Verily Knits
Knits, all rights reserved. Pattern for personal use only. Contact: verilyknits@gmail.com I love pretty lacey shawls, but I also love simplicity, this shawl combines the two; simple lace that is easy to tackle which results in a wonderful shawl. But the best thing about this pattern is it's multiplicity, there are two different shapes to chose from and two different styles and you can knit it in any weight yarn.
Materials:
You will need a minimum of 280yds / 229m for a small triangular shawl and 400yds / 366m for a small squared crescent. All over lace crescent sample used 426yds of laceweight yarn Lace edged triangle sample used 348yds of bulky yarn. 4 stitch markers for triangular, 6 for squared crescent Needles (for all over lace just the larger size needle for each yarn weight is required) Laceweight US2 / 2.75mm & US4 / 3.5mm Fingering/4ply US3 / 3.25mm & US6 / 4mm Sport US4 / 3.5mm & US7 / 4.5mm DK US6 / 4mm & US9 / 5.5mm Worsted US7 / 4.5mm & US10 / 6mm Aran US9 / 5.5mm & US11/ 7.5mmBulky US10.5 / 6.5mm & US13 / 9mm
Gauge:
Gauge is not important, you are looking for a light drapey fabric that is not too dense. Try it out, if you like how it looks then go with those needles
Abbreviations:
KKnit PPurl Sts Stitches WS Wrong side (back of your knitting) RS Right side (front of your knitting) PM Place marker SM Slip marker K2tog Knit 2 stitches together SSK Slip 1 stitch, slip 1 stitch, knit the 2 stitches together. YO Yarn over CDD Central Double Decrease, slip 2 sts together, knit 1, pass the 2 slipped sts over the knit st. You first need to decide whether you want all-over lace or just a lace border, then you need to decide on which shape, either triangular or squared crescent. The instructions are seperated into all lace or lace border with both shapes detailed within each set of instructions. I recommend reading the whole way through the pattern first, then highlighting the appropriate sections for yur shawl choice.
All Lace Shawl Instructions
Triangle Version
Cast on 3 sts and knit 7 rows. At the end of the 7th row don't turn your work, instead pick up and knit 3 sts down the left-hand side of your work (1 stitch in each garter 'bump') and then pick up and knit 3sts from your cast on edge (9sts) Set up row (RS): K3, PM, YO, K1, YO, PM, K1, PM, YO, K1, YO, PM, K3 (13sts) Next Row (Ws): K3, P to last 3 sts, K3 Work rows 1 - 12 of set up chart as follows: All RS rows: K3, SM, work row of chart to M, SM, K1, SM, work row of chart to M, SM, K3 (you'll repeat the chart twice on every row) All WS rows: K3, P to last 3 sts, K3 Change to main chart and work all RS and WS rows the same as with the set up chart, the red area shows the repeated sections. Repeat rows 1 - 20 of the main chart as many times as you like, finishing on row 3, 7, 11, 15 or 19. BO on wrong side as follows: P1, \*P1, slip both sts back to left needle and P2tog, repeat from \* to end y Knits, all rights reserved. Pattern for personal use only. Contact: verilyknits@gmail.co
Squared Crescent Version
Cast on 3 sts and knit 11 rows. At the end of the 11th row don't turn your work, instead pick up and knit 5 sts down the left-hand side of your work (1st in each garter 'bump') and then pick up and knit 3sts from your cast on edge (11sts) Set up row (RS): K3, PM, YO, K1, YO, PM, K1, PM, YO, K1, YO, PM, K1, PM, YO, K1, YO, PM, K3 (17sts) Next row (Ws): K3, P to last 3 sts, K3 Work rows 1 - 12 of set up chart as follows: All RS rows: K3, SM, work row of chart to M, SM, K1, SM, work row of chart to M, SM, K1, SM, work row of chart to M, SM, K3 (you'll repeat the chart 3 times on every row) All WS rows: K3, P to last 3 sts, K3 Change to main chart and work all RS and WS rows the same as with the set up chart, the red area shows the repeated sections. Repeat rows 1 - 20 of the main chart as many times as you like, finishing on row 3, 7, 11, 15 or 19. BO on wrong side as follows: P1, \*P1, slip both sts back to left needle and P2tog, repeat from \* to end
Lace Edged Shawl Instructions
Triangle Version
