Impromptu Shawl: Section 2

Here it is, Friday again.

Today we tackle the first lace section. I have provided both written and charted instructions for this section. If you have any questions please email me or comment on Instagram.

Written Instructions

Change to Colour C

Row 1 (RS): Kfb, k, *p, ssk, yo, ssk, k, m1r, k, m1l, k, k2tog, yo, k2tog ; work from * 6 times, p, k, cdd, k, p, ssk, yo, ssk, k, m1r, k, *m1l, k, k2tog, yo, k2tog, p, ssk, yo, ssk, k, m1r, k ; work from * twice, k2, kfb, k. (115 sts)

Row 2 (and every other WS row): K2, purl the purl stitches and knit the knit stitches until 2 stitches from the end. Kfb, k1. (116 sts)

Row 3: Kfb, k3, *p, ssk, yo, ssk, k, m1r, k, m1l, k, k2tog, yo, k2tog ; work from * 6 times, p, cdd, p, ssk, yo, ssk, k, m1r, k, *m1l, k, k2tog, yo, k2tog, p, ssk, yo, ssk, k, m1r, k ; work from * twice, k3, kfb, k. (116 sts)

Row 5: Kfb, k3, yo, k2tog, *p, ssk, yo, ssk, k, m1r, k, m1l, k, k2tog, yo, k2tog ; work from * 6 times, cdd, ssk, yo, ssk, k, m1r, k, *m1l, k, k2tog, yo, k2tog, p, ssk, yo, ssk, k, m1r, k ; work from * twice, m1l, k, k2tog, k, kfb, k. (117 sts)

Row 7: Kfb, k2, (k, k2tog, yo, k2tog), yo, *k, (yo, ssk) x 2, k3, k2tog, yo, k, cdd ; work from * 6 times, k, yo, ssk, k2, *k, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k, (yo, ssk) x 2, k2 ; work from * twice, k, k2tog, yo, k2, kfb, k. (118 sts)

Row 9: Kfb, k, yo, ssk, k, *k2tog, yo, k, yo, k3, (yo, ssk) x 2, k ; work from * 6 times, k2tog, yo, k, cdd, k, yo, ssk, k, *(k2tog, yo) x 2, k3, (yo, ssk) x 2, k ; work from * twice, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k2, kfb, k. (119 sts)

Row 11: Kfb, k4, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso, *(yo, k2tog) x 2, yo, k, (yo, ssk) x 2, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso ; work from * 6 times, yo, k, cdd, k, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso, *(yo, k2tog) x 2, yo, k, (yo, ssk) x 2, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso ; work from * twice, (yo, k2tog) x 2, yo, k2, kfb, k. (120 sts)

Row 13: Kfb, k3, (yo, ssk) x 2, k, *(k2tog, yo) x 2, k3, (yo, ssk) x 2, k ; work from * 6 times, k, cdd, k2, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k2, *k, (yo, ssk) x 2, k, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k2 ; work from * twice, k2, kfb, k. (121 sts)

Row 15: Kfb, k3, (k3, yo, ssk, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso), *yo, k2tog, yo, k5, (yo, ssk) x 2 ; work from * 6 times, cdd, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k3, *k2, yo, ssk, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso, yo, k2tog, yo, k3 ; work from * twice, k3, kfb, k. (122 sts)

Row 17: Kfb, k, yo, k2tog, k, m1r, *k, m1l, k, ssk, yo, ssk, p, k, yo, k2tog, k, m1r ; work from * 6 times, k, m1l, k, ssk, yo, ssk, cdd, k2, k2tog, k, m1r, k, *m1l, k, ssk, yo, ssk, p, ssk, yo, k2tog, k, m1r, k ; work from * twice, m1l, k3, kfb, k. (123 sts)

Row 19: Kfb, k, p, k, yo, ssk, k, m1r, *k, m1l, k, k2tog, yo, k2tog, p, k, yo, ssk, k, m1r ; work from * 6 times, k, m1l, k, k2tog, k, cdd, k, ssk, k, m1r, k, *m1l, k, k2tog, yo, k2tog, p, ssk, yo, ssk, k, m1r, k ; work from * twice, m1l, k, k2tog, yo, k2tog, kfb, k. (124 sts)

