Simply Knitting - UK (2020-01)

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LACE SHAWL

YOUWILLNEED
QNovitaBabyMerino4ply
(100%Merinowool,50g/230m)
3 ballsofSilverWillow(326)
QA pairof4mmknittingneedles
QSmallextraneedle

TENSION
23 ststomeasure10cm(4in)over
lacepatternusing4mmneedles

MEASUREMENTS
Topedge136cm(53in)
Depth 63cm (24in)

SHAWL
NotesThisshawlisknittedstartingfromtheneckdown,inthe
middleofthelongedge.OneachRSrowincreasesareworkedat
eachouteredgeandeithersideofthecentralspine,fora totalof 4
stsincreasedoneachRSrow.ForthefirsthalfofeachChart,work
RSrowsfromrighttoleft,workingstsuntilyoureachtheblue
markedstitch;thisisthecentralstitchoftheshawl.Forthe
remainingsecondhalfoftheshawl,followtheChartagain,thistime
readingRSrowsfromleftto right and ignoring the blue stitch, as
this is only worked once.

Caston3 sts.
Next row(WS)Purl.

BeginworkingfromChartA.
NoteFortheentiretyofChartA,onWSrows,youwillknitthefirst
andlaststsoftherow and purl all other stitches, including the
centralstitch.
Row 1 (RS)K1,yo,knitthemiddlest(markedinblueontheChart),
worktheleft side as the mirror image of the right side (yo, K1).
[5 sts]

Row 2 K1,P3,K1.[5sts]

Row 3 K1,yo,K1,yo,knitthemiddlestandworktheleftside as the

mirrorimageoftheright side (yo, K1, yo, K1). [9 sts]

Row 4 K1,P7,K1.

Continueinthismanner,workingfromRows5 to52,asshownon

ChartA,workinginststatouterandinneredgeswhereyoucannot

worka yarnoverincreasewithitscorresponding decrease, and

workingsecond side as a mirror of the first.

[105 sts]

Continueinpatternassetuntilyouhaveworkeda totalof 132 rows

andyouhave265 sts on your needles; 132 sts either side of the

centralst.

Youshouldhaveworked 120 ofthese 132 rowsintheChartA

pattern;sevenfullrepeats of the 16-row pattern and another 8 rows

of the 16-row pattern.

BeginworkingfromChartB.

Workall 50 rowsofChartB.The first row has been written out

belowtogetyoustarted:

Row 1 Work4 stsfromtheouteredgeoftheChart,workthe20-st

patternrepeatsixtimes,work 10 stsatthecentreedge,knitthe

centrest, then work the left side as the mirror image of the right

side.

WhenChartBiscomplete,castoff.

FINISHING

Wet-blockthe shawl to measurements and allow to dry, or steam it

lightly.

TAKE ON A CHALLENGE

ABBREVIATIONS

Tw3 FSlip1 stontocnandholdin

front.Knitthe2ndstonthe

left-handneedle,purlthe1stston

theleft-handneedleanddropboth

stsofftheneedle.Knit1 stfrom

the cn through the back loop

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TOPTIP

Whenworkinga lacegarment

naturallightisalwaysbest,but

themodernrangeofdaylight

bulbsmakesanexcellent

substitute.A towelonthelap

willalsohelptoshowupthe

stitches you are knitting too.

Increasesfortheshawlare

made from a central spine