Okay, after much delay, here is part two of my latest shawl design. Please keep in mind that this is an untested (tested only by me) pattern. If you find errors, please let me know and I will correct them. There are no charts although there will be in the final paid version of the pattern.
I told you that I lost my notes and had to start over with this beast. I found them in the bottom of my purse which is lovely but large and a pit for everything that I don’t know what to do with including that ever increasing pile of receipts in the darkest depths. That is where I found this.
Good thing that I started over, yeah?
Part two is bobbles or nupps if you want to call them that. I don’t because I hate knitting nupps but am okay with bobbles. Bobbles it is then for this section. I changed colours here because the yarn I am using is in single, double and triple balls from my stash so not enough for all one colour. If you have a single colour that you want to use, ignore the colour change rows and carry on with the next pattern section.
You will have ended the first section with six rows of stocking stitch. Do not cut the yarn as you will work a 1×1 stranded colour pattern for two rows. If you are not used to stranded knitting, a caution; make sure that you spread your stitches out on your right hand needle or you will end up with a puckered or pulled in row which is difficult to block out. Loose is good!!!
Next Right Side Row: With the first colour, work the border in the usual way, slip marker, yarn over and knit 1, pick up your second colour, leaving a tail to weave in later, and knit the next stitch. Work across the row with (knit 1 with colour one, knit 1 with colour two) to one stitch before the next marker. Hold both yarns together knit the last stitch, yarn over, slip marker, knit the centre stitch, slip marker, yarn over, knit the first stitch on the next side. Using a single yarn again, (knit 1 with colour two, knit 1 with colour one to the next marker), drop colour two and yarn over, slip marker and work the border with colour one.
Next Wrong Side Row: Work the border with colour one, slip marker, purl the yarn over with colour one, (purl 1 with colour two, purl 1 with colour one) to the last stitch before the next marker, hold the two colours together and purl the last stitch, purl the yarn over, slip marker, purl the centre stitch, slip marker, purl the yarn over and the first stitch on the second section. Then (purl 1 with colour on, purl 1 with colour two) to the last stitch before the marker. Drop colour one and continue with colour two, purl the last stitch, purl the yarn over slip marker, and work the border. Cut colour one leaving a long enough piece to weave in.
Right Side Row: Work border, slip marker, yarn over, knit to next marker, yarn over, slip marker, knit centre stitch, slip marker, yarn over, knit to the next marker, yarn over, slip marker, work the border.
Wrong Side Row: Work border, slip marker, purl the yarn over, purl to next marker, purl the yarn over, slip marker, purl centre stitch, slip marker, purl the yarn over, purl to the next marker, purl the yarn over, slip marker, work the border.
Repeat these two rows twice more for a total of six rows.
This is the pattern but unblocked. The bobbles will stand out and look like flowers when it is blocked.
Pattern Right Side Row 1: Work border, slip marker, yarn over, ((knit 4, (purl 1, yarn over, purl1) in the next stitch)) repeat to the next marker. (You will have six stitches left at the end and that’s okay, go ahead and knit them.) Yarn over, slip marker, knit the centre stitch, slip marker, yarn over, knit 6, (purl 1, yarn over, purl1) in the next stitch, ((knit 4, (purl 1, yarn over, purl1) in the next stitch)) to the last four stitches, knit 4, yarn over, slip marker, work border.
Making the bobble:
Pattern Wrong Side Row 2: Work border, slip marker, purl yarn over, (purl four, knit3tog) to last bobble, purl the six, remaining stitches and the yarn over, slip marker, purl the centre stitch, slip marker, purl the yarn over and the next six stitches, knit3tog, (purl 4, k3tog) to the last four stitches, purl 4, purl the yarn over, slip marker, work the border.
Pattern Right Side Row 3: Work border, slip marker, yarn over, knit 4, ((purl 1, yarn over, purl1), knit 1, (purl 1, yarn over, purl1) in the next stitch, knit 2)) repeat to the next marker. (You will have five stitches left at the end and that’s okay, go ahead and knit them.) Yarn over, slip marker, knit the centre stitch, slip marker, yarn over, knit 5, (purl 1, yarn over, purl1) in the next stitch, ((purl 1, yarn over, purl1), knit 1, (purl 1, yarn over, purl1) in the next stitch, knit 2))) to the last four stitches, knit 4, yarn over, slip marker, work border.
Pattern Wrong Side Row 4: Work border, slip marker, purl yarn over, purl four, (knit3tog, purl 1, knit3tog, purl 2) to last bobble, purl the 5 remaining stitches and the yarn over, slip marker, purl the centre stitch, slip marker, purl the yarn over and the next 5 stitches, (knit3tog, purl 1, k3tog, purl 2) to the last four stitches, purl 4, purl the yarn over, slip marker, work the border.
Pattern Right Side Row 5: Repeat row 1 starting with 6 stitches and ending the section with 8 stitches.
Pattern Wrong Side Row 4: Repeat row 2 working the extra stitches at the beginning and end with purls.
The next piece of this section will be next week’s blog post. Have a great week!