Row 21: Kfb, k3, p, k, yo, ssk, k, m1r, *k, m1l, k, k2tog, yo, k2tog, p, k, yo, ssk, k, m1r ; work from * 6 times, k, m1l, k2, cdd, ssk, k, m1r, k, *m1l, k, k2tog, yo, k2tog, p, ssk, yo, ssk, k, m1r, k ; work from * twice, m1l, k, k2tog, yo, k2tog, p, kfb, k. (125 sts)

Row 23: Kfb, k, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k, (yo, ssk) x 2, k, *k2, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k, (yo, ssk) x 2, k ; work from * 6 times, k3, cdd, k3, *k, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k, (yo, ssk) x 2, k2 ; work from * twice, k, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k2, kfb, k. (126 sts)

Row 25: Kfb, k2, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k2, *k, (yo, ssk) x 2, k, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k2 ; work from * 6 times, k, (yo, ssk) x 2, k2, cdd, k2, *(k2tog, yo) x 2, k3, (yo, ssk) x 2, k ; work from * twice, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k4, kfb, k. (127 sts)

Row 27: Kfb, k3, (k2tog, yo) x 3, k, *(yo, ssk) x 2, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso, (yo, k2tog) x 2, yo, k ; work from * 6 times, (yo, ssk) x 2, yo, k, cdd, k2tog, *(yo, k2tog) x 2, yo, k, (yo, ssk) x 2, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso ; work from * twice, (yo, k2tog) x 2, yo, k, yo, ssk, k, kfb, k. (128 sts)

Row 29: Kfb, k, (yo, ssk) x 2, k, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k2, *k, (yo, ssk) x 2, k, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k2 ; work from * 6 times, k, (yo, ssk) x 2, cdd, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k3, yo, ssk, *yo, ssk, k, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k3, yo, ssk ; work from * twice, k, kfb, k. (129 sts)

Row 31: Kfb, k4, yo, ssk, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso, yo, k2tog, yo, k3, *k2, yo, ssk, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso, yo, k2tog, yo, k3 ; work from * 6 times, k2, yo, ssk, cdd, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, *ssk, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso, yo, k2tog, yo, k5, yo ; work from * twice, ssk, k, kfb, k. (130 sts)

Row 33: Kfb, k4, m1l, k, ssk, yo, ssk, p, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k, m1r, k, *m1l, k, ssk, yo, ssk, p, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k, m1r, k ; work from * 6 times, m1l, k, ssk, cdd, k2tog, k, m1r, k, m1l, k, ssk, *yo, ssk, p, k, yo, k2tog, k, m1r, k, m1l, k, ssk ; work from * twice, yo, ssk, p, kfb, k. (131 sts)

Row 35: Kfb, k2, ssk, k, m1r, k, m1l, k, k2tog, yo, k2tog, p, ssk, yo, ssk, k, m1r, k, *m1l, k, k2tog, yo, k2tog, p, ssk, yo, ssk, k, m1r, k ; work from * 6 times, k2, cdd, k3, m1l, k, k2tog, *yo, k2tog, p, ssk, yo, ssk, k, m1r, k, m1l, k, k2tog ; work from * twice, yo, k2tog, p, k, kfb, k. (132 sts)

Row 37: Kfb, k, p, ssk, yo, ssk, k, m1r, k, m1l, k, k2tog, yo, k2tog, p, ssk, yo, ssk, k, m1r, k, *m1l, k, k2tog, yo, k2tog, p, ssk, yo, ssk, k, m1r, k ; work from * 6 times, k, cdd, k2, m1l, k, k2tog, *yo, k2tog, p, ssk, yo, ssk, k, m1r, k, m1l, k, k2tog ; work from * twice, yo, k2tog, p, k2, kfb, k. (133 sts)

Row 39: Kfb, k, k2tog, yo, k, (yo, ssk) x 2, k3, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k, *(yo, ssk) x 2, k3, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k ; work from * 6 times, (yo, ssk) x 2, k2, cdd, k2, k2tog, yo, *k2tog, yo, k, (yo, ssk) x 2, k3, k2tog, yo ; work from * twice, k2tog, yo, k, yo, ssk, k, kfb, k. (134 sts)

Row 41: Kfb, k2, k2tog, yo, k3, (yo, ssk) x 2, k, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k2, *k, (yo, ssk) x 2, k, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k2 ; work from * 6 times, k, (yo, ssk) x 2, cdd, k2tog, yo, k2tog, *yo, k3, (yo, ssk) x 2, k, k2tog, yo, k2tog ; work from * twice, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k, kfb, k. (135 sts)

