamlessly with the smooth look of the Harvest pattern. No messy garter edges here.

Harvest Pattern

Helpful Tips:

Change yarn 5 stitches in from edge instead of at the end of the row (inside the integrated i-cord). Chart downloads for this pattern are on our web site at KnittingNuances.com/help This link does not show in the menu bar so just type "/help" from the home page. Slip stitches in this pattern are all worked so that the yarn is on the wrong side. You'll purl them at the start of wrong side rows and knit them at the start of right side rows. The yarn is already on the correct side for slipping. > i-cords are not as stretchy as regular knitting. It helps to add an extra row of i-cord every 4 or 5 inches like you did for the first few rows above. Bothrows 1 and 5areworkedwith \* p3, sl1 \*. The middle of those purl stitches should line up above the previous eyelet. Once you get that down you may not even need to carry the pattern! If you would like to see a chart with multiple repeats so you can see how the eyelets flow together, you can download it. See note below.

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Ruffle Instructions

The Double Eyelet Increase creates a light airy ruffle. It's the same Subtle Eyelet from the main pattern with a twist. Now it's a base for the increases. A separate tutorial page for the Double Eyelet Increase has been included in your pattern. You can bind off with the main yarn for added contrast. Use the same size needle as the shawl. Big Tip! I'm a fan of charts and detailed instructions, however, in this case, after the initial set up, it's easier to just go with the flow. → Knit the 1st eyelets. Offset the following sets. The result is four times as many stitches as you cast on, with well spaced, big fat eyelets throughout. Here are the logical instructions (we still include the standard ones below). Four sets of eyelets rows are worked as follows. 1. Work the repeat of the set up rows to the right, followed by the Double Eyelet Increase shown in the small repeat chart to the right. 2. Knit stockinette for 4 rows 3. Work the 2nd set of increases in between the 1st so they are offset. 4. Knit stockinette for 4 rows then the 3rd set of increases lined up with the 1st set. 5. Knit stockinette for 4 rows then the 4th set of increases lined up with the 2nd set. 6. Knit 4 rows of stockinette and bind off loosely with main yarn. This chart looks more complicated than it is. Just follow the common sense instructions above, sincesmall variationswill not matter. Here are the first two sets. Did I mention going with the flow is easier?

DoubleEyeletIncrease RS: knit 3 into next st: 1st into the eyelet ontherow below, then a knit stitch and one more into the eyelet. Results in a 2bl increase. Double Eyelet Increase Repeat - Repeats outlined in blue - Edges stitches outlined in green -Green blocks = knit 4 rows St st

Chart downloads for this pattern are on our web site at KnittingNuances.com/help. This link does not show in the menu bar so type "/help" after the home page URL.