Sirppi Shawlette Knitting Pattern: A Customizable, Neck-Down, Crescent-Shaped Lace Project with Interchangeable Charts

Sirppi Shawlette is knit neck down and its crescent shape is achieved by using a short row technique. Two of Sirppi's lace charts are interchangeable, so you can change their order as you like or use either of them. Cast offis done by crocheting.

Info

Suggested needle size: US 6/4 mm - US 8/5 mm Suggested yarn: fingering or light fingering weight Gauge: isn't critical Yardage: approx. 295 - 350 meters / 328 - 383 yards Size shown: neck down (highest point) 35 cm / 14 ins, upper edge 130 cm / 51 ins Yarn weight and needle size are just suggestions and yardage may vary a lot depending on your choice of yarn and needle size and how tight or loose you knit. Denser Lace chart 2 needs more yarn than Lace chart 1. Bigger needle size and/or thicker yarn means a bigger shawlette and vice versa.

Chart key

+knit (knit also on WS) 1 knit (purl on WS) oyarn over (purl on WS) 00 double yarn over (p1, k1 on WS) 7 slip 1, knit 1, psso (purl on WS) knit 2 together (purl on WS) slip 1, knit 2 tog, psso (purl on WS) cross two stitches to the left (purl on WS) cross two stitches to the right (purl on WS) 口yarn over, on WS make 10 sts out of this yarn over (p1,k1,p1,k1,p1,k1,p1,k1,p1,k1) M1 = make one using strand between two stitches wrap =slip next stitch purlwise onto right hand needle, bring yarn between needles to front of work, and slip stitch back to left needle Some short row tutorials: http://www.stitchdiva.com/custom.aspx?id=143 http://www.cocoknits.com/info/tutorials/shortrows.html http://www.kaspaikka.fi/neulonta/teknikka-ja-rakenne/lyhennetyt_kerrokset.html re will be 2 sts between the make ones (M1) and 2 sts between the wrapped stitche

Instructions

Cast on 118 stitches. Rows 1, 2 and 3: knit Row 4: knit 112 sts, M1, k3, wrap, turn work Row 5: knit 110 sts, M1, k3, wrap, turn work Row 6: knit 108 sts, M1, k3, wrap, turn work Row 7 and all other short rows except the last short row: Knit 2 sts less than on previous row (= 106, 104, 102 sts etc. till 8 sts), M1, k3, wrap, turn work Last short row: knit 6 sts, M1, knit till the end of row, but note oncoming wrapped stitches and insert needle into wrap and knit together with the wrapped stitch. When there is one stitch left on left needle, M1 and knit that last stitch from left needle. Knit next row, but note oncoming wrapped stitches (after half a way of the row) and insert needle into wrap and knit together with the wrapped stitch. M1 before the last stitch of the row and knit the last stitch. There are now 174 sts on the needle. Knit two rows and purl one row before starting a lace edging.

Lace edging

Knit three stitches (= edge sts) at the beginning and end of all rows. Between those edge stitches work Lace chart 1 and/or 2 a total of 6 times and then Lace chart 3 once (= 3 edge sts + 6 repeats of Lace chart 1 or 2 + Lace chart 3 + 3 edge sts). Lace charts 1 and 2 are interchangeable, so you can change their order as you like or use either of them.

Finishing

After row 38 take a crochet hook suitable for your yarn and cast off stitches by crocheting as follows: Chain 9, single crochet 3 edge stitches together, \*chain 9, single crochet next 3 stitches together, \* repeat \*-\* till there are 3 sts left on the left hand needle, chain 9, single crochet next 2 stitches together, chain 9, single crochet into the last stitch. Cut the yarn, finish yarn ends and block or steam iron your shawlette.

Happy knitting!

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