Midnight Ripple Shawl Pattern

Materials:

• RED HEART® Boutique Unforgettable® (3944 Bistro)- 3 balls
• Susan Bates® Knitting Needles: 5mm [US 8] 32” (80 cm) circular needle
• Stitch marker
• Yarn needle

Measurements: Shawl measures 64” (162.5 cm) wide (across top edge) and 24” (61 cm) long (from center back to lower edge)

Abbreviations:

k = knit;
k2tog = knit next 2 sts together;
p = purl;
st(s) = stitch(es);
yo = yarn over;
[ ] = work directions in brackets the number of times specified.

Special stitch:

ssk = Slip next 2 stitches, one at a time as if to knit, to right needle, insert point of left needle through front of sts, knit these sts together through back loop

Gauge: 14 sts = 4” (10 cm); 28 rows = 4” (10 cm) in Garter st (knit every row). CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size needle to obtain the gauge.

Notes:

1. Shawl is knit side to side in one piece.
2. The top I-cord edge (3 slipped stitches atend of wrong side rows), body, and lace border are all worked at the same time.
3. When slipping stitches, slip as if to knit and hold yarn to the front (wrong side) of the piece.
4. Circular needle is used to accommodate width of fabric, work back and forth in rows as if working with straight needles.
5. When adding a new ball of yarn, add it at the end of a wrong side row before slipping the last 3 stitches. The yarn ends can be thread down through the I-cord top edging for neat finishing.
6. Shawl can be worked by following the written instructions or reading the chart. Read right side rows of chart from right to left and wrong side rows from left to right.

Instructions

SHAWL

Cast on 23 stitches

Set-Up Row (wrong side): K6, p7, k5 (for lace border), place marker, k2 (for body of Shawl), bring yarn between needles to front, slip last 3 sts (for I-cord top edging).

Row 1 (right side): K4, yo, k1, slip marker, k3, yo, k2tog, k2, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, k2tog, [yo, k1] twice—26 sts (20 sts in lace border, 6 sts in body including the 3 top edging sts).

Row 2 (wrong side): K6, yo, k2tog, p7, k2, yo, k2tog, k1, slip marker, k3, bring yarn between needles to front, slip last 3 sts.

Row 3: K6, slip marker, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, [k2tog, yo] twice, k4, yo, k2tog, [yo, k1] twice, k2—28 sts (22 sts in lace border, 6 sts in body).

Row 4: K8, yo, k2tog, p7, k2, yo, k2tog, k1, slip marker, k3, bring yarn between needles to front, slip last 3 sts.

Row 5: K5, yo, k1, slip marker, k3, yo, k2tog, [k2tog, yo] 3 times, k3, yo, k2tog, [yo, k1] twice, k4—31 sts (24 sts in lace border, 7 sts in body).

Row 6: K10, yo, k2tog, p7, k2, yo, k2tog, k1, slip marker, k4, bring yarn between needles to front, slip last 3 sts.

Row 7: K7, slip marker, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, [k2tog, yo] twice, k4, yo, k2tog, [yo, k1] twice, k6—33 sts (26 sts in lace border, 7 sts in body).

Row 8: Bind off 8 sts (1 st on right needle when bind-off complete), k3, yo, k2tog, p7, k2, yo, k2tog, k1, slip marker, k4, bring yarn between needles to front, slip last 3 sts—25 sts (18 sts in lace border, 7 sts in body).

Increase Section

Row 9 (right side): Knit to one st before marker, yo, k1, slip marker, k3, yo, k2tog, k2, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, k2tog, [yo, k1] twice—28 sts (20 sts in lace border, 8 sts in body including the 3 top edging sts).

Row 10 (wrong side): K6, yo, k2tog, p7, k2, yo, k2tog, k1, slip marker, knit to last 3 sts, bring yarn between needles to front, slip last 3 sts.

Row 11: Knit to marker, slip marker, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, [k2tog, yo] twice, k4, yo, k2tog, [yo, k1] twice, k2—30 sts (22 sts in lace border, 8 sts in body).

Row 12: K8, yo, k2tog, p7, k2, yo, k2tog, k1, slip marker, knit to last 3 sts, bring yarn between needles to front, slip last 3 sts.

Row 13: Knit to one st before marker, yo, k1, slip marker, k3, yo, k2tog, [k2tog, yo] 3 times, k3, yo, k2tog, [yo, k1] twice, k4—33 sts (24 sts in lace border, 9 sts in body).

