TWEED SHAWL
YARN = 1 ball col. 504 of POEMA TWEED by LAINES DU NORD
CIRCULAR NEEDLES = points 5 mm with 80 cm cable.
OTHERS = darning needle, locking Stitch Marker, pins, scissors, tape measure, row counter.
SKILL LEVEL: Experienced
Garter Tab Cast on: cast-on 3 sts. and work 6 r. in garter st.
Next r.: k3, turn 90 and pick-up 3 sts. along long side, on “knots” of garter st., turn 90 again and pick-up 3 sts. from cast-on. [=9 sts.]
Garter stitch: knit every r.
Patterned stitches: follow their instructions.
Decrease (k2tog or k3tog): insert right needle into next 2 or 3 sts. of left needle and knit them together.
Decrease through back loop (= k2tog-b): slip 1 k-wise, slip 2nd st. k-wise too, move 2 sts. back onto left needle and knit them through back loop.
Inner increase: work same stitch twice, first time like usually and then through back loop, at last drop it.
Double inner increase: knit, knit through back loop, and knit again same stitch.
Sk2p with central rib: slip 2 sts. together k-wise, k1, pass 2 slipped sts. over k1.
SM = stitch marker
r. = row(s)
st.(s) = stitch(es)
incr. = increase
col. = color
k = knit
decr. = decrease
yo = yarn over
tog. = together
rep. = repeat
p = purl
foll. = follow(ing)
k2tog = knit 2 stitches together
k3tog = knit 3 stitches together
SIZE: Single size
Heigh: 71 cm approx.
Wide (at wider point): 146 cm approx.
Procedure
Cast-on with Garter Tab Cast On technique and shape the cast-on rectangle [1st r. = 9 sts.]
From 2nd r. and across the entire shawl, the instructions don't include the selvages. For selvages work 3 sts. in garter st. at beg. and end of every r.
2nd r.: p3.
3rd r.: yo, 1 inner incr., yo, k1, yo,1 inner incr., yo [9 sts.]
4th r.: knit.
5th r.: (yo, k2tog) 3 times, yo k3tog, yo
6th r.: rep. 4th r.
7th r.: yo, k3tog, (yo, k2tog) 3 times, yo
8th r.: rep. 4th r.
9th r.: (yo, k1) 9 times, yo [19 sts.]
10th r.: rep. 4th r.
11th r.: (yo, k2tog) 8 times, yo k3tog, yo
12th r.: rep. il 4th r.
13th r.: yo, k3tog, (yo, k2tog) 8 times, yo
14th r.: rep. 4th r.
15th r.: rep. 11th r.
16th r.: rep. 4th r.
17th r.: (yo, k1) 19 times, yo [39 sts.]
18th r.: 1 inner incr., k8, 1 inner incr., k9, 1 inner incr., k9, 1 inner incr., k8, 1 inner incr. [44 sts.]
CLOSE-RANGE RHOMBUS Part
19th r.: (k2tog, yo, k4) 7 times, k2tog, yo
20th r.: knit.
21st r.: k2, (yo, k2tog-b, yo, k2tog, yo, k1) 7 times.
22nd r.: rep. 20th r.
23rd kr.: k3, (yo, sk2p C, yo, k3) 6 times, yo, sk2p, yo, k2.
24th r.: rep. 20th r.
25th r.: k3, (k2tog, yo, k4) 6 times, k2tog, yo, k3
26th r.: rep. 20th r.
27th r.: k2, k2tog, yo, k1, (yo, k2tog-b, k1, k2tog, yo, k1) 6 times, yo, k2tog-b, k1
28th r.: rep. 20th r.
29th r.: k1, k2tog, yo, k3, (yo, sk2p, yo, k3) per 6 times, yo, 2 sts. in s. a dir. rit.
From 30th al 32nd r.: rep. 20th r.
33rd r.: (yo, k1) 44 times, yo [89 sts.]
34th r.: 4k4, 1 inner incr., k44 [90 sts.].
35th and 36th r.: rep. 20th r.
SPACED RHOMBUS Part
37th r.: k2tog, yo, (k6, k2, yo) rep. until end of r.
38th r.: k1, (yo, k2tog-b, k3, k2tog, yo, k1) rep. until 1 st. to end, k1 into last st.
39th r.: k3, (yo, k2tog-b, k1, k2tog, yo, k3) rep. until 7 sts. to the end, yo, k2tog-b, k1, k2tog, yo, k2.
40th r.: k3, (yo, sk2p, yo, k5) rep. until 7 sts. to end, yo, sk2p, yo, k4
41st r.: k4, k2tog, yo, (k6, k2tog, yo) rep. until 4 sts. to end, k4
42nd r.: k2, (k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2tog-b, k3) rep. until end of r.
43rd r.: k2, (k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2tog-b, k1) rep. until end of r.
44th r.: k2tog, yo, k5, (yo, sk2p, yo, k5) rep. until 3 sts. to end, yo, k2tog-b, k1
From 45th al 60thr.: rep. from (37th r. to 44th r.) twice more.
61st r.: rep. il 37th r.
62nd r.: knit.
63rd r.: (yo, k1) 90 times, yo [181 sts.]
64th r.: 1 inner incr., (k59, 1 inner incr.) 3 times. [185 sts.]
TRIMMED RHOMBUS Part
65th r.: (k1, yo, k2tog-b, k3 k2tog, yo) rep. until 1 st. to end, k1 into last st.
66th r.: k2,(yo, k2tog-b, k1 k2tog, k3) rep. until 7 sts. to end, yo, k2tog-b, k1, k2tog, yo, k2
67th r.: k1, (yo, k2tog-b, yo, sk2p, yo, k2tog, yo, k1) rep. until end of r.
68th r.: k2, (yo, k2tog-b, k1, k2tog, yo, k3) rep. until 7 sts. to end, yo, k2tog-b, k1, k2tog, yo, k2
69th r.: k3, (yo, sk2p with central rib, yo, k5) rep. until 6 sts. to end, yo, sk2p with central rib, yo, k3
70th e 71st r.: knit.
72nd r.: k2, (k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2tog-b, k3) rep. until 7 sts. to end, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2tog-b, k2
73rd r.: (k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2tog-b) rep. until 1 st. to end, k1 into last st.
74th r.: k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, (yo, k2tog-b, yo, sk2p with central rib, yo, k2tog, yo, k1) rep. until 4 sts. to end, yo, k2tog-b, yo, k2-b.
75th r.: (k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2tog-b) rep. until 1 st. to end, k1
76th r.: k2tog, yo, k5, (yo, sk2p with central rib, yo, k5) rep. until 2 sts. to end, yo, k2tog-b
77 and 78th r.: knit.
From 79th al 120th r.: rep. (from 65th to 78th r.) 3 times more.
121st r.: (yo, k1) 185 times, yo [371 sts.]
LACED BAND
These instructions include 3 beg. and end selvages [=377 sts.]
122nd r.: k188, k2tog, k187 [=376 sts.]
123rd r.: k3, k2tog-b, k2, yo, k1, yo, (k2, k2tog, k2tog-b, k2, yo, k1, yo) rep.
until 7 sts. to end, k2, k2tog, k3
124th r.: knit.
From 125th to 152nd r.: rep. (123rd and 124th r.) 14 times more.
153rd r.: bind off all sts. loosely.
FINISHING
Hide the ends. Using blocking material, block the garment.
