Wild Roses Shawl

If you're looking for knit shawls that accentuate your beauty, you've found one. This Wild Roses Shawl is as delicate and beautiful as it is intricate. The deep red, lacy edging is a lovely complement to the pale pink body, which is light enough to wear any season. Free knitting patterns like this are more suited toward intermediate and advanced knitters, but makes a wonderful long project for those who are tired of scarves that take them less than a day to finish. Try knotting it over the shoulder or wrapping it around the neck for a stylish look.

Advanced

Knitting Needle Size4 or 3.5 mm, Circular Knitting Needles

Yarn Weight(1) Super Fine (27-32 stitches to 4 inches)

Gauge1 stitches, 2 rows, 3 inches. stockinette stitch

Materials:

Willow Yarns™ Stream (70% superwash wool/30% silk; 50g/437yd)
- A: 732250-0024 Rosebud - 3 balls
- B: 732250-0026 Pomegranate - 1 ball
US size 4 (3.5mm) 32" circular needle or size needed to obtain gauge
Stitch holders
Stitch markers
Yarn needle

Measurements:

Width: 80" (203cm)

Depth at Center Back: 40" (102cm)

Abbreviations:

Knitting abbreviations here.

Gauge: 20 sts x 24 rows = 4" (10.2cm) in main lace, blocked. Save time, check your gauge.

Stitch Guide:

sk2p: Sl 1 st k-wise, k2tog, psso— 2 sts dec’d.

Pattern Note

Shawl is worked by knitting the edging for the bottom edge first, then sts are picked up and shawl is k from the bottom edges to the center neck.

Instructions

Edging:

(beg with 14 sts)

Row 1 (RS): Sl 1 wyif, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, yo, k1, yo, (k1, yo, k1) in next st, (yo, k1) twice, yo twice, k2tog, k1.

Row 2: K3, p1, k1, p9, k1, p5, k1.

Row 3: Sl 1 wyif, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, yo, (k3, yo) 3 times, (k1, yo twice) twice, k2tog, k1.

Row 4: K3, p1, k2, p1, k1, p5, p3tog, (p5, k1) twice.

Row 5: Sl 1 wyif, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, (yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1) twice, (yo twice, k2tog) 3 times, k1.

Row 6: K3, (p1, k2) twice, p1, k1, (p2tog, k1) 3 times, p2tog, k1, p5, k1.

Row 7: Sl 1 wyif, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, yo, k3tog, k1, k3tog, yo, k11.

Row 8: BO 7 sts, k5, p3tog, k2, p5, k1—14 sts rem. Rep Rows 1-8 for pat.

Edging Chart

Main Chart:

(beg with multiple of 20 sts + 1)

Row 1 and all WS Rows: P.

Row 2: Ssk, k4, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, sk2p, *ssk, (yo, k1) 3 times, yo, k2tog, sk2p; rep from * to last 9 sts, ssk, yo, k1, yo, k4, k2tog—2 sts dec’d.

Row 4: Ssk, k3, yo, k3, sk2p, *k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, sk2p; rep from * to last 8 sts, k3, yo, k3, k2tog—2 sts dec’d.

Row 6: Ssk, k3, yo, k2, sk2p, *k2, yo, k3, yo, k2, sk2p; rep from * to last 7 sts, k2, yo, k3, k2tog—2 sts dec’d.

Row 8: Ssk, k3, yo, k1, sk2p, *k1, yo, k5, yo, k1, sk2p; rep from * to last 6 sts, k1, yo, k3, k2tog—2 sts dec’d.

Row 10: Ssk, k3, yo, sk2p, *yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, sk2p; rep from * to last 5 sts, yo, k3, k2tog—2 sts dec’d.

Row 12: Ssk, k4, *yo, k1, yo, k2tog, sk2p, ssk, (yo, k1) twice; rep from * to last 5 sts, k3, k2tog—2 sts dec’d.

Row 14: Ssk, k3, *yo, k3, sk2p, k3, yo, k1; rep from * to last 4 sts, k2, k2tog—2 sts dec’d.

Row 16: Ssk, k2, *k1, yo, k2, sk2p, k2, yo, k2; rep from * to last 3 sts, k1, k2tog— 2 sts dec’d.

