Antjie

Antjie

Friday 7 September 2012

" - A wonderful shawl for light summer nights!"


Measurements:
The shawl in the picture measures approx. 72 cm in length mid back.

Materials: 
  • DROPS VERDI from Garnstudio
  • 350 g colour no 06, light pink
  • DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE (80 cm) SIZE 8 mm – or size needed to get 11.5 sts = width 10 cm.
SHAWL:
The shawl is worked back and forth on circular needle to make room for all the sts.
Cast on 17 sts on circular needle size 8 mm with Verdi.
P 1 row from WS.
Continue to work as follows (row 1 = from RS): diagram M.1 is repeated 8 times and finish with 1 stocking st (K from RS, P from WS).
Work M.1 as follows:
Row 1 (RS):
*K1, yo, K1, yo, place marker *, repeat *-* and end row with 1 st in stocking st. There are now 8 markers, one after each repeat of M.1.
Row 2 and all rows from WS: P all sts and yo's.
Row 3: *K1, yo, K3, yo*, repeat *-* and end row with 1 st in stocking st.
Row 5: * K2 in 1 st, slip 1 st as if to K, K1, psso, K2 tog, K2 in 1 st* repeat *-* and end row with 1 st in stocking st.
Row 7: *K2 in 1 st, yo, slip 1 st as if to K, K1, psso, K2 tog, yo, K2 in 1 st* repeat *-* and end row with 1 st in stocking st.
Continue the 8 repeats of diagram M.1 and 1 st in stockinette at the end of row.
Continue until diagram M.1 has been knitted 1 time vertically.
Now continue by repeating M.1B vertically.
Continue until piece reaches desired length, finish after a second row in M.1B (i.e. the row with the YOs).
K 1 row from WS.
Cast off with K from RS.
Sew a thread through the sts in the cast on edge, tighten and fasten.

 Explanation to pattern diagram