Row 14: K10, yo, k2tog, p7, k2, yo, k2tog, k1, slip marker, knit to last 3 sts, bring yarn between needles to front, slip last 3 sts.

Row 15: Knit to marker, slip marker, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, [k2tog, yo] twice, k4, yo, k2tog, [yo, k1] twice, k6—35 sts (26 sts in lace border, 9 sts in body).

Row 16: Bind off 8 sts (1 st on right needle when bind-off complete), k3, yo, k2tog, p7, k2, yo, k2tog, k1, slip marker, knit to last 3 sts, bring yarn between needles to front, slip last 3 sts—27 sts (18 sts in lace border, 9 sts in body).

Repeat these 8 Increase Section rows 27 more times; ending with a Row 16—81 sts (18 sts in lace border, 63 sts in body).

Decrease Section

Row 1 (right side): Knit to 4 sts before marker, k2tog, yo, ssk, slip marker, k3, yo, k2tog, k2,k2tog, yo, k5, yo, k2tog, [yo, k1] twice—82 sts (20 sts in lace border, 62 sts in body).

Row 2 (wrong side): K6, yo, k2tog, p7, k2, yo, k2tog, k1, slip marker, knit to last 3 sts, bring yarn between needles to front, slip last 3 sts.

Row 3: Knit to marker, slip marker, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, [k2tog, yo] twice, k4, yo, k2tog, [yo, k1] twice, k2—84 sts (22 sts in lace border, 62 sts in body).

Row 4: K8, yo, k2tog, p7, k2, yo, k2tog, k1, slip marker, knit to last 3 sts, bring yarn between needles to front, slip last 3 sts.

Row 5: Knit to 4 sts before marker, k2tog, yo, ssk, slip marker, k3, yo, k2tog, [k2tog, yo] 3 times, k3, yo, k2tog, [yo, k1] twice, k4—85 sts (24 sts in lace border, 61 sts in body).

Row 6: K10, yo, k2tog, p7, k2, yo, k2tog, k1, slip marker, knit to last 3 sts, bring yarn between needles to front, slip last 3 sts.

Row 7: Knit to marker, slip marker, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, [k2tog, yo] twice, k4, yo, k2tog, [yo, k1] twice, k6—87 sts (26 sts in lace border, 61 sts in body).

Row 8: Bind off 8 sts (1 st on right needle when bind-off complete) , k3, yo k2tog, p7, k2, yo, k2tog, k1, slip marker, knit to last 3 sts, bring yarn between needles to front, slip last 3 sts—79 sts (18 sts in lace border, 61 sts in body)

Repeat these 8 Decrease Section rows 27 more times; ending with a Row 8—25 sts (18 sts in lace border, 7 sts in body).

Last 8 Rows

Row 1 (right side): Knit to 4 sts before marker, k2tog, yo, ssk, slip marker, k3, yo, k2tog, k2, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, k2tog, [yo, k1] twice—26 sts (20 sts in lace border, 6 sts in body).

Row 2 (wrong side): K6, yo, k2tog, p7, k2, yo, k2tog, k1, slip marker, k3, bring yarn between needles to front, slip last 3 sts.

Row 3: K6, slip marker, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, [k2tog, yo] twice, k4, yo, k2tog, [yo, k1] twice, k2—28 sts (22 sts in lace border, 6 sts in body).

Row 4: K8, yo, k2tog, p7, k2, yo, k2tog, k1, slip marker, k3, bring yarn between needles to front, slip last 3 sts.

Row 5: K2, ssk, yo, ssk, slip marker, k3, yo, k2tog, [k2tog, yo] 3 times, k3, yo, k2tog, [yo, k1] twice, k4—29 sts (24 sts in lace border, 5 sts in body).

Row 6: K10, yo, k2tog, p7, k2, yo, k2tog, k1, slip marker, k2, bring yarn between needles to front, slip last 3 sts.

Row 7: K5, slip marker, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, [k2tog, yo] twice, k4, yo, k2tog, [yo, k1] twice, k6—31 sts (26 sts in lace border, 5 sts in body).

Row 8: Bind off 8 (1 st on right needle when bind-off complete), k3, yo, k2tog, p7, k2, yo, k2tog, k1, remove marker, k2, p3—23 sts (18 sts in lace border, 5 sts in body). Bind off.

FINISHING

Weave in ends and wet block to finished measurements.