I started knitting this shawlette when it was still warm and Summer out here, but it made me long for Autumn. I like to drape this around me in different ways, even throughout Summer when it's a bit shilly outside. I knitted it out of slightly thicker yarn, this way it's a bit warmer and will take me nicely through Autumn! This shawl was designed to be knit with only 4oz of handspun, but I wrote the pattern so you can easily make a bigger shawl (and not only by knitting with bigger needles!). The instructions for a bigger shawl can be found at the end! At the moment the pattern only has charts, but I will be adding the written instructions soon!
Handspun yarn :
Fiber : Spunky Eclectic $100\%$ Blue Faced Leicester, Colourway Hidden (4oz) Finished yarn : 2ply, heavy fingering weight yarn Drafting method : Supported Long draw Yardage : about 330 yards, at 18WPl
tommercial alternative :
Any sockweight or even sportweight yarn will do, and you need about 330yards to knit this shawl in the size I did.
cNeedles
4,5mm/Us 7 circulars 5,5mm circulars/Us 9 (only for casting off)
Abbreviations
K : Knit P :Purl YO : Yarn over RS : Right Side WS : Wrong Side PM : Put Marker SSK : Slip, slip, knit 2 slipped stitches together K2tog : Knit 2 together PSSO : Pass slipped stitch over
gauge
This is a lace shawl, gauge is not important. Make sure you use a needle size that gives you the fabric you want.
Finished measurements
50cm/20inch x 108cm/42inch
Directions
Betup Bhawl
Cast on 5st. Row 1 (WS) : K2, P1, K2 Row 2 : K2, YO, K1, YO, K2 Row 3 : K2, P1, PM, P1, PM, P1, K2 Row 4 : K2, YO, K to marker, YO, K1, YO, knit til Row 5 : K2, P till 2st before end, K2 Repeat Rows 4 and 5 till you have a total of 23st, ending with a WS row.
Pattern
Start knitting Chart 1. Repeat rows 11 - 30 3 times. Keep in mind that the chart only shows the right rows. Wrong rows are : K2, purl till 2 stitches before end, K2. Only one side of the shawl is on the chart. After the center stitch you repeat the chart. Knit Chart 2 once. Keep in mind that the chart only shows the right rows. Wrong rows are : K2, purl till 2 stitches before end, K2. Only one side of the shawl is on the chart. After the center stitch you repeat the chart. Cast off loosely using 5,5mm, use a very loose cast-off. Block to open up the lace, enjoy!
cMaking the shawl bigger
I wrote this pattern so it's easy to make it bigger. You can repeat rows 11 - 30 of chart 1 as often as you want. Every extra repeat of these rows will give you one extra 10stitch repeat in chart 2. Please make sure you end after row 30, otherwise the leaves won't match up!
On wrong side rows $:$ K2, Purl till 2 stitches before end, K2.
Chart 2
This chart only has the right side rows on them. On wrong side rows $:$ K2, Purl till 2 stitches before end, K2. After the center stitch mirror chart.
