Monday, June 6, 2011

Diamond Pattern Shawl With a Sweet Border

This is one sweet shawl...2 different patterns, (one for the border and one for the body), use a soft yarn to make it really sweet. A shawl knit from the bottom up. The border is knit last and attached by
picking up stitches as you work.
The piece is knit back and forth in rows with a circular needle to accomodate the large number of stitches.

Pattern
Size: One size
Finished Measurements: Approx 60”
wide x 313⁄4” long
MATERIALS:
Inca Alpaca by Classic Elite (100% baby alpaca; 50 gram hank = approx 109 yards)
• 5 hanks 1135 Cala Cala Moss

Needles
• 24” circular needle size US 8
(5 mm) Or size to obtain gauge.
GAUGE: 14 sts and 26 rows = 4” in Shawl Pattern. Take time to save time, check your gauge.

PATTERN STITCHES:
Set-up Pattern: (panel of 2 sts inc’d to 11 sts)
(also, see chart)
Row 1: (RS) K1, yo, k1—3 sts.
Row 2: P1, k1, p1.
Row 3: K1, yo, p1, yo, k1—5 sts.
Row 4: P2, k1, p2.
Row 5: K1, yo, k1, p1, k1, yo, k1—7 sts.
Row 6: [P1, k1] 3 times, p1.
Row 7: K1, yo, [p1, k1] 2 times, p1, yo, k1—9 sts.
Row 8: P2, [k1, p1] 3 times, p1.
Row 9: K1, yo, [k1, p1] 3 times, k1, yo, k1—11 sts.
Row 10: [P1, k1] 5 times, p1.
Work Rows 1–10 for Set-up Pattern.

Shawl Pattern: (multiple of 8 sts + 3)
(also, see chart)
Row 1: (RS) K1, yo, *p1, yo, ssk, k1, p1, k1, k2tog, yo; rep from * to last 2 sts, p1,
yo, k1—multiple of 8 sts + 5.
Row 2: P2, k1, *[p3, k1] 2 times; rep from * to last 2 sts, p2.
Row 3: K1, yo, k1, *p1, k1, yo, ssk, p1, k2tog, yo, k1; rep from * to last 3 sts, p1,
k1, yo, k1—multiple of 8 sts + 7.
Row 4: *P1, k1; rep from * to last st, p1.
Row 5: K1, yo, p1, k1, *p1, k1, p1, yo, sk2p, yo, p1, k1; rep from * to last 4 sts, p1,
k1, p1, yo, k1—multiple of 8 sts + 1.
Row 6: P2, k1, p1, k1, *p1, k1, p3, k1, p1, k1; rep from * to last 4 sts, p1, k1, p2.
Row 7: K1, yo, k1, p1, k1, *[p1, k1] 2 times, yo, ssk, p1, k1; rep from * to last 5 sts,
[p1, k1] 2 times, yo, k1—multiple of 8 sts + 3.
Row 8: Rep Row 4.
Row 9: K1, yo, p1, yo, ssk, k1, *p1, k1, k2tog, yo, p1, yo, ssk, k1; rep from * to last
6 sts, p1, k1, k2tog, yo, p1, yo, k1—multiple of 8 sts + 5.
Row 10: P2, k1, *p3, k1; rep from * to last 2 sts, p2.
Row 11: K1, yo, k1, p1, k1, yo, ssk, *p1, k2tog, yo, k1, p1, k1, yo, ssk; rep from *
to last 7 sts, p1, k2tog, yo, k1, p1, k1, yo, k1—multiple of 8 sts + 7.
Row 12: Rep Row 4.
Row 13: K1, yo, [p1, k1] 2 times, p1, yo, *sk2p, yo, [p1, k1] 2 times, p1, yo; rep
from * to last st, k1—multiple of 8 sts + 1.
Row 14: P1, *[p1, k1] 3 times, p2; rep from * to end.
Row 15: K1, yo, [k1, p1] 3 times, k1, *yo, ssk, [p1, k1] 3 times; rep from * to last st,
yo, k1—multiple of 8 sts + 3
Row 16: Rep Row 4.
Rep Rows 1–16 for Shawl Pattern.

Edge Pattern: (any number of sts)
Row 1: (RS) K1, yo, knit to last st, yo, k1—2 sts inc’d.
Row 2: Knit.
Rep Rows 1 and 2 for Edge Pattern.

Border Pattern: (panel of 17 sts)
Row 1: (RS) Knit the eyelet tog with the first st, k2, [yo, p2tog] 2 times, yo, k1-tbl,
k2tog, p1, ssk, k1-tbl, yo, k3.
Row 2: K3, p3, k1, p3, k2, [yo, p2tog] 2 times, k1, wyif insert RH needle into the
next eyelet hole along the selvedge edge from the RS to the WS, turn.
Rows 3–4: Rep Rows 1 and 2.
Row 5: Knit the eyelet tog with the first st, k2, [yo, p2tog] 2 times, yo, k1-tbl, yo,
k2tog, p1, ssk, yo, k4—panel of 18 sts.
Row 6: K4, p2, k1, p4, k2, [yo, p2tog] 2 times, k1, wyif insert RH needle into the
next eyelet hole along the selvedge edge from the RS to the WS, turn.
Row 7: Knit the eyelet tog with the first st, k2, [yo, p2tog] 2 times, yo, k1-tbl, k1,
k1-tbl, yo, sk2p, yo, k5—panel of 19 sts.
Row 8: K5, p7, k2, [yo, p2tog] 2 times, k1, wyif insert RH needle into the next
eyelet hole along the selvedge edge from the RS to the WS, turn.
Row 9: Knit the eyelet tog with the first st, k2, [yo, p2tog], yo, k1-tbl, k3, k1-tbl,
yo, k7—panel of 21 sts.
Row 10: BO 4 sts knitwise (1 loop rem on RH needle), k2, p7, k2, [yo, p2tog] 2
times, k1, wyif insert RH needle into the next eyelet hole along the selvedge
edge from the RS to the WS, turn—panel of 17 sts.
Rep Rows 1–10 for Border Pattern.

Shawl
CO 2 sts. (RS) Begin Set-up Patterb; work for 10 rows—11 sts. Change to Shawl
Patterb; work 160 rows (10 reps), end after WS row 16—171 sts. Change to
Edge Patterb; work 5 rows, end after RS row 1—177 sts. (WS) BO all sts knitwise.
Do NOT break yarn; leave 1 loop on needle.

Border
Use Knitted Method to CO 1 st, then use the Cable Method to CO 15 more
sts—17 sts. (WS) Purl 1 row, wyif insert RH needle into the first eyelet hole along
the selvedge edge from the RS to the WS, turn. (RS) Begin Border Pattern; work
Border Pattern along selvedge edge until there are only 2 eyelet holes rem
before the point (17 reps). Turn Point: Cont to work Border Pattern, working
2 times each into the 2 eyelet holes before the point, 3 times into the point
eyelet, then 2 times each into the 2 eyelet holes after the point. Resume
working once in each eyelet to end of shawl, end after WS Row 10. (RS) BO all
sts knitwise.

Finishing
Block to measurements, taking extra care to smooth the curve of the point.

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