DRAGON STOLE
Proofread and test knit by Mandy All errors MMario's fault
The original took about 1200 yards of Alpaca Cloud from Knitpicks - using a 5mm needle. I would suggest that for most people a US 5 (3.75) mm or a $4\mathrm{mm}$ would be more appropriate. It is strongly suggested that you read ALL the notes prior to commmencing. Cast on: 117 stitches. Knit 3 rows. Next three rows: - purl 4, knit 109, purl 4.
Next 13 rows:
A) purl 4; [yo,k2tog,k2] x27; yo, k2tog, p3 B) purl 4; [y0, p2tog, p2] x28, p1 repeat two rows 6 times, then repeat row A once more Please note that due to various reasons the last section ended about to start a WS row. Why? Because each pattern row of the filet mesh takes THREE rows of knitting to achieve. That said - for the entire patterned filet section: Each RIGHT side row of knitting will start with: p4, (YO, k2t0g, k2)x3 and end with: k2, (yo, k2tog, k2) x2, Yo, k2tog, p3 Each WRONG side row of knitting will start with p4, (YO, p2tog, p2) x3 End with p2, (yo, p2tog, p2)x3, p1 The first "row" of filet actually isn't filet - because it is the solid border around the filet. 20) (Ignore what I said above for this row - because this row is a "setup" row. We have to adjust stitches - believe me - I counted, and recounted, and recounted and this has to be done. No way around it) p4, (yo, p2tog, p2) x2, Yo, p2tog, pf&b\*, p87, pf&b\*, (yo, p2tog, p2)x3, p1 21) edge stitches, k88, edge stitches 22) edge stitches, p88, edge stitches \* or knit 1, pl in same stitch. we just need an extra stitch on each edge of the filet section to make the number of stitches for the filet and the number of stitches for the main border adjust. NOTE:Those "wrong side' edge stitches? - When you are starting a filet row - the last p stitch of the edge stitch becomes part of the first p2tog of the filet. This happens every third occurrence. I'm not mentioning the edge stitches again. 23) ON x44 $(O N\,{=}\,y o,\,k2t o g)$ 24) (p1, slip yo purlwise (that is, the yo from the row below), yo\*) x44 \* if you are doing this right, the two yarnovers lie parallel to each other over the needle and look like one doubled strand. 25) (knit two YO-strands as if one stitch, k1) x44\*\* You should have a row of 44 open meshes Test knitter Note:(I couldn't get the pattern to line up for the edgings, not for anything, so after ripping back many times I gave up & swapped the all p2tog,YOs for YO, P2togs and it seems to workfine) 26) (OP) x 17, p26, (OP) x14 (OP = yo, p2tog) 27) (YO, slip yo purlwise\*, k1) x14; k26; (YO, slip yo purlwise\*, k1) x17 28) purl across treating the double stranded YO's as single stitch\*\* NOTE: \*\* every third row is either straight knit or purl 29) ON x11; k38, ON x7; k8, ON x3 30) (slip yo purlwise, yo,p1 ) x3; p8; (slip yo purlwise, yo,p1) x7; p38; (slip yo purlwise, yo, p1) x11 31) knit 32) (OP x2; p12, (OP) x4; p46; (OP) x9 33) (YO, slip yo purlwise, k1) x9; k46; (YO, slip yo purlwise, k1) x4; k12; (YO, slip yo purlwise, k1) x2 34) purl 35) ON x8; k14; ON x12; k14; ON; k16; ON 36) (slip yo purlwise, yo, p1); p16, (slip yo purlwise, yo,p1); p14; (slip yo purlwise, yo, p1) x12; p14; (slip yo purlwise, yo, p1) x8 37) knit 38) (OP), p4, (OP) x3; p6; (OP); p10; (OP) x14; p16; (OP)x7 