Row 18: Ssk, k1, *k2, yo, k1, sk2p, k1, yo, k3; rep from * to last 2 sts, k2tog—2 sts dec’d.

Row 20: Ssk, *k2tog, yo, k1, yo, sk2p, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1; rep from * to last 11 sts,k2tog, yo, k1, yo, sk2p, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k2tog—2 sts dec’d.

Rep Rows 1-20 for pat.

Wild Roses Shawl Main Chart

Top Chart:

(beg with 21 sts)

Row 1 and all WS Rows: P.

Row 2: Ssk, k4, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, sk2p, ssk, yo, k1, yo, k4, k2tog—19 sts.

Row 4: Ssk, k3, yo, k3, sk2p, k3, yo, k3, k2tog—17 sts.

Row 6: Ssk, k3, yo, k2, sk2p, k2, yo, k3, k2tog—15 sts.

Row 8: Ssk, k3, yo, k1, sk2p, k1, yo, k3, k2tog—13 sts.

Row 10: Ssk, k3, yo, sk2p, yo, k3, k2tog—11 sts.

Row 12: Ssk, k7, k2tog—9 sts.

Row 14: Ssk, k5, k2tog—7 sts.

Row 16: Ssk, k3, k2tog—5 sts.

Row 18: Ssk, k1, k2tog—3 sts.

Row 20: Sk2p—1 st.

First Border Section

With B, loosely CO 7 sts.

Rows 1-5: K.

Row 6 (RS): Sl 1 wyif, k1, yo, sk2p, yo, k1, p1.

Row 7: Sl 1 wyif, p5, k1.

Rep last 2 rows 10 more times. Rep Row 6 once more.

Do not cut yarn, place sts on st holder.

Along edge of first border, pick up and k14 (1 in each sl st along edge).

P 1 row.

Edging

Work Rows 1-8 of Edging Chart 91 times.

K 1 row.

CO 7 sts onto right needle.

Second Border Section

Row 1 (WS): K1, p5, p2tog, turn—1 st dec’d from edging.

Row 2: Sl 1 wyib, k1, yo, sk2p, yo, k1, p1.

Row 3: Sl 1 wyif, p5, p2tog, turn—1 st dec’d from edging.

Rep last 2 rows until all sts have been worked from edging—7 sts rem.

Cut yarn and place sts on st holder.

Setup

Place sts from First Border Section on right needle. With A, pick up and k485 along sl st edge of edging (approx 4 sts for every 3 sl sts along edge, pick up in the front and back of every third sl st as needed). Place sts from Second Border Section on left needle, sl 1 wyib, k1, yo, sk2p, yo, k1, p1—499 sts.

Main Lace Section

Row 1 (WS): Sl 1 wyif, p5, pm, p241 (this is Row 1 of Main Chart), pm, p5, pm, p241 (this is Row 1 of Main Chart), pm, p5, k1.

Row 2 (RS): Sl 1 wyif, k1, yo, sk2p, yo, k1, sl m, work Main Chart to m, sl m, k1, yo, sk2p, yo, k1, sl m, work Main Chart to m, sl m, k1, yo, sk2p, yo, k1, p1—4 sts dec’d.

Row 3: Sl 1 wyif, p to last st, k1.

Cont as established until you have worked Rows 1-20 of Main Chart 11 times—59 sts rem.

Top of Shawl

Row 1 (WS): Sl 1 wyif, p to last st, k1.

Row 2: Sl 1 wyif, k1, yo, sk2p, yo, k1, sl m, work Top Chart to m, sl m, k1, yo, sk2p, yo, k1, sl m, work Top Chart to m, sl m, k1, yo, sk2p, yo, k1, p1—4 sts dec’d.

Cont as established until you have worked Rows 1-20 of Top Chart 1 time—19 sts rem.

Remove m.

Top Border

Row 1 (WS): Sl 1 wyif, p4, p2tog, turn—1 st dec’d from edging.

Row 2: Sl 1 wyib, yo, sk2p, yo, k1, p1.

Rep last 2 rows 6 more times—12 sts rem.

Graft rem sts tog using Kitchener st.

Finishing

Weave in ends. Wet block shawl to open up lace, pinning out each point in edging.