Saw the above sometime back in one of the websites I was browsing through. Copied it wanting to do it for myself but didn't get down to doing it yet. Thought I'll share it here with all of you. Can't remember which website it is now.
Size 10 mm (U.S. 15) Knitting Needles - using a bigger sized needle than is suitable for the yarn gives the loosely knit effect. you may choose to use a smaller sized needle if you prefer one that's more tightly knitted but do know that the look and feel of the finished shawl may look different from what is shown.
Cast on 55 sts. - number of stitches can vary according to the size you will like to make. tip: increase or decrease accordingly to the number of stitches required to complete a design (refer 2nd Row in this pattern)
1st and alt Rows: (WS). Knit. - i.e. 1st row, 3rd row, 5th row, etc...knit the whole row.
2nd Row: K1. *yfwd. K2tog. Rep from * to end of row. - knit 1 stitch, yarn forward (bring the yarn to the front of work in between the 2 needle tips), knit 2 together and then repeat doing the yarn forward and knit 2 together till the end.
to modify, count the number of stitches in between the * and this will give you the number of stitches required to complete a design for this pattern. in this case it is 2 stitches. therefore to make a wider or narrower shawl, you will need to add or subtract number of stitches in multiples of 2.
remember the 3rd row is a knit row...and it will be the same for all odd rows.
4th Row: *K2tog. yfwd. Rep from * to last st. K1. - knit 2 together, yarn forward and keep repeating till there is only 1 stitch left, do a knit stitch. if you do not have 1 stitch left, then something is wrong...do not continue until it's rectified. look at the row again from the start and check if any stitches were missed out.
Rep last 4 rows until work from beg measures 50-inches [127 cm], ending with WS facing for next row. - start from 1st Row again and work through the 4 rows to form a set. keep repeating Rows 1 to 4 till work measures required length ending with an odd row which is the WS row as indicated in 1st Row.
Next Row: Knit. - knit all stitches
Fringe: Next row: **Cast off first st. *Turn and cast on 10 sts. Turn back and cast off 13 sts. Rep from * to end of row. All sts have been cast off.** - Cast off the first stitch by doing 2 knit stitches and dropping the 1st one over the 2nd one. Cast on 10 stitches onto the right-hand needle. change hands (needle on right to left and left t right) and cast off the next 13 stitches. keep repeating this casting on and casting off of stitches untill there is only one loop left on yuor right hand needle. cut the yarn off at about 4 inches away from last stitch, put it through the loop and pull tight. this finishes one end of your shawl.
With RS of work facing, pick up and knit 55 sts across opposite short end of shawl, rep from ** to ** as given above. - with right side (RS) of work facing you, pick up same number of stitches casted on at start of project along the opposite edge and do the same as above.
Tip:
Size: 25-inches [63.5 cm] wide x 50-inches [127 cm] long (excluding fringe). - this is only indicative as much depends on yarn and needles used - can be modified to your own needs.
Gauge: 11 sts and 15 rows = 4-inches [10 cm] in stocking st. - this is based on yarn and needle used for shawl as shown in the picture. this is especially important when using a different needle size and type of yarn as what is indicated in the pattern. we all this a sample swatch. will elaborate more on this in another post i.e. how to measure and calculate.
Abbreviations:Alt = AlternateBeg = beginningK = KnitK2tog = Knit 2 stitches togetherPat = patternRep = RepeatRS = right sideSl st = Slip stitchSt(s) = Stitch(es)WS= wrong sideYfwd= yarn forward - abbreviations are usually shown in any written patterns. it is a good habit to look through this before starting a project.
Give this a try if you can and do post your progress to share...or if you have any queries of any experience you have when doing this project that you will like to share, feel free to give me a call or drop me an e-mail.
That's all for now folks...will be back.
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