39) (YO, slip yo purlwise, k1) x7; k16; (YO, slip yo purlwise, k1) x14; k10; (YO, slip yo purlwise, k1) ; k6; (YO, slip yo purlwise\*, k1) x3; k4; (YO, slip yo purlwise, k1) 40) purl 41) ON x6; k16; ON x17; k12; ONx4; k4; ON 42)\*\* 43)\*\* NOTE:\*\* I'm not going to put these down anymore - in each triplet the third row is always either just purling or knitting (treating the doubled YO-strands as a single stitch) and the second row of each triplet is really just doubling threading the yo's - otherwise stockinette - should be no trouble to "'read' at this point 44) (OP) x2;, p4; (OP) x2; , p10; (OP) x5; p16; (OP) x6; p6; (OP) x2; p8; (OP) x5 47) ON x4, k10; ON x2; k8; ONx3; k16; ONx8, k8, ON x6 50) (OP) x5; p16; (OP) x6; p16; (OP) x3; p4; (OP)x3; p12; (OP) x3 53) ON x3, k10, ON x8; k16; ON x6; k18; ON x5 56) (OP)x4; p20; (OP)x6; p16; (OP)x9; p10; (OP)x2 59) ON x2, k10, ON x9; k16; ON x6; K6; ON x2; k10; ON x4 62) (OP)x4;p8;(OP) x3; p4;(OP)x7; p16; (OP)x9; p6; (OP); p4; (OP) 65) ON, k4, ON, k6, ON x9; k14; ON x13; k10; ON x3 68) (OP) x3; p8; (OP) x15; p12; (OP) x8; p8; (OP);p4; (OP) 71) ON, k4, ON x2; K6; ON x3; k6; ONx3, k6; ON x5; k8; ON x8; k8; ON x3 74) (OP) x2; p10, (OP) x6; p18; (OP); p6; (OP) x3; p12; (OP) x6; p4; (OP) 77) ON, k4, ON x6; K46; ON x6; K8; ON x2 80) (OP) x2; p8; (OP) x6; P48; (OP) x5; P4; (OP) 83) ON, k4, ON x5; k26; ON; k22; ON x5; k8; ON x2 86) (OP)x2, p8; (OP)x5; p22; (OP); p22; (OP); p4; (OP)x4; p4; (OP) 89) ON, k4, ON x4; k4; ON x2; k14; ON; k4; ON x2; K22; ON x4; k8; ON x2 92) (OP)x2; p8; (OP) x4; p20; (OP)x3; p4; (OP)x2; p8; (OP)x5; p2; (OP)x4; p4; (OP) 95) ON; k6; ON x3; k2; ON x11; k4; ON x5; k6; ON x3; k4; ON x4; K8; ON x2 98) (OP)x2; p8; (OP)x4; p6; (OP)x10; p4; (OP)x9; p4; (OP)x4; p6; (OP) 101) ON x2, k6; ON x13; k6; ON x9; k6; ON x5; k8; ON x2 104) (OP)x2; p8; (OP)x2; p4; (OP)x14; p6; (OP)x11; p8; (OP)x2 107) ON x3; k8; ONx9; k6; ON x14; k8; ON; k8; ON x2 110) (OP)x2; p6; (OP); p6; (OP); p2; (OP)x13; p30; (OP)x5 113) ON x5; k32; ON x15; k4; ON; k6; ON x2 116) (OP)x2; p6; (OP); p4; (OP)x15;p32; (OP)x5 119) ONx6; k8; ONx7; k10; ONx14; k4; ON; k6; ONx2 122) (OP)x2; p12; (OP)x14; p6;(OP)x9; p8; (OP) x6 125) ON x6; k10; ON x9; k4; ON x14; k12; ON x2 128) (OP) x3; p12; (OP) x14; p4;(OP)x5; p14; (OP)x2; p8; (OP) 131) ON; k8; ONx2; k14; ONx15; k4; ONx3; k14; ON x3 134) (OP)x4; p12; (OP)x2; p8; (OP)x15; p12; (OP)x2; p8; (OP) 137) ON, k6; ONx3; k6; ON x20; k4; ON;k14; ON x4 140) (OP) x5; p18; (OP)x9; p6; (OP)x8; p6; (OP)x3; p4; (OP)x2 143) ONx2; k14; ON x8; k2; ON; k6; ON x7; k6; ON; k12; ON x5 146) (OP)x6; p10; (OP); p8; (OP)x6; p4; (OP)x12; p10; (OP)x3 149) ON x19; k6; ONx5; k8; ON; k10; ON x7 152) (OP)x8; p10; (OP)x3; p10; (OP)x2; p6; (OP)x18 155) ON x17, k20; ON; k14; ON x9 158) (OP)x5; p36; (OP); p6; (OP)x17 161) ON x2; k8; ON x7; k8; ON x3; k40; ON x4 164) (OP)x4; p8; (OP)x5; p28; (OP)x2; p8; (OP) x4; p12; (OP) 167) ON; k4; ONx2; k6; ONx2; k10; ON; k26; ON x8; k8; ONx3 173) ON; k6; ONx2; k2; ON; k30; ONx11; k2; ONx2; k4; ON; k4; ONx2 176) (OP)x5; p10; (OP)x2; p2; (OP)x10; p24; (OP)x2; p2; (OP)x6 179) ONx5; k8; 0n; k18; ON; k4; ONx9; k4; ONx2; k6; ONx6 182) (OP)x11; p4; (OP)x4; p4; (OP)x4; p2; (OP)x3; p14; (OP); p8; (OP)x5 185) ONx4; k8; ON; k14; ON x10; k4; (ON, k2) x2; ONx2; k4; ONx8 