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Knitting

Okay, Part Two is Ready

Iris Rose

I have test knit part two of my Northern Rose Shawl and it is ready!  The pattern has changed slightly from the one in the photo as I have extended the lace patterning to the edges of the shawl at both the outside and centre areas.  I think that the finished look is nicer and more complete looking rather than having a straight knit part before the lace begins.  I hope that you enjoy this part of the shawl as much as I enjoyed creating it.  Part three will be up shortly.

Happy knitting!  Please keep in mind that webpage formatting is funny (not haha, either) and, in this case, will not allow me to use an asterix to mark the repeats.  Use the brackets as a guide.  Any stitches inside the brackets and in italics are to be repeated the given number of times.  Note also that the number of repeats grows as the width of the shawl grows.

Diamond Lace Section: you will maintain the centre lace panel while you are knitting the diamond lace on each side.

Row 1: K1, slip marker YO, K to the next marker, YO, slip marker, K6, YO, SSK, K2, YO, SSK, K6, slip marker, YO, K to the next marker, YO, slip marker, K1.

Row 2 and every wrong side row: K all stitches, slipping markers as you come to them.

Row 3: K1, slip marker, YO, K2, YO, SSK, K2, (K1, K2tog, YO, K9, YO, SSK, K2), repeat two more times, K1, K2tog, YO, K9, slip marker, K4, K2tog, YO, K1, YO, SSK, K2, YO, SSK, K5, slip marker, YO, K9, YO, K2tog, K1, (K2, SSK, YO, K9, YO, K2tog, K1), repeat two more times, K2, SSK, YO, K2, YO, slip marker, K1.

Row 5: K1, slip marker, YO, K4, YO, SSK, K1,(K2tog, YO, K3, K2tog, YO, K1, YO, SSK, K3, YO, SSK, K1), repeat two more times, K2tog, YO, K3, K2tog, YO, K1, YO, SSK, K3, YO, slip marker, K3, K2tog, YO, K3, YO, SSK, K2, YO, SSK, K4, slip marker, YO, K3, K2tog, YO, K1, YO, SSK, K3, YO, SSK, ( K1, K2tog, YO, K3, K2tog, YO, K1, YO, SSK, K3, YO, SSK) repeat  two more times, K1, K2tog, YO, K4, YO, slip marker, K1.

Row 7: K1, slip marker, YO, K1, YO, SSK, K3, YO, S2K1PSSO, (YO, K3, K2tog, YO, K3, YO, SSK, K3, YO, S2K1PSSO,) repeat two more times, YO, K3, K2tog, YO, K3, YO, SSK, K3, slip marker, K2, K2tog, YO, K2, K2tog, YO, K1, YO, SSK, K2, YO, SSK, K3, slip marker, YO, K3, K2tog, YO, K3, YO, SSK, K3, YO, (S2K1PSSO, YO, K3, K2tog, YO, K3, YO, SSK, K3, YO,) repeat two more times, YO, S2K1PSSO, YO, K3, K2togYO, K1, YO, slip marker, K1.

Row 9: K1, slip marker, YO, K3, YO, SSK, K4, (K3, K2tog, YO, K5, YO, SSK, K4) repeat two more times, K3, K2tog, YO, K5, YO, SSK, K3, YO, slip marker, K1, K2tog, YO, K2, K2tog, YO, K3, YO, SSK, K2, YO, SSK, K2, slip marker, YO, K3, K2tog, YO, K5, YO, SSK, K4, (K3, K2tog, YO, K5, YO, SSK, K4) repeat two more times, K3, K2tog, YO, K3, YO, slip marker, K1.

Row 11: K1, slip marker, YO, K3, K2tog, YO, K5, (K4, YO, SSK, K3, K2tog, YO, K5) repeat two more times, K4, YO, SSK, K3, K2tog, YO, K5, YO, slip marker, K3, YO, SSK, K2 YO, SSK, YO, S2K1PSSO, YO, K2, K2tog, YO, K2, slip marker, YO, K4, YO, SSK, YO, K5, (K4, YO, SSK, K3, K2tog, YO, K5) repeat two more times, K4, YO, K2tog, K3, YO, slip marker, K1.

Row 13: K1, slip marker, K3, K2tog, YO, K3, K2tog, YO, K1, (YO, SSK, K3, YO, SSK, K1, K2tog, YO, K3, K2tog, YO, K1) repeat three more times, K1, YO, slip marker, K4, YO, SSK, K2, YO, S2K1PSSO, YO, K2, K2tog, YO, K3, slip marker, YO, K2, (YO, SSK, K3, YO, SSK, K1, K2tog, YO, K3, K2tog, YO, K1) repeat three more times, YO, K2tog, K3, YO, K2tog, K3, YO, slip marker, K1.

