Infinity NEEDLES & ACCESSORIES
TANJA MURRAY is well known to many of our readers through her beautiful hand-dyed yarns, created under her brand The Knitting Swede. Tanja loves to design shawls, too, and this project is worked in two shades of her Charisma 4ply yarn. It is knitted from the top down, with a body worked in stocking stitch stripes. The lower border features a beautiful floral pattern created using nupps and wrapped stitches.
PATTERN NOTE
When purling across yo2, knit the first yo and purl the second yo. For a video on how to do the Turkish cast-on, see http://bit.ly/turkishco.
SHAWL SET UP
Using 4mm circular needles and yarn A, cast on 10 sts (5 sts/loops on each needle) using the Turkish cast-on: holding both needle tips in your left hand, wrap the yarn anti-clockwise around both 5 times, pull the bottom needle out so the cast-on loops wrap the cable on the bottom and you can knit. Row 1: K5. Row 2: Holding the strands securely, rotate the work 180 degrees, reposition the needles as necessary, and knit the 5 cast-on sts that were on the cable.
SIZE Length: 134cm (52¾in) Depth: 54cm (21¼in) YARN
The Knitting Swede Charisma (4ply weight; 55% superwash Bluefaced Leicester wool, 45% silk; 400m/437yds per 100g skein) A Mink; 1 x 100g skein B Sable; 1 x 100g skein 4mm (UK 8/US 6) circular needles, 100cm long 6 stitch markers
TENSION
20 sts and 30 rows to 10cm over st st on 4mm needles
YARN STOCKISTS
The Knitting Swede www.theknittingswede.co.uk From now on you will be knitting back and forth across both sides/needlesnd = 1 full row. Row 3 (WS): K5, rotate work 90 degrees so the tiny edge of the garter ‘strip’ is at the top, pick up and P2, rotate work 90 degrees, K5. Row 4 (RS): K to end of row. 12 sts. Row 5: K4, (yo, P1) twice, (P1, yo) twice, K4. 16 sts. Row 6:K4, K to end, knitting theyostbl. Row 7:K4, P to last 4 sts,K 4. Carry both colours along the side edge, twisting the two yarns together at the beginning of the row to keep the edge neat. Row 8: Using yarn B, K4, (M1L, K2) twice, (K2, M1R) twice, K4. 20 sts. Row 9: K4, P to last 4 sts, K4. Row 10: Using yarn A, K4, M1L, K1, pm, (K2, pm) 5 times, K1, M1R, K4. 22 sts. Row 11: K4, P to last 4 sts, slipping mrks as you go, K4. Row 12: Using yarn B, K4, M1L, (K to mrk, slm, L1R) 3 times, (K to mrk, L1L, slm) 3 times, K to last 4 sts, M1R, K4. 30 sts. Row 13: K4, P to last 4 sts, slipping mrks as you go, K4.
MAIN BODY
Row 1: With yarn A, K4, M1L, K to last 4 sts, M1R, K4. 32 sts. Row 2: K4, P to last 4 sts, K4. Row 3: With yarn B, K4, M1L, K to mrk, (slm, L1R, K to mrk) 3 times, L1L, (slm, K to mrk, L1L) twice, slm, K to last 4 sts, M1R,
SPECIAL ABBREVIATIONS
Flower Stitch: Slip 1 st to right needle and drop the next 2 ‘wraps’ = one elongated st; repeat 4 more times. Wrap yarn around elongated sts twice (from the back across the front and to the back – twice). M1N: Make nupp. Knit into the st, leaving it on the left-hand needle, (yo, knit into the original stitch again) 3 times (seven sts created from one). On next row, purl the 7 sts together to create a nupp. L1L: Lift 1 Left. Insert left needle into back of the st below the st just knitted and knit it tbl. L1R: Lift 1 Right. Knit into the back (the purl bump) of the st in the row below the st on the left needle. yo2: Yarn over twice. When purling across yo2, knit the first yo and purl the second yo.
Remove mrk. K4. 40 sts. Row 4: K4, P to last 4 sts, slipping mrks as you go, K4. Rep rows 1 to 4, 28 more times. 320 sts. (10 sts increased after each 4-row rep). Row 117: Using yarn A, K4, M1L, K to last 4 sts, M1R, K4. 322 sts. Row 118: K to end of row.
FLOWER SECTION 1
Cont to carry both colours along the side edge, twisting the two yarns together at the beg of the row to keep the edge neat. Row 119: Using yarn B, K4, M1L, K to mrk, (slm, M1L, K to mrk) 3 times, M1R, (slm, K to mrk, M1R) twice, slm, K to last 4 sts, M1R, K4. 330 sts. Row 120: Knit, slipping mrks as you go. Row 121: K4, M1L, K to last 4 sts, M1R, K4. 332 sts. Row 122: K4, P to last 4 sts, K4. Row 123: K4, M1L, K to mrk, (rm, L1R, K to mrk) 3 times, L1L (rm, K to mrk, L1L) twice, rm, K to last 4 sts, M1R, K4. 340 sts. Row 124: K4, P3, K1, (K next st wrapping the yarn 3 times around the needle) 5 times, K1, *P4, K1, (K next st wrapping the yarn 3 times around the needle) 5 times, K1; rep from * until 7 sts remain, P3, K4. Row 125: K4, M1L, K3, P1, Flower Stitch, P1, (K4, P1, Flower Stitch, P1) rep until 7 sts remain, K3, M1R, K4. 342 sts. Row 126: K4, P4, (K7, P4) rep to last 4 sts, K4.
