Impromptu Shawl section 4

It’s late, very very late. The last two weeks has involved lots of technological issues, including a computer whose graphics card is just not a happy chap, a modem that I suspect is on it’s last legs, a head ache inducing charting program that somehow was insisting I had 1200 stitches in one row, and the usual stuff in the build up to Christmas. But here is the last section of the shawl.

Here is the key. Written instructions are below.

Section 4: Lace

Change to colour C

Chart B

Row 1 (RS): Kfb, k2, m1l, k, k2tog, yo, k2tog, [p, ssk, yo, ssk, k, m1r, k, m1l, k, k2tog, yo, k2tog] x12, p, k, cdd, k, p, ssk, yo, ssk, k, m1r, k, [m1l, k, k2tog, yo, k2tog, p, ssk, yo, ssk, k, m1r, k] x 2, k2, kfb, k. (193 sts)

Row 2 (WS and all WS rows): k2, purl all purl stitches, knit all knit stitches until 2 stitches before end of row, kfab, k.

Row 3: Kfb, ssk, k, m1r, k, m1l, k, k2tog, yo, k2tog, [p, ssk, yo, ssk, k, m1r, k, m1l, k, k2tog, yo, k2tog] x 12, p, cdd, p, ssk, yo, ssk, k, m1r, k, [m1l, k, k2tog, yo, k2tog, p, ssk, yo, ssk, k, m1r, k] x2, k3, kfb, k. (194 sts)

Row 5: Kfb, ssk, yo, ssk, k, m1r, k, m1l, k, k2tog, yo, k2tog, [p, ssk, yo, ssk, k, m1r, k, m1l, k, k2tog, yo, k2tog] x 12, cdd, ssk, yo, ssk, k, m1r, k, [m1l, k, k2tog, yo, k2tog, p, ssk, yo, ssk, k, m1r, k] x2, m1l, k, k2tog, k, kfb, k. (195 sts)

Row 7: Kfb, k2, (yo, ssk) x 2, k2, [k, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k, (yo, ssk) x 2, k2] x 12, k, yo, ssk, k2, [k, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k, (yo, ssk) x 2, k2] x 2, k, k2tog, yo, k2, kfb, k. (196 sts)

Row 9: Kfb, k2tog, yo, k3, (yo, ssk) x 2, k, [(k2tog, yo) x 2, k3, (yo, ssk) x 2, k] x 12, k2tog, yo, k, cdd, k, yo, ssk, k, [(k2tog, yo) x 2, k3, (yo, ssk) x 2, k] x2, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k2, kfb, k. (197 sts)

Row 11: Kfb, k, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k, (yo, ssk) x 2, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso, [(yo, k2tog) x 2, yo, k, (yo, ssk) x 2, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso] x 12, yo, k, cdd, k, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso, [(yo, k2tog) x 2, yo, k, (yo, ssk) x 2, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso] x 2, (yo, k2tog) x 2, yo, k2, kfb, k. (198 sts)

Row 13: Kfb, k2, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k3, (yo, ssk) x 2, k, [(k2tog, yo) x 2, k3, (yo, ssk) x 2, k] x 12, k, cdd, k2, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k2, [k, (yo, ssk) x 2, k, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k2] x 2, k2, kfb, k. (199 sts)

Row 15: Kfb, yo, ssk, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso, yo, k2tog, yo, k2, [k3, yo, ssk, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso, yo, k2tog, yo, k2] x 12, k3, (yo, ssk) x 2, cdd, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k3, [k2, yo, ssk, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso, yo, k2tog, yo, k3] x 2, k3, kfb, k. (200 sts)

Row 17: Kfb, k3, yo, ssk, k, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k, m1r, [k, m1l, k, ssk, yo, ssk, p, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k, m1r] x 12, k, m1l, k, ssk, yo, ssk, cdd, k2, k2tog, k, m1r, k, [m1l, k, ssk, yo, ssk, p, ssk, yo, k2tog, k, m1r, k] x 2, m1l, k3, kfb, k. (201 sts)

Row 19: Kfb, m1r, [k, m1l, k, k2tog, yo, k2tog, p, ssk, yo, ssk, k, m1r] x 13, k, m1l, k, k2tog, k, cdd, k, ssk, k, m1r, k, [m1l, k, k2tog, yo, k2tog, p, ssk, yo, ssk, k, m1r, k] x 2, m1l, k, k2tog, yo, k2tog, kfb, k. (202 sts)

Row 21: Kfb, k2, m1r, [k, m1l, k, k2tog, yo, k2tog, p, ssk, yo, ssk, k, m1r] x 13, k4, cdd, ssk, k, m1r, k, [m1l, k, k2tog, yo, k2tog, p, ssk, yo, ssk, k, m1r, k] x 2, m1l, k, k2tog, yo, k2tog, p, kfb, k. (203 sts)