Row 15: K1, slip marker, YO, K2, YO, S2K1PSSO, YO, K3, K2tog, YO, K2, (K1, YO, SSK, K3, YO, S2K1PSSO, YO, K3, K2tog, YO, K2) repeat three more times, K2, YO, slip marker, K5, YO, SSK, K2, YO, SSK, K1, K2tog, YO, K4, slip marker, YO, K3, (K1, YO, SSK, K3, YO, S2K1PSSO, YO, K3, K2tog, YO, K2) repeat three more times, K1, YO, SSK, K3, YO, S2K1PSSO, YO, K2, YO, slip marker, K1.

Row 17: K1, slip marker, YO, K8, K2tog, YO, K3, (K2, YO, SSK, K7, K2tog, YO, K3) repeat three more times, K3, YO, slip marker, K6, YO, SSK, K2, YO, SSK, K6, slip marker, YO, K3, YO, (K2, YO, SSK, K7, K2tog, YO, K3) repeat three more times, K2, YO, SSK, K8, YO, slip marker, K1.

Rows 19: K1, slip marker, YO, K10, YO, SSK, K2, (K1, K2tog, YO, K9, YO, SSK, K2) repeat three more times, K1, K2tog, YO, K1, YO, slip marker, K4, K2tog, YO, K1, YO, SSK, K2, YO, SSK, K5, slip marker, YO, K1, YO, SSK, K2, (K1, K2tog, YO, K9, YO, SSK, K2) repeat three more times, K1, K2tog, YO, K10, YO, slip marker, K1.

Row 21: K1, slip marker, YO, K4, K2tog, YO, K1, YO, SSK, K3, YO, SSK, K1, (K2tog, YO, K3, K2tog, YO, K1, YO, SSK, K3, YO, SSK, K1) repeat three more times, K2tog, YO, K3, YO, slip marker, K3, K2tog, YO, K3, YO, SSK, K2, YO, SSK, K4, slip marker, YO, K3, YO, SSK, K1, (K2tog, YO, K3, K2tog, YO, K1, YO, SSK, K3, YO, SSK, K1) repeat three more times, K2tog, YO, K3, K2tog, YO, K1, YO, SSK, K4, YO, slip marker, K1.

Row 23: K1, slip marker, YO, K4, K2tog, YO, K3, YO, SSK, K3, YO, S2K1PSSO, (YO, K3, K2tog, YO, K3, YO, SSK, K3, YO, S2K1PSSO,) repeat three more times, YO, K5, YO, slip marker, K2, K2tog, YO, K2, K2tog, YO, K1, YO, SSK, K2, YO, SSK, K3, slip marker, YO, K5, (YO, K3, K2tog, YO, K3, YO, SSK, K3, YO, S2K1PSSO,) repeat three more times, YO, K3, K2tog, YO, K3, YO, SSK, K4, YO, slip marker, K1.

Row 25: K1, slip marker, YO, K1, (K3, K2tog, YO, K5, YO, SSK, K4) repeat four more times, K3, K2tog, YO, K2, YO, slip marker, K1, K2tog, YO, K2, K2tog, YO, K3, YO, SSK, K2, YO, SSK, K2, slip marker, YO, K2, YO, SSK, K4, (K3, K2tog, YO, K5, YO, SSK, K4) repeat four more times, YO, slip marker, K1.

Row 27: K1, slip marker, YO, K2, (K4, YO, SSK, K3, K2tog, YO, K5) repeat four more times, K4, YO, SSK, K2, YO, slip marker, K3, YO, SSK, K2 YO, SSK, YO, S2K1PSSO, YO, K2, K2tog, YO, K2, slip marker, YO, K2, YO, SSK, K5, (K4, YO, SSK, K3, K2tog, YO, K5) repeat four more times, K1, YO, slip marker, K1.

Row 29: K1, slip marker, YO, K3, (YO, SSK, K3, YO, SSK, K1, K2tog, YO, K3, K2tog, YO, K1) repeat four more times, YO, SSK, K3, YO, SSK, K2, YO, slip marker, K4, YO, SSK, K2, YO, S2K1PSSO, YO, K2, K2tog, YO, K3, slip marker, YO, K2, K2tog, YO, K3, K2tog, YO, K1, (YO, SSK, K3, YO, SSK, K1, K2tog, YO, K3, K2tog, YO, K1) repeat four more times, K4, YO, slip marker, K1.

Row 31: K1, slip marker, YO, K4, (K1, YO, SSK, K3, YO, S2K1PSSO, YO, K3, K2tog, YO, K2) repeat four more times, K1, YO, SSK, K3, YO, SSK, K2, YO, slip marker, K5, YO, SSK, K2, YO, SSK, K1, K2tog, YO, K4, slip marker, YO, K2, K2tog, YO, K3, YO, K2tog, K2, (K1, YO, SSK, K3, YO, S2K1PSSO, YO, K3, K2tog, YO, K2) repeat four more times, K3, YO, slip marker, K1.

Row 33: K1, slip marker, YO, K5, (K2, YO, SSK, K7, K2tog, YO, K3) repeat four more times, K2, YO, SSK, K7, YO, slip marker, K6, YO, SSK, K2, YO, SSK, K6, slip marker, YO, K7, K2tog, YO, K3, (K2, YO, SSK, K7, K2tog, YO, K3) repeat four more times, K4, YO, slip marker, K1.