Cast on 3 sts and knit 7 rows. At the end of the 7th row don't turn your work, instead pick up and knit 3 sts down the left-hand side of your work (1 stitch in each garter 'bump') and then pick up and knit 3sts from your cast on edge (9sts) Set up row (RS): K3, PM, YO, K1, YO, PM, K1, PM, YO, K1, YO, PM, K3 (13sts) Next Row (Ws): K3, P to last 3 sts, K3 Stockingettesection Row 1 (RS): K3, SM, YO, K to M, YO, SM, K1, SM, YO, K to M, YO, SM, K3 Row 2 (WS): K3, P to M, K3 Repeat rows 1 and 2 until desired length ending on a RS row (see note on next page about required stitchcount) y Knits, all rights reserved. Pattern for personal use only. Contact: verilyknits@gmail.cor
Stitch Count for Edging on Triangular Shawl
To get the edging lace pattern to work correctly you need the right number of stitches; your stitch count between the edging marker and the centre marker needs to be divisible by 10 plus 5 So for example you can start the edging when your total stitch count is 117 stitches: 3 edging sts, marker, 55sts, marker, 1 centre stitch, marker, 55sts, marker, 3 edging sts. or when you stitch count is 437: 3 edging sts, marker, 215sts, marker, 1 centre stitch, marker, 215 sts, marker, 3 edging LaceEdging Change to contrast colour if desired, next row (Ws): K3, P to last 3 sts, K3 Work rows 1 - 20 of main chart as follows: All RS rows: K3, SM, work row of chart to M, SM, K1, SM, work row of chart to M, SM, K3 (you'll repeat the chart twice on every row) All WS rows: K3, P to last 3 sts, K3 Repeat rows 1 - 20 of the main chart as many times as you like, finishing on row 3, 7, 11, 15 or 19. BO on wrong side as follows: P1, \*P1, slip both sts back to left needle and P2tog, repeat from \* to end
Squared Crescent Version
Cast on 3 sts and knit 11 rows. At the end of the 11th row don't turn your work, instead pick up and knit 5 sts down the left-hand side of your work (1st in each garter 'bump') and then pick up and knit 3sts from your cast on edge (11sts) Set up row (RS): K3, PM, YO, K1, YO, PM, K1, PM, YO, K1, YO, PM, K1, PM, YO, K1, YO, PM, K3 (17sts) Next row (Ws): K3, P to last 3 sts, K3 Knits, all rights reserved. Pattern for personal use only. Contact: verilyknits@gmail.com Stockingette section Row 1 (RS): K3, SM, (YO, K to M, YO, SM, K1, SM) twice, YO, K to M, YO, SM, K3 Row 2 (WS): K3, P to M, K3 Repeat rows 1 and 2 until desired length ending on a RS row (see note below about required stitchcount)
Stitch Count for Edging on Squared Crescent Shawl
To get the edging lace pattern to work correctly you need the right number of stitches; your stitch count between the edging marker and the division marker needs to be divisibleby10plus5 So for example you can start the edging when your total stitch count is 173: 3 edging sts, marker, 55sts, marker, 1 division stitch, marker, 55sts, marker, 1 division stitch, marker, 55sts, marker, 3 edging sts. or when your stitch count is 653: 3 edging sts, marker, 215sts, marker, 1 division stitch, marker, 215sts, marker, 1 division stitch, marker, 215sts, marker, 3 edging sts. Change to contrast colour if desired, next row (Ws): K3, P to last 3 sts, K3 Work rows 1 - 20 of main chart as follows: All RS rows: K3, SM, work row of chart to M, SM, K1, SM, work row of chart to M, SM, K1, SM, work row of chart to M, SM, K3 (you'll repeat the chart 3 times on every row) All WS rows: K3, P to last 3 sts, K3 Repeat rows 1 - 20 of the main chart as many times as you like, finishing on row 3, 7, 11, 15 or 19. BO on wrong side as follows: P1, \*P1, slip both sts back to left needle and P2tog, repeat from \* to end y Knits, all rights reserved. Pattern for personal use only. Contact: verilyknits@gmail.cor
Blocking
To block the triangular shawl, first pin the top edge out in a straight line before pulling the centre point down and pin it, then pull all of the points out evenly. To block the squared crescent shawl, pin the top edge out first in a gentle crescent, then pull the two division points down and pin them, finally pull all of the points out evenly. Weave in all ends once the shawl has completely dried.
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