Fri 15 Aug 2008
Posted by Tropical Twister under Articles , Handspun Knitted Shawl PATTERN , Knitting Projects , Projects
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I’ve had a number of inquires as to the pattern for this shawl. It’s simple to knit. No pattern required for this garter stich shawl.
Pick a circular needle to suit the yarn weight. The basic shawl pattern:
1: Cast on one stitch.
2: Knit into the front and into the back of the stitch. (2 stitches)
3: Knit into the front and into the back of the first stitch, K1. (3 stitches)
4: Knit into the front and into the back of the first stitch in the row and then knit across for the next three rows. (7 stitches)
5: Knit 3, Yarn Over, and knit to the end of the row.
6: Continue with shawl by repeating (#5) every row until desired length (perhaps about 32 inches).
7: Cast off along the neck edge, the longest leg of the triangle.
For the variations in the shawl pictured above. I began the shawl per the “pattern” above. I used the handspun plyed with commercial space dyed yarn. After some time, the pattern seemed very plain. So, I switched to the handspun plyed on hand spun. I knitted a couple of rows. For the lace row, the row with the holes, I did as follows. I knit three and then did the yarn over as I had in every row. But then, I alternated (knit two together) and (yarn over) across the row. The next row I returned to the established pattern (#5). I knit several rows, did another lace row, and did another couple of rows before returning to the home spun plyed with space dyed yarn. I worked the shawl pattern as before until the shawl was nearly done. I again switched to the homespun plyed on homespun and knit two rows in the established pattern (#5). I then knit two rows and alternated with lace rows until four lace rows were completed and ending with two rows knit in established pattern (#5). I finished with several rows of homespun plyed with space dyed yarn. I know the explanation is a bit vague but I didn’t count and I didn’t record what I did. Trust your self and do what pleases your eye.
This is an easy shawl to knit. It’s the same “pattern” I used for the white thick and thin yarn pictured with the tri-loom shawls.
beautiful. can’t wait to try it