Row 35: K1, slip marker, YO, K to next marker, YO, slip marker, K to next marker, slip marker, YO, K to next marker, YO, slip marker, K1.

Row 36: K all stitches slipping markers as you come to them.

Change to the next colour now if you are making the shawl in three colours.  You will be using the edge markers still and you may wish to place markers between each lace repeat.  You will no longer be working the centre panel stitches as a separate lace pattern but will incorporate them into the same lace pattern as the two sides.  You can remove these markers as you work the first row.

The edging pattern will start with a twelve stitch pattern repeat and increase in two stitch increments to an eighteen stitch repeat as you come to the end.  Stitch markers are your friend!

Knitting

Northern Rose Shawl Part One

Iris Rose

 

I have been working on this shawl pattern for a while now.  It is a hybrid of Shetland and Faroese styling with only garter lace and plain garter stitch parts (no purls here!). 

It has been one of those projects where if anything is going to go wrong it will.  If you look closely at the photo you will see what I mean.  Even the yarn was spun with more mohair in some parts than in others which was fine in the natural but not so fine in the rose.  Alternating skeins seemed to make no difference.

I had some random skeins of a mohair, silk and wool blend that the ebay monster made me buy and did not have anything already developed that I thought the yarn wanted to be.  I had three colours, 100g of natural, 100g of deep rose, and 200g of dark green.  I ended up with just 50g of the green which I have no idea what I will do with but, you know, never throw away good yarn.  That explains the thirty year old skeins in my stash!

Anyway, back to the shawl, I have written the pattern and am offering it free in parts with written directions only over the next three blog posts.  I will publish it on Ravelry but as a paid pattern with charts as well as written directions.  This first part will give you a sampler of what the whole pattern will be like.  This section could be continued to make the whole shawl if you want a simpler wrap up and it would be a very cozy piece.

 

Materials: Worsted weight yarn: 125m (140 yds) of cream, 170m (185 yds) of rose, 250m (280yds) of green.

Tools: 5.5mm (US 9) 60cm (24”) circular knitting needle, 4 or more stitch markers, tapestry needle to weave in ends.

Gauge: 14 stitches and 16 rows in garter stitch, blocked.  Gauge is not crucial but you should try to achieve a close number to ensure that your shawl is the same size.

Cast on 23 stitches using a cable cast on.  All stitches in this pattern are knit; no purls here!  On every wrong side row throughout the shawl, knit all stitches, slipping markers as you come to them.

Initial Row: K1, YO, (K2tog, YO) repeat to to last two stitches, K2tog.

First Wrong Side Row: Knit all stitches, slipping markers as you come to them.

Garter Stitch Section and Centre Lace Panel:

Row 1: K1, place marker YO, K2, YO, place marker, K6, YO, SSK, K2, YO, SSK, K6, place marker, YO, K2, YO, place marker, K1.

Row 3: K1,slip marker, YO, K to next marker, YO, slip marker, K4, K2tog, YO, K1, YO, SSK, K2, YO, SSK, K5, slip marker, YO, K to next marker, YO, slip marker, K1.

Row 5: K1, slip marker, YO, K to next marker, YO, slip marker, K3, K2tog, YO, K3, YO, SSK, K2, YO, SSK, K4, slip marker, YO, K to next marker, YO, slip marker, K1.

Row 7: K1, slip marker, YO, K to next marker, YO, slip marker, K2, K2tog, YO, K2, K2tog, YO, K1, YO, SSK, K2, YO, SSK, K3, slip marker, YO, K to next marker, YO, slip marker, K1.

Row 9: K1, slip marker, YO, K to next marker, YO, slip marker, K1, K2tog, YO, K2, K2tog, YO, K3, YO, SSK, K2, YO, SSK, K2, slip marker, YO, K to next marker, YO, slip marker, K1.

Row 11: K1, slip marker, YO, K to next marker, YO, slip marker, K3, YO, SSK, K2 YO, SSK, YO, S2K1PSSO, YO, K2, K2tog, YO, K2, slip marker, YO, K to next marker, YO, slip marker, K1.

Row 13: K1, slip marker, YO, K to next marker, YO, slip marker, K4, YO, SSK, K2, YO, S2K1PSSO, YO, K2, K2tog, YO, K3, slip marker, YO, K to next marker, YO, slip marker, K1.

Row 15: K1, slip marker, YO, K to next marker, YO, slip marker, K5, YO, SSK, K2, YO, SSK, K1, K2tog, YO, K4, slip marker, YO, K to next marker, YO, slip marker, K1.

Row 16: K all stitches, slipping markers as you come to them.

Repeat Rows 1 to 16 three more times.  Change to the next colour now if you are making the shawl in three colours.  You should have 64 garter stitches between the first and second markers and the same on the other side of the lace panel.