Beloved Shawl

Shawl measures 46” x 26”.

MATERIALS:

• STITCH NATION by Debbie Stoller™ “Bamboo Ewe™”: 5 balls 5560 Grape
• Circular Knitting Needles: 5mm [US 8] - 29”
• Crochet Hook: 5.5mm [US I-9]
• Waste yarn
• stitch markers
• yarn needle

GAUGE: 18 sts = 4”; 22 rows = 4” in St st. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size needles to obtain the gauge given.

Special Abbreviations
Ssk (slip, slip, knit) = slip next 2 sts knitwise, one at a time, to right needle, insert tip of left needle into these 2 sts from the front and knit together.
S2kp2 = slip next 2 sts together knitwise, knit next st, pass the 2 slipped sts over.
Sk2p = slip next st knitwise, k2tog, pass the slipped st over.

SHAWL INSTRUCTIONS

Lace Chart

Suggested Increasing in Lace Pattern

With waste yarn and crochet hook, chain 6; fasten off. With Shawl yarn, pick up and knit 3 sts into the bumps on the back side of the center 3 chains–3 sts. Work even in Garter st for 14 rows.
Next Row: K3, pick up and k1 st in each of the 7 garter ridges along the selvedge edge of the piece. Unravel the scrap yarn to expose 3 sts at the base. Place these 3 sts onto the left hand needle and knit across–13 sts.
Row 1 (Right Side): [K3, yo] twice, pm, k1 center st, pm, [yo, k3] twice – 17 sts.
Rows 2 and 4: K3, p to last 3 sts, k3.
Row 3: K3, yo, k5, yo, k1, yo, k5, yo, k3 – 21 sts.
Row 5: K3, yo, knit to marker, yo, k1, yo, knit to last 3 sts, yo, k3.
Row 6: Repeat Row 2.
Rows 7-16: Repeat Rows 5 and 6 – 45 sts. There will be 22 sts on either side of center markers. Remove markers.

Setup Drooping Daylily Lace Pattern
Row 1 (Right Side): K3, yo, place marker, work Row 1 of Drooping Daylily Lace chart over next 19 sts, place marker, yo, k1 center st, yo, place marker, work Row 1 of Drooping Daylily Lace chart over next 19 sts, place marker, yo, k3 – 49 sts.
Rows 2 and all even rows: K3, purl to last 3 sts, k3.
Row 3: K3, yo, k1, work Row 3 of Lace chart between markers, k1, yo, k1 center st, yo, k1, work Row 3 of Lace chart between markers, k1, yo, k3 – 53 sts.
Row 5: K3, yo, k2, work Row 5 of Lace chart between markers, k2, yo, k1 center st, yo, k2, work Row 5 of Lace chart between markers, k2, yo, k3 – 57 sts.
Rows 7-80: Continue to work 4 increases every right side row and correct rows of Lace chart as established, working added sts in St st until there are enough sts in those sections to begin another Lace pattern – 205 sts at end of Row 80 and 4 Lace pattern repeats have been completed.

Note: You can increase until you have enough sts to work a complete (19-st) repeat of the Lace chart between the existing repeats. To introduce the new repeats more gradually, you can increase until you feel comfortable working partial Lace chart rows. There are many different ways to introduce the repeats gradually. A chart is provided showing one suggested increase pattern. When introducing repeats gradually, take care to work the same number of increases and decreases within the partial rows.

Row 81: K3, yo, knit to last 3 sts, yo, k3 – 207 sts.
Row 82: K3, purl to last 3 sts, k3.

Edging
Row 1: K3, yo, k1, [yo, k13, yo, k1, yo, k13, yo, k4] 6 times, yo, k13, yo, k1, yo, k3 – 235 sts.
Rows 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14: K3, purl to last 3 sts, p3.
Row 3: K3, yo, k2, [* yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo *, k1; repeat from * to * once; k4] 6 times; repeat from * to * once, k2, yo, k3 – 263 sts.
Row 5: K3, yo, k3, [* yo, k1, yo, ssk, yo, sk2p, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, yo, sk2p, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, yo *, k1; repeat from * to * once; k4] 6 times; repeat from * to * once, k3, yo, k3 – 291 sts.
Row 7: K3, yo, k4, [* yo, 3, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo *, k1; repeat from * to * once; k4] 6 times; repeat from * to * once, k4, yo, k3 – 319 sts.
Row 9: K3, yo, k5, [* yo, k5, yo, sk2p, yo, k5, yo, sk2p, yo, k5, yo *, k1; repeat from * to * once; k4] 6 times; repeat from * to * once, k5, yo, k3 – 347 sts.
Row 11: K3, yo, k6, ** [* yo, k2, sk2p, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, sk2p, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, sk2p, k2, yo *, k1; repeat from * to * once; k4] 6 times; repeat from * to * once **, k6, yo, k3 – 349 sts.
Row 13: K3, yo, k7, repeat from ** to ** in Row 11; k7, yo, k3 – 351 sts.
Row 15: K3, yo, k8, repeat from ** to ** in Row 11; k8, yo, k3 – 353 sts.
Row 16: Knit.
Bind off as follows: k2, * return both sts to left hand needle and k2tog tbl, k1; repeat from * until all sts have been bound off.

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