Row 23: Kfb, k, ssk, yo, ssk, k, [k2, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k, (yo, ssk) x 2, k] x 13, k3, cdd, k3, [k, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k, (yo, ssk) x 2, k2] x 2, k, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k2, kfb, k. (204 sts)

Row 25: Kfb, k2, [k, (yo, ssk) x 2, k, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k2] x 13, k, (yo, ssk) x 2, k2, cdd, k2, [(k2tog, yo) x 2, k3, (yo, ssk) x 2, k] x 2, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k4, kfb, k. (205 sts)

Row 27: Kfb, k, k2tog, yo, k, [(yo, ssk) x 2, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso, (yo, k2tog) x 2, yo, k] x 13, (yo, ssk) x 2, yo, k, cdd, k2tog, [(yo, k2tog) x 2, yo, k, (yo, ssk) x 2, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso] x 2, (yo, k2tog) x 2, yo, k, yo, ssk, k, kfb, k. (206 sts)

Row 29: Kfb, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k2, [k, (yo, ssk) x 2, k, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k2] x 13, k, (yo, ssk) x 2, cdd, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k3, yo, ssk, [yo, ssk, k, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k3, yo, ssk] x 2, k, kfb, k. (207 sts)

Row 31: Kfb, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso, yo, k2tog, yo, k3, [k2, yo, ssk, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso, yo, k2tog, yo, k3] x13, k2, yo, ssk, cdd, k, yo, k5, yo, [(k, yo) x 3, k5, yo] x 2, k2, kfb, k. (208 sts)

Row 33: Kfb, k, yo, ssk, p, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k, m1r, k, [m1l, k, ssk, yo, ssk, p, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k, m1r, k] x 13, m1l, k, ssk, cdd, k2tog, k, m1r, k, m1l, k, ssk, [yo, ssk, p, k, yo, k2tog, k, m1r, k, m1l, k, ssk] x 2, yo, ssk, p, kfb, k. (209 sts)

Row 35: Kfb, k3, yo, k2tog, p, ssk, yo, ssk, k, m1r, k, [m1l, k, k2tog, yo, k2tog, p, ssk, yo, ssk, k, m1r, k] x 13, k2, cdd, k3, m1l, k, k2tog, [yo, k2tog, p, ssk, yo, ssk, k, m1r, k, m1l, k, k2tog] x 2, yo, k2tog, p, k, kfb, k. (210 sts)

Row 37: Kfb, 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] x 13, k, cdd, k2, m1l, k, k2tog, [yo, k2tog, p, ssk, yo, ssk, k, m1r, k, m1l, k, k2tog] x 2, yo, k2tog, p, k2, kfb, k. (211 sts)

Row 39: Kfb, k5, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k, (yo, ssk) x 2, k2, [k, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k, (yo, ssk) x 2, k2] x 13, cdd, k2, k2tog, yo, [k2tog, yo, k, (yo, ssk) x 2, k3, k2tog, yo] x 2, k2tog, yo, k, yo, ssk, k, kfb, k. (212 sts)

Row 41: Kfb, [k, (yo, ssk) x 2, k, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k2] x 14, k, (yo, ssk) x 2, cdd, k2tog, yo, k2tog, [yo, k3, (yo, ssk) x 2, k, k2tog, yo, k2tog] x 2, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k, kfb, k. (213 sts)

Row 43: Kfb, k2, [(yo, ssk) x 2, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso, (yo, k2tog) x 2, yo, k] x 14, (yo, ssk) x 2, cdd, k2tog, yo, [k2tog, yo, k, (yo, ssk) x 2, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso, yo, k2tog, yo] x 2, k2tog, yo, k, (yo, ssk) x 2, k, kfb, k. (214 sts)

Row 45: Kfb, k2tog, yo, k2, [k, (yo, ssk) x 2, k, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k2] x 14, k, yo, ssk, cdd, k2tog, [yo, k3, (yo, ssk) x 2, k, k2tog, yo, k2tog] x 2, yo, k3, (yo, ssk) x 2, k, kfb, k. (215 sts)

Row 47: Kfb, k, k2tog, yo, k3, [k2, yo, ssk, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso, yo, k2tog, yo, k3] x 14, k2, cdd, k4, yo, ssk, yo, [sl1, k2tog, psso, yo, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, ssk, yo] x 2, ssk, k, kfb, k. (216 sts)

Change to either Colour A or B, which every colour you prefer.

