Hazel and Arden Shaw!
by arah Efizabeth Perkins In Finding Meara by Lara Schiffbauer, Arden gives Hazel an owl pendant in the woods. This fabulous fantasy thriller and that scene inspired this shawl. The book can be downloaded as an eBook at amazon.com. This shawl features owl panels with leaves/feathers on the body and a ruffle leaf border. There are optional beads in the owls' eyes and on the border. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me (FluffStuff on Ravelry)!
Skills required: basic increases and decreases, cabling, lace, knitted cast on, beading with crochet hook, blocking izes: one size in pattern but easily adjustable by completing more or fewer repeats of patter Gauge: 26 sts and 36 rows = 4x4" after blocking, but not important Materials: US 3 circular needles (at least 29 inches long) or needles necessary to obtain gauge, crochet hook small enough to fit through beads, approximately 200 6/0 beads for the size in the pattern (optional), at least 6 stitch markers (optional) A good reference for beading with a crochet hook (and other methods) is this knitting article: http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEspring06/FEATseducedbybeads.html
Glessary
| cn | Cable needle |
| k | Knit |
| kfb | Knit front and back |
| k2tog | knit 2 stitches together |
| Ih | Left hand |
| p | Purl |
| p2tog | Purl 2 stitches together |
| pb | Placebead and purl stitch |
| psso | Pass slipped stitches over just completed stitch |
| pfb | purl in front of back of the same stitch |
| pm | place marker |
| rm | remove marker |
| rs | right side |
| sm | slip marker |
| s2kp | slip 2 stitches together knitwise, k1, pass slipped stitches over knit stitch |
| ssk | slip 1 stitch as if to k, slip 1 stitch as if to k, k both slipped stitches together |
| st/sts | stitch/stitches |
| Ws | wrong side |
Thart Key
| konrs,ponws | |||
| p on rs, k on ws | |||
| O | yarnover | ||
| 1 | ssk | ||
| / | k2tog | ||
| M | s2kp | ||
| square enclosed in red are areas that repeated in the chart. | |||
| V | kfb | ||
| pb | |||
| Icbl: Place 2 sts on cn,hold in front, k 2 sts from Ih needle,k 2sts from cn | |||
| rcbl: Place 2 sts on cn, hold in back, k 2 sts from Ih needle,k 2sts from cn | |||
| 7 | k2togusingonest from edging and onefrombodyofshawl | ||
| △ | p2tog | ||
| B | Bind off st | ||
| Note: The first and last 2 sts of every row are knit. These sts are not included in any of the charts. | |
| Cast on: | co16 sts as follows: co2, pm, co2, pm, co3, pm, co2, pm, co3, pm, co2, pm, co2 |
| Set-Up Row 1: | k to end. |
| Set-Up Row 2: | k to end. |
| Row 1 (rs): | k2, sm, Row 1 of Owl Set-Up, sm, Row 1 of Body Set-Up, sm, Row 1 of Owl Set-Up, sm, Row |
| Rows 2-16: | 1 of Body, sm, Row 1 of Owl Set-Up, sm, k2 Repeat Row 1, moving through both Set-Up Charts with each row. 80 sts |
| Row 17 (rs): | k2, sm, Row 1 of Owl Chart, sm, Row 1 of Body Chart, sm, Row 1 of Owl Chart, sm, Row 1 of Body Chart, sm, Row 1 of Owl Chart, sm k2 |
| Continue to move through both the Body Chart and Owl Chart until the Owl Chart has been complete 5 times, ending on ws row. Next row (rs): k2, p to last 2 sts, k2. 410 sts. | |
| Edging Note: Each k2tog at the end of the even rows is made by knitting one st from the edging and one from the | |
| main body of the shawl, thereby binding off the edge of the shawl. | |
| Cast on: | 6 sts, using knitted cast on or preferred method |
| Set-Up Row 1: | k5, k2tog, turn |
| Set-Up Row 2: Set-UpRow3: | k to end |
| k5, k2tog, turn | |
| Repeat rows 1-14 of Edging Chart until 2 sts remain on main body of shawl. | |
| Row 15: | k to end |
| Row 16: | k to 3 sts before end, k2tog, turn |
| Row 17: | k to end |
| Row 18: | k to 2 stsbefore end,k2tog,turn |
| Bind off: even rows of the border to k1. Have fun with it! | bind off 6 sts |
| Finishing written, the border will be a bit denser than the body of the shawl, creating a subtle ruffle effect. This effect can be enhanced or diminished by blocking. Alternatively, you could change some of the ending k2tog on the | |
OwI Thart
OwI'Set- Up
