This is an easy, fun-to-knit shawl that is reversible and avoids complicated decreases. The construction of the shawl is a very old short-row method that has been modified to produce pyramid-shaped wedges rather than spirals. The points of the border are adapted to accommodate a trio of lacy diamonds.
materials
F I N I S H E D S I Z E
About 56" (142 cm) diameter, after washing and blocking.
Y A R N
Laceweight (Lace #0).
Shown here: Margaret Stove Artisan Lace (100% New Zealand Merino wool; 328 yd [300 m]/20 g): undyed natural, 7 skeins.
N E E D L E S
U.S. size 3 (3.25 mm). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.
N O T I O N S
About 2 yd (2 m) crochet cotton for provisional CO; size E/4 (3.5 mm) crochet hook; stitch marker (m); tapestry needle.
G A U G E
25 sts and 49 rows = 2" (5 cm) in garter st, washed and blocked.
Stitch Guide
Closing Short-Row Gaps
Knit to gap formed by turning for the previous short-row. Insert the left needle tip from front to back into st below the last st on the right needle and lift a loop up onto the left needle.
Knit the next st tog with the lifted loop to prevent a hole from forming at the turning point—this counts as the fi rst knit st after the turning point. After closing the gap, knit until you have worked the total number of sts required beyond the turning point.
Arrow shows direction of knitting.
All segments are worked with same parts as labeled segment.
provisional CO worked over all sts
graft last row to CO short- rowsection
bordermain Lacey Diamond
Notes
• The shawl is worked sideways in 6 identical wedge-shaped segments using short-rows. Each segment is 240 rows high at the outer edge of the circle (beginning of RS rows, end of WS rows).
• The fi rst 16 rows are worked across all stitches, increasing for the main border at the outer edge, and
increasing then decreasing back again at the inner edge (end of RS rows, beginning of WS rows) to form a 16-row point along the inner selvedge.
• For the next 112 rows, the main border pattern continues on the stitches at the outer edge while the inner stitches are worked in garter stitch using progressively longer short-rows to shape the fi rst half of the wedge. For the next 110 rows, the main border pattern continues while the second half of the wedge is shaped using progressively shorter short-rows. The fi nal 2 rows of the segment are worked across all but 6 stitches, closing the gaps at the short-row turning points.
• Chart is on page 65. A key to chart symbols is located on the back fl ap.
With crochet hook and crochet cotton, work a crochet chain of 153 or more ch sts (see Glossary for crochet provisional cast-on directions). Cut yarn and secure last ch so that you can identify it when unzipping the ch later. Slip the tip of the knitting needle into each
“bump” from the back side of the center 149 ch sts;
these sts are just picked up and placed on the needle, not picked up and knit—149 sts. Join main yarn to loops on needle with RS facing.
Establish patt from Row 1 of Lacy Diamond chart (page 65) as foll: Work 9 sts before fi rst patt rep box once, work 11 sts inside fi rst rep box 2 times, place marker (pm), work 11 sts inside second patt rep box 10 times, work 8 sts after last rep box once (inc to 9 sts as shown)—150 sts; 31 sts in main border section before marker (m); 119 sts after m. Work Rows 2–16 of chart—40 main border sts; 118 inner sts. Work short-rows as foll, slipping the marker between main border and inner section every row:
Row 17: (RS) Work chart patt to m, k2, turn.
Even-numbered Rows 18–46: (WS) Knit to end.
Row 19: Work chart patt to m, k4 closing gap at previous turning point as you come to it (see Stitch Guide), turn.
Row 21: Work in patt to m, k6 closing gap at previous turning point, turn.
Odd-numbered Rows 23–47: Work chart patt to m, knit to 2 sts past previous turning point while closing any gaps as you come to them, turn—32 sts worked beyond m in Row 47 with 86 sts rem unworked at end of row.
Row 48: (WS) Knit to end.
For segment Rows 49–128, cont chart patt on main border sts by working Rows 1–48 of chart once, then work Rows 1–32 once. At the same time, work increas-ingly longer garter-st short-rows on inner section by working 2 sts beyond previous turning point on the
FIRST SEGMENT
next 40 RS rows. When segment Row 127 has been completed (Row 31 of main border), there will be 41 sts in main border section; 6 sts rem unworked at end of row.
Note: The short-rows are worked differently in the next part of the segment; read the next directions all the way through before proceeding. For segment Rows 129–238, cont chart patt on main border sts by work-ing Rows 33–48 of chart once, then work Rows 1–48 once, then work Rows 1–46 once. At the same time, on the next 55 RS rows work progressively shorter garter-st short-rows on inner section by working to 2 garter-sts before the previous turning point before turning. When Row 237 of segment (Row 45 of main border) has been completed there will be 32 sts in main border section;
116 sts rem unworked at end of row.
Segment Row 239: (RS) Work Row 47 of chart to m, knit to last 6 sts closing all turning point gaps as you come to them, turn.
Segment Row 240: (WS) Knit to end—31 sts in main border section; fi ve 48-row border points completed at outer edge.
Rep Rows 1–240 of fi rst segment 5 more times—
6 segments completed. Break yarn, leaving a long tail for grafting, and leave sts on needle.
SEGMENTS 2– 6
Carefully unzip the crochet cotton from provisional CO and transfer 149 live sts from base of CO to empty needle. Use Kitchener st (see Glossary) to graft sts from base of CO and live sts tog, adjusting tension carefully. Sew the short sides of the points around the center hole together using running stitch (see Glossary).
With yarn threaded on a tapestry needle, sew through the point of each inner selvedge, then pull the ends of the yarn snug to close the center hole completely.
Wash and block to measurements according to instruc-tions on page 148. Weave in ends.
FINISHING
31 29 33
25 23
7 5
1 3
17 21
13 15
19 27 39
37 45
47
43 41
35
9 11
2
2
work 2 times work 10 times
Lacey Diamond