Row 43: Kfb, k3, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k, (yo, ssk) x 2, yo, k, (yo, k2tog) x 2, yo, k, *(yo, ssk) x 2, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso, (yo, k2tog) x 2, yo, k ; work from * 6 times, (yo, ssk) x 2, cdd, k2tog, yo, *k2tog, yo, k, (yo, ssk) x 2, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso, yo, k2tog, yo ; work from * twice, k2tog, yo, k, (yo, ssk) x 2, k, kfb, k. (136 sts)

Row 45: Kfb, k, yo, ssk, k, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k3, (yo, ssk) x 2, k, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k2, *k, (yo, ssk) x 2, k, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k2 ; work from * 6 times, k, yo, ssk, cdd, k2tog, *yo, k3, (yo, ssk) x 2, k, k2tog, yo, k2tog ; work from * twice, yo, k3, (yo, ssk) x 2, k, kfb, k. (137 sts)

Row 47: Kfb, k4, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso, yo, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, ssk, yo, k, yo, k2tog, yo, k3, *k2, yo, ssk, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso, yo, k2tog, yo, k3 ; work from * 6 times, k2, cdd, *k5, yo, ssk, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso, yo, k2tog, yo ; work from * twice, k5, (yo, ssk) x 2, k, kfb, k. (138 sts)

Maya Levitt Designs is now on Love Knitting

You can now find Luminous and Limerick on Love Knitting. The simple free bonnet pattern I designed a few years ago is also available. 

  
I am hoping to work on adding new patterns to both my Ravelry and Love Knitting store over the next few months. I currently have two shawl patterns (one about to go into testing), a beanie and two children’s pixie hats waiting to be written up.

But alas I am not very fast at knitting or do not have enough free time to fit it in.

But if you are ever interested in testing, please let me know. I am always looking for new people to try my patterns so I can iron out all the kinks.

The current project that need to be tested is called The Garden Gate Stole, a  parrellogram shaped wrap with a cable border.  

The Purple People Eating Monster Shawl

I planned and sketched the design for this shawl months ago. I believe it was actually early May. I wanted a large triangular lace shawl that has geometric inspired lace, but wasn’t too complicated. No advanced lace techniques. So I charted out the design.

But I soon learnt that the ease with which I created Luminous was a fluke. That designing lace can be immensely frustrating.

I started knitting it. And then doubts set in. And then the problems started. The lace didn’t work, so I had to frog and start again. It was causing a lot of headaches. So I put it aside. Other projects, such as the pattern testing for Luminous and the creation of Limerick were taking up my time. And this project needed time with few distractions. I finally picked it up again and knitted on. Charted out the border, started it. It didn’t work, actually the first attempt at the border was an unlighted disaster. The second attempt seemed to work, but looking at it, something felt off. So I ripped it back again, then again, then again. Finally I put it away again. I was in the process of testing Limerick and had caught a very nasty virus.

But it hadn’t been forgotten. I recharged out the border and it looked perfect this time. I pulled the shawl out and looked at it in person. Patted it, stretched it gently to see the lace detail. And realised what was wrong. There were a few yarn overs that just did not work. They had to go. So I decided to frog it right back to the beginning and knit it again with the new pattern. It hurt to frog it again, there was hours of knitting and the stitch count had already hit over 300, but I have learnt that in designing it needs to be right.

Right before the shawl was frogged

But it will be perfect this time. And I have learnt a lot during this design process.

So wish me luck, hopefully I will finish it soon. It should be large and snugly. Designed to take advantage of the generous yardage found with white gum wool, so still a single skien project. And then come the fun part of writing the pattern and organising for it to be tested.

The progress as of this morning.

Pattern Release: The Limerick Shawl

Today my new shawl pattern has been released. It is currently available on Ravelry and is called Limerick.
The idea behind this shawl was to create a very simple textured shawl that a beginner could knit. It uses stockinette, garter and drop stitches to create a rhythmic pattern. And this is where the name Limerick came from.
Today is also the 6th anniversary since I married my husband. So from today until September 12th you can get a 25% discount with the code 6YEARS.

I hope you have enjoyed your day and I hope you enjoy my patterns. I am off to spend the day with my husband and sons at the beach before a special dinner to celebrate.