I don't claim to be an expert on architecture, but the vast buildings throughout Italy inspired me to create shawls based on the styles used in their unique structures. One of three in a series, Voussoir Shawl is modeled after the wedge-shaped bricks that fill in the gaps in archways left behind by regular, lesser bricks. The smocked cable motif stacks rows of stitches in a similar fashion, creating miniature archways of cabled stitches. Paired with ribbing, this scarf has no proper top or bottom. Yarnshown Wooly Wonka Fibers Aerten DK (80% superwash merino, 10% cashmere, 10% nylon. 230 yards per 100 grams) Color shown: Bittersweet. Approximately 440yd/400m DK weight woolblend yarn used. Circulars recommended due to item construction. 4 sts per inch, stockinette stitch.
Finished size 10 inches (25.5 céntimeters) at deepest point, 66.5 inch (169 centimeter) wingspan. Nationt 2 split ring markers (optional), cable needle & darning needle Liz Abinante · www.feministy.com · support@feministy.com · Version 3, May 2012 · page 2 This shawl is shaped using short rows without wraps. If you have difficulty working short rows, I recommend using a removable marker to indicate where the short row ends. The gaps created by these short rows are closed using two special stitches: one for the first half of the shawl, and one for the second half. These special stitches are utilized instead of the wrap+turn method of short rows. If you prefer, you can work wrap+turn short rows.
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Abbreviations
cgf: closing gaps, first half of shawl - see Special Stitches cgs: closing gaps, second half of shawl - see Special Stitch es CO/BO: cast on/bind off cn: cable needle eor: end of row k: knit ndl: needle p: purl p2tog: purl two together rs/ws: right side/wrong side sl: slip (always purlwise) st(s): stitch(es) tie6: see special stitches wyib: with yarn in back yo: yarn over
Special Stitches
cgf (closing gaps, first half of shawl): using the right needle, pick up the right leg of the stitch below the next stitch to be worked and place on left needle, k2tog. csg (closing gaps, second half of shawl): using the right needle, pick up the left leg of the stitch 2 stitches below the next stitch to be worked and place on the left needle, k2togb. tie6: sl next 6 sts onto cn, wrap yarn around sts counterclockwise twice, (k2, p2, k2) from cn
CO 266 sts. (RS) sl1, k1, \* p2, k2, repeat from \* to end. (WS) sl1, p1, \* k2, p2, repeat from \* to end. Work these two rows 4 times (8 rows total). (RS) sl1 wyib, k to 4 sts from gap, turn work. (WS) sl1 wyib, p to 4 sts from gap, turn work. sl1 wyib, k to 4 sts from gap, turn work. sl1 wyib, p to 4 sts from gap, turn work. Repeat these last two rows 4 more times (12 total rows in this section).
Short row section 1 6 groups of 4 sts on each side 218 sts in center Liz Abinante · www.feministy.com · support@feministy.com · page 3
(RS) sl1 wyib, k to 8 sts from gap, turn work. Short row section 2 (Ws) sl1 wyib, p to 8 sts from gap turn work. 6 groups of 4 sts and sl1 wyib, k to 8 sts from gap, turn work. 13 groups of 8 sts on each side 10 sts in center sl1 wyib, p to 8 sts from gap, turn work. Repeat these last two rows 12 more times (26 total rows in this section). Break yarn. Rejoin at beginning of next row (RS). Work RS row as follows: K all sts, closing gaps as you come to them: Gaps be fore center 10 sts: use cgf (22 gaps closed). Gaps after center 10 sts: use cgs (22 gaps closed). Proceed to Smocking section.
(RS) (WS) Rows 1-3: sl1, k to end. Rows 4 and 6: sl1, p1, \*k2, p2, repeat from \* to end. Row 5: sl1, k1, \*p2, k2, repeat from \* to end. Row 7: \*tie6, p2, repeat from \* to last 2 sts, k2. Rows 8-10: As Rows 4-6. Rows 11-13: sl1, k to end. Rows 14-16: As Rows 4-6. Row 17: sl1, k1, \*p2, tie6, repeat from \* to end. Rows 18-20: As Rows 4-6. Rows 21-23: sl1, k to end. Bind off as follows: p2tog, \*sl st from right ndl to left ndl, p2tog, repeat from \* to end.