Row 49: Kfb, k, [p, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k, m1r, k, m1l, k, ssk, yo, ssk] x 14, p, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k, m1r, k, k, cdd, k, m1l, k, ssk, yo, ssk, [p, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k, m1r, k, m1l, k, ssk, yo, ssk] x 2, p, k2, kfb, k. (217 sts)

Row 51: Kfb, k, yo, k2tog, [p, ssk, yo, ssk, k, m1r, k, m1l, k, k2tog, yo, k2tog] x 14, p, ssk, yo, ssk, k, m1r, k, cdd, m1l, k, k2tog, yo, k2tog, [p, ssk, yo, ssk, k, m1r, k, m1l, k, k2tog, yo, k2tog] x 2, p, ssk, yo, k, kfb, k. (218 sts)

Row 53: Kfb, m1l, k, k2tog, yo, k2tog, [p, ssk, yo, ssk, k, m1r, k, m1l, k, k2tog, yo, k2tog] x 14, p, ssk, yo, ssk, k, m1r, cdd, k2, yo, k2tog, [p, ssk, yo, ssk, k, m1r, k, m1l, k, k2tog, yo, k2tog] x 2, p, ssk, yo, k2, kfb, k. (219 sts)

Row 55: Kfb, k3, (k2tog, yo) x 2, [k, (yo, ssk) x 2, k3, (k2tog, yo) x 2] x 14, k, (yo, ssk) x 2, cdd, k, k2tog, yo, [k, (yo, ssk) x 2, k3, (k2tog, yo) x 2] x 2, k, (yo, ssk) x 2, k, kfb, k. (220 sts)

Row 57: Kfb, k, yo, ssk, k, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k, [k2, (yo, ssk) x 2, k, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k] x 14, k2, yo, ssk, cdd, k2, [k2, (yo, ssk) x 2, k, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k] x 2, k2, (yo, ssk) x 2, k, kfb, k. (221 sts)

Row 59: Kfb, (yo, ssk) x 2, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso, (yo, k2tog) x 2, yo, [k, (yo, ssk) x 2, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso, (yo, k2tog) x 2, yo] x 14, k, yo, ssk, cdd, k2, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, [yo, sl1, k2tog, psso, (yo, k2tog) x 2, yo, k, (yo, ssk) x 2] x 2, yo, ssk, k, kfb, k. (222 sts)

Row 61: Kfb, k3, (yo, ssk) x 2, k, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k, [k2, (yo, ssk) x 2, k, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k] x 14, k2, cdd, k2, yo, ssk, yo, [ssk, k, (k2tog, yo) x 2, k3, yo, ssk, yo] x 2, ssk, k3, kfb, k. (223 sts)

Row 63: Kfab, k2, K2tog, yo, k, (yo, ssk) x 2, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso, (yo, k2tog) x 2, yo, [k, (yo, ssk) x 2, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso, (yo, k2tog) x 2, yo] x 14, k, cdd, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, [yo, sl1, k2tog, psso, (yo, k2tog) x 2, yo, k, (yo, ssk) x 2] x 2, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso, yo, ssk, k, kfb, k. (224 sts)

Finishing

Bind off using Jeny’s stretchy bind off. Block gently and then weave in ends.

My knit design story.

Hello again,

I am terrible at blogging. But I am going to try to get it up and running again. There are few changes floating around, I have know changed the name of this blog to Maya Levitt Designs.

This is the name under which my Ravelry Store operates. I am hoping to be organised enough to open a Love Knitting one soon. After a few starts and stops I have finally found what I think is my little niche design wise. And it all starts with a set of shawl patterns on special. I don’t know about you but I can’t resist a special. I have numerous patterns in my Ravelry Library which I will most likely never knit, or knit only once due to being unable to resist a special (I am working on this). But back to the story. The sale was for a designer raising money for her mum.

So I bought one to try. It was called Mercury in Retrograde. Then I found the perfect skein. A wonderful green called Sprouting Greens by Meraki Studio in a merino/silk blend. And my love of shawls began.

But being who I am, I can’t help but play with patterns and lace once I learnt how to create the basic triangular shape. So I placed around and knit, frogged, knit again, frogged until I had a lace pattern I liked. And then I managed to snaffle one of Gradient’s Spring Rainbow skeins. (Amazing yarn). And off we went. I finished it and was amazed at how pretty it was.

And then I found was sent a private message on Instagram. I love Instagram for the craft and knitting community it has. Gradient had liked my design so much she wanted me to write up the pattern and have it associated with her colour way Spring Rainbow. I wrote it up. after testing it was released onto Ravelry. I’m still amazed at the feedback i received for a pattern I designed on a whim.

I won’t say it was easy, as the testing process took a lot of work. But here was my first lace shawl I designed.

And more were to come. I have another about to be released, another being written up and another waiting for me to finish the sample. But that is another story for another day.

The Luminous Shawl Pattern us available on Ravelry at Luminous Pattern.

Until next time.