Blue Jeans & Moon Beams
Moonbeams and Blue Jeans Shawl
This versatile shawl made with yarn spun from recycled jeans adds a fun and creative approach to your lace knitting. Plus it's a great garment to throw over your shoulders to chase the chill or use it as a neck or hip scarf for a sassy wardrobe accent. After the initial set-up and one repeat of chart A, the fun begins! Then feel free to follow the charts from B-E or explore possibilities by rearranging the charts however you wish or just pick one pattern and repeat it as many times as you'd like. As long as you complete a full repeat of all the rows in each pattern repeat and you're ready to restart Row 1 of charts B-E, you can pick any chart you'd like in any order! The border pattern will add two inches so when the shawl is almost your desired size, stop at the end of the last pattern repeat row on the wrong side and start the Border chart. It's completely customizable to your heart's desire. Because I encourage everyone to work from charts, no written directions are given for the stitch patterns past the initial set-up. You do have your choice of regular charts or stitch maps which show symbols in the actual flow of the stitch patterns. Each stitch map indicates the edge, center and repeat stitches as in the regular chart. If you'd like to see continuous repeats of the individual stitch patterns click on the links below each map. d like more information about stitch maps visit: stitch-maps.Cor
Materials
· Kollage Riveting Sport -2 skeins (Size shown used 120 grams total. Each successive repeat will take approx. 20 grams) Shown in Dusk Denim & Night Denim, alternating each pattern repeat. · Size 6/4mm circular needles, interchangeable if possible for changing cord lengths Feel free to use a larger sized needle for an airier shawl. · 4 stitch markers, or more if you like to separate pattern repeats.
Notes (please read before starting)
· Main triangle for shawl is made of 2 triangles separated by 1 center stockinette stitch and ? garter stitches on each edge for the selvedge. · Charts show Right Side rows only. Always knit 1st and last 3 stitches on Wrong Side. Purl all other stitches on Wrong Side between selvedge stitches. · The charts from B-E indicate instructions for the selvedge stitches, stitches between the 1st & 2nd markers including the increase areas and repeats plus the center stitch. · Mirror each row of charts B-E between 3rd and 4th markers plus selvedge stitches for each row of knitting. Center stitch is not mirrored and only knit once per row. · Gauge is not important - knit to desired size.
Abbreviations
Bo: bind off, dbl dec: slip 2 as if to knit, k1, pass both sts over. k: knit, k2tog: knit 2 together, k3tog: knit 3 together, k3togb: knit 3 together through back loop, kfb: knit front and back of same st, p: purl, pm: place marker, Rs: right side, sm: slide marker, ssk: slip, slip, knit, st(s): stitch(es), Ws: wrong side, yo: yarn over
Directions
1. Cast on 3 sts and work set-up rows as follows or use set-up chart. Row 1 (RS): K3. Row 2: K3. Row 3: Kfb, kl, kfb. Row 4: K5. Row 5: Kl, kfb, kl, kfb, k1. Row 6 and all ws rows: K3, p to last 3 sts, k3. Row 7: Kl, kfb, pm, kl, pm, kl, pm, kl, pm kfb, kl. Row 9: K3, yo, kl, sm, kl, sm, kl, yo, k3. Slide all markers as you come to them on further rows. 2. Complete chart A one time. 3. Then alternate charts B-E as desired. 4. When shawl is two inches from final desired length and width, work border chart one time.
Legends
Moon Beams & Blue Jeans
border http://stitch-maps.com/patterns/display/moonbeam-border/ A http://stitch-maps.com/patterns/display/moonbeans-and-bluejeans-shawl-chart-a/ E http://stitch-maps.com/patterns/display/moonbeans-and-bluejeans-shawl-chart-e-wrepeats/ http://stitch-maps.com/patterns/display/moonbeans-and-bluejeans-shawl-chart-d-wrepeats/ http://stitch-maps.com/patterns/display/moonbeans-and-bluejeans-shawl-chart-c-wrepeats/ B