188) (OP)x9; p4; [(OP),p2] x3; (OP)x17; p4; (OP); p4; (OP); p2; (OP)x3 191) ONx2; k4; On, k4; ON, k2; ONx2; k12; ONx6; k2; ONx2; k4; [ON, k6]x2; ONx8 209) ON, K8; ONx3; K12; ON x5; K4; ONx2; k28; ON, K6; ONx3 212) (OP)X2; P14; (OP)X4;P24;(OP)X4; p10; (OP)x2; p4; (OP); p8;(OP) 215) [ON, k8]x2;ON;k12;ONx2; k22; ON; k14; ON; k8; ON 218) (OP);p2; (OP)x3; p38; (OP)x2; p24; (OP); p8; (OP) 221) ONx2; k6; ONx3; [k20,ON]x2, k20; ONx4224) (OP)x5; p4 (OP)x2; p10; (OP)x3; p16; (OP); p20; (OP)x5; p2; (OP)x2 The Green Rows are Mandy's modification to make the dragon fiercer, with a frown and elongated muzzle If vou choose that ontion knit the rows in green rather then the ''normal' rows. 227) ONx3; k10; ON; k16; ON; k18; ONx4; k8; ONx2; k4; ONx5 227) 0Nx3; k10; 0N; k16; ON; k18; ONx4; k8; ON; k6; ONx5 230) (OP)x5; p16; (OP)x5; p18; (OP); p12; (OP); p14; (OP)x2 233) ON, k4; ON; k12; ON; k8; ON; k20; ONx5; k14; ONx6 236) (OP)x8; p14; (OP)x4; p20; (OP); p6; (OP); p14; (OP); p2; (OP) 236) (OP)x8; p12; (OP)x5; p20; (OP); p6; (OP); p14; (OP); p2; (OP) 239) ONx2; k16; ON; k4; ON; k20; ONx5; k4; ON; k6; ONx9 239) 0Nx2; k16; 0N; k4; ON; k20; 0Nx5; k4; ON; k8; ONx8 242) (OP)x9; p2; (OP),p2; (OP),p2; (OP)x7; p18; (OP); p6; (OP); p16; (OP) 242) (OP)x9; p6; (OP); p4; (OP)x6; p18; (OP); p6; (OP); p16; (OP) 245) ON, k16; ONx2; k4; ON; k16; ONx10; k6; ONx9 245) 0N, k16; 0Nx2; k4; ON; k16; ONx7; k4;ON; k2; 0N; k2; ONx9 248) (OP)x10; p4; (OP)x12; p12; (OP)x4; p2;(OP);p14;(OP) 248) (OP)x9; p6; OP; p2; (OP)x10; p12; (OP)x4; p2; (OP); p14;(OP) 251) ON, k2; ON, k6; ONx2; k10; ON x31 251) 0N, k2; ON, k6; ONx2; k10; ON x19; k4; ON x 10 254) (OP)x30; p12; (OP)x3; p6; (OP)x2 254) (0P)x11; p2; 0P x18; p12; (0P)x3; p6; (0P)x2 257) ONx2; k4;ONx4; k2; ON; k6; ON x31260) (OP)x32; p4; [(OP), p2]x2; (OP)x2; p4; (OP)x2 263) ON x2; k4; ON x2; k2; ON x3; k6; ON x2; k2; ON x28 266) (OP)x28; p12; (OP)x3; p10; (OP)x2 269) ON x3; k6; ON x5; k8; ON x29 the first dragon is done:
Next is rows of open mesh to separate the two dragons 272) (OP) x44 (you may repeat rows 272,273,274 as required if additional length is needed) 275) ON x44 This is the midway point of the shawl. Now remember, still doing the edge stitches (three columns of faggoting on either side of the filet - and the "'missing' rows are completion of the filet mesh - doubling the strands of the YO on each second row of the triplet , and then straight knit or purl on the third row of each triplet. To Do the Second Half, work the row triplets AS WRITTEN but BACKWARDS by threes. So after 275,276,and 277 Next comes ( 272, 273, 274); (remember to repeat these is your repeated them prior to midway point) ;then (269, 270, 271); etc until you reach and work the border triplet rows which are solid knit for the filet portion 522) (OP) x 17, p26, (OP) x14 (Work Row 26) 525) ON x44 528)p88 529) k88 (note - decrease two stitches evenly on this row) 530)p86 531-542 (including the edge stitches) A) purl 4; [yo,k2tog,k2] x27; yo, k2tog, p3 (117sts) B) purl4, [yo, p2tog, p2] x28, p1 repeat two rows 6 times, then repeat row A once more 543 - 544 knit across bind off loosely. CHart One open square on the chart = 1 ON set (one filet hole) One filled-in square = 2 sts in the row. Ignore the borders