| O | O | O | O | ！ | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| O | /0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| O | O | O | O | m | ||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | O | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Number of sts in one body panel after _ number of owl chart completions (each owl repeat is three Body Chart completions):
Edging Ghart
| B | B | B | / | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 sts | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
| M | ||||||||||||||||||||
| V | / | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 sts | / | 1 | · | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 sts | 1 | V | / | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| / | · | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13 sts | V | |||||||||||||||||||
| / | 1 | · | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| V | / | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 sts | · | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| V | / | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 sts 8 sts | O | O | · | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| V | / | |||||||||||||||||||
| O | O | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tharts in Written Form
| Owl Set-Up Chart | |
| Row 1: | kfb, kfb |
| Row 2: | k1, p2, k1 |
| Row 3: | p1, kfb, kfb, p1 |
| Row 4: | k1, p4, k1 |
| Row 5: | p1, kfb, k2, kfb, p1 |
| Row 6: | k1, p6, k1 |
| Row 7: | p1, kfb, k4, kfb, p1 |
| Row 8: | k1, p8, k1 |
| Row 9: | p10 |
| Row 10: | k1, p8, k1 |
| Row 11: | p10 |
| Row 12: | k1, p8, k1 |
| Row 13: | p10 |
| Row 14: | k1, p8, k1 |
| Row 15: | k1, p8, k1 |
| Row 16: k1, p8, k1 | |
| Body Set-Up Chart | |
| Row 1: yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo p all sts | |
| All even rows: | |
| Row 3: Row 5: | yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, ssk, yo |
| Row 7: | yo, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, ssk, yo |
| yo, k2tog, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, ssk, yo | |
| Row 9: | yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k5, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo |
| Row 11: | yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, ssk, k3, k2tog, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, ssk, yo |
| Row 13: | yo, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, ssk, k1, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, ssk, yo |
| Row 15: | yo, k2tog, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, s2kp, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, ssk, yo |
| Row 1: p1, lcbl, rcbl, p1 | Owl Chart |
| All even rows, | k1, p8, k1 |
| except 4: Row 3: | |
| Row 4: | p1, k8, p1 |
| Row 5: | k1, p2, pb, p2, pb, p2, k1 p1, k8, p1 |
| Row 7: | |
| Row 9: | p1, lcbl, rcbl, p1 |
| Row 11: | p1, k8, p1 |
| p1, k8, p1 | |
| Row 13: | p1, k8, p1 |
| Row 15: | p1, lcbl, rcbl, p1 |
| Row 17: | p10 |
| Row 19: | p10 |
| Row 21: | p10 |
| Row 23: | p1, k8, p1 |
| Body Chart | |
| Row 1: | yo, k1, yo, *k1, yo, ssk, k5, k2tog, yo,* repeat between * to last 2 sts, k1, yo, k1, yo |
| All even rows; | p all sts |
| Row 3: | yo, k2tog, k1, yo, *k1, yo, k1, ssk, k3, k2tog, k1, yo,* repeat between * to last 4 sts,k1, yo, k1, ssk, yo |
| Row 5: | yo, k2tog, k2, yo, *k1, yo, k2, ssk, k1, k2tog, k2, yo,* repeat between * to last 5 sts, k1, yo, k2, ssk, yo |
| Row 7: | |
| Edging | |
| Row 1: | k3, yo, k1, yo, k2 |
| Row 2: | p3, pb, p2, kfb, k2tog, turn |
| Row 3: | k2, p1, k2, yo, k1, yo k3 |
| Row 4: | p4, pb, p3, kfb, k1, k2tog, turn |
| Row 5: | k2, p2, k3, yo, k1, yo, k4 |
| Row 6: | p5, pb, p4, kfb, k2, k2tog, turn |
| Row 7: | k2, p3, ssk, k5, k2tog, k1 |
| Row 8: | p8, kfb, p1, k2, k2tog, turn |
| Row 9: | k2, p1, k1, p2, ssk, k3, k2tog, k1 |
| Row 10: | p6, kfb, k1, p1, k2, k2tog, turn |
| Row 11: | k2, p1, k1, p3, ssk, k1, k2tog, k1 |
| Row 12: | p4, kfb, k2, p1, k2, k2tog, turn |
| Row 13: | k2, p1, k1, p4, sk2p, k1 |
| Row 14: | p2tog, bind off 3 sts, k1, p1, k2, k2tog, turn |