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Row 127: K4, M1L, K to last 4 sts, M1R, K4. 344 sts. Row 128: K4, P to last 4 sts, K4. Row 129: K4, M1L, K to last 4 sts, M1R, K4. 346 sts. Row 130: K to end of row. NUPPS SECTION Cont to carry both colours along the edge. Row 131: With yarn A, K4, M1L, K to last 4 sts, M1R, K4. 348 sts. Row 132: K to end of row. Row 133: K4, M1L, K to last 4 sts, M1R, K4. 350 sts. Row 134: K4, P to last 4 sts, K4. Row 135: K4, M1L, K11, L1R, K4, (21 sts on right needle), [(M1N, K1) 3 times, K4, (M1N, K1) 3 times, K17] 9 times, (M1N, K1) 3 times, K4, (M1N, K1) 3 times, K3, L1L, K to last 4 sts, M1R, K4. 354 sts. Row 136: K4, P to last 4 sts, K4. Row 137: K4, M1L, K6, (K2tog, yo2, SSK, K6, M1N, K5, M1N, K3, M1N, K5, M1N, K6) 10 times, K2tog, yo2, SSK, K to last 4 sts, M1R, K4. 356 sts. Row 138: K4, P to last 4 sts, K4. Row 139: K4, M1L, K5 [(K2tog, yo2, SSK) twice, K3, M1N, K7, M1N, K1, M1N, K7, M1N, K3] 10 times, (K2tog, yo2, SSK) twice, K to last 4 sts, M1R, K4. 358 sts. Row 140: K4, P to last 4 sts, K4. Row 141: K4, M1L, K8 (K2tog, yo2, SSK, K14, M1N, K14) 10 times, K2tog, yo2, SSK, K to last 4 sts, M1R, K4. 360 sts. Row 142: K4, P to last 4 sts, K4. Row 143: K4, M1L, K7 [(K2tog, yo2, SSK) twice, K3, M1N, K7, M1N, K1, M1N, K7, M1N, K3] 10 times, (K2tog, yo2, SSK) twice, K to last 4 sts, M1R, K4. 362 sts. Row 144: K4, P to last 4 sts, K4. Row 145: K4, M1L, K10 (K2tog, yo2, SSK, K6, M1N, K5, M1N, K3, M1N, K5, M1N, K6) 10 times, K2tog, yo2, SSK, K to last 4 sts, M1R, K4. 364 sts. Row 146: K4, P to last 4 sts, K4. Row 147: K4, M1L, K22, [(M1N, K1) 3 times, K4, (M1N, K1) 3 times, K17] 10 times, K to last 4 sts, M1R, K4. 366 sts. Row 148: K4, P to last 4 sts, K4. Row 149: K4, M1L, K14, M1L, (K33, M1L) 5 times, (K33, M1R) 5 times, K to last 4 sts, M1R, K4. 379 sts.
Row 150: K to end of row. FLOWER SECTION 2 Cont to carry both colours along the edge. Row 151: With yarn B, K4, M1L, K to last 4 sts, M1R, K4. 381 sts. Row 152: Knit to end of row.
Row 153: K4, M1L, (K11, M1L) twice, (K23, M1L, K11, M1L) 10 times, K to last 4 sts, M1R, K4. 405 sts. Row 154: K4, P to last 4 sts, K4. Row 155: K4, M1L, K to last 4 sts, M1R, K4. 407 sts.
Row 156: K4, P10, K1, (K next st wrapping the yarn 3 times around the needle) 5 times, K1, [P5, K1, (K next st wrapping the yarn 3 times around the needle) 5 times, K1] rep until 14 sts remain, P10, K4.
Row 157: K4, M1L, K10, P1, Flower Stitch, P1, (K5, P1, Flower Stitch, P1) rep until 14 sts remain, K10, M1R, K4. 409 sts.
Row 158: K4, P11, (K7, P5) rep until 10 sts remain, P to last 4 sts, K4.
Row 159: K4, M1L, K to last 4 sts, M1R, K4. 411 sts. Row 160: K4, P to last 4 sts, K4. Row 161: K4, M1L, K to last 4 sts, M1R, K4. 413 sts. Row 162: Knit to end of row. Row 163: With yarn A, K4, M1L, K to last 4 sts, M1R, K4. 415 sts. Row 164: Knit to end of row. Row 165: With yarn B, K4, M1L, K to last 4 sts, M1R, K4. 417 sts. Cast off using yarn B. Weave in ends. Block shawl gently to measurements, following any yarn care instructions on the ball band.