https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/two-sides-to-the-story • Posted by kurisu
NOTES On yarn quantity I used 2 skeins indie sock yarn from the IndieYarnStore. These skeins have 440 m, but I didn't use all of it. You'll need roughly 88 g (380 m) of the lighter color (MC yarn), and 72 g (320 m) of the contrasting/darker color (CC yarn). On color changes I used a technique called 'intarsia'. This is a great way of changing color in the row. It helps, if you have experience with this technique. If you don't you'll learn something new :) I've added 2 files with instructions for the color changes. It is advised you read it through before you start. On direction This shawl is knit sideways, meaning you begin at the far right and knit across all the way to the far left. This gives you a knit fabric on the diagonal which gives amazing stretch and drape. Don't worry. You don't have to do something special to create this, just follow the pattern and it will come naturally. Used stitches Garter stitch (knit the right and wrong side rows) Yarn over decrease: Slip slip Knit and Knit 2 Together Increase: Knit through the front and the back of the same stitch Abbreviations CO: Cast on K: knit SSK: slip slip knit KFB: knit through the front and the back of the same stitch YO: yarn over K2TOG: knit 2 together R:row MC (yarn): Main Color yarn CC (yarn): Contrasting Color yarn WS: Wrong side (of the row) - i.e. every even numbered row RS: right side (of the row) - i.e. every uneven numbered row BO: bind off
NOTES On yarn quantity I used 2 skeins indie sock yarn from the IndieYarnStore. These skeins have 440 m, but I didn't use all of it. You'll need roughly 88 g (380 m) of the lighter color (MC yarn), and 72 g (320 m) of the contrasting/darker color (CC yarn). On color changes I used a technique called 'intarsia'. This is a great way of changing color in the row. It helps, if you have experience with this technique. If you don't you'll learn something new :) I've added 2 files with instructions for the color changes. It is advised you read it through before you start. On direction This shawl is knit sideways, meaning you begin at the far right and knit across all the way to the far left. This gives you a knit fabric on the diagonal which gives amazing stretch and drape. Don't worry. You don't have to do something special to create this, just follow the pattern and it will come naturally. Used stitches Garter stitch (knit the right and wrong side rows) Yarn over decrease: Slip slip Knit and Knit 2 Together Increase: Knit through the front and the back of the same stitch Abbreviations CO: Cast on K: knit SSK: slip slip knit KFB: knit through the front and the back of the same stitch YO: yarn over K2TOG: knit 2 together R:row MC (yarn): Main Color yarn CC (yarn): Contrasting Color yarn WS: Wrong side (of the row) - i.e. every even numbered row RS: right side (of the row) - i.e. every uneven numbered row BO: bind off
We begin with 'one side of the story' Start with CC (yellow) yarn: CO 15 stitches r2 (WS): k across Pattern repeat: r3 (RS): k 4, kfb, k to 2 stitches before the end, yo, k 2 r4 (and all other wrong side rows): k across r5-22: repeat rows 3 and 4 for 9 more times r23: k to 2 stitches before the end, yo, k 2 r24 (and all other wrong side rows): k across r25-32: repeat rows 23 and 24 for 4 more times r33: k 4, ssk, k to 2 stitches before the end, yo, k 2 r34 (and all other wrong side rows): k across r35-52: repeat rows 33 and 34 for 9 more times r53/54: k across Repeat this pattern for 3 more times. See the attachment file 'location for color changes' for where the color changes are and how to change colors in the row.
Do the next 3 pattern repeats similar to the previous 4, for the exception that the yarn over you make every RS row, is going to become every other row. Meaning: row 3 of the new pattern repeat you don't yarn over, row 5 you do a yarn over, row 7 you don't do a yarn over and so on. Omit the last 2 rows (rows 53 and 54) of pattern repeat 7, (last pattern repeat)
Now it's time to do 'the other side of the story' Working with the CC yarn only; Pattern repeat r1: k2, ssk, k to 2 stitches before the end, yo, k 2 r2 (and all wrong side rows): k across r3: k 2, ssk, k to the end r4: (and all wrong side rows): k across r5/6: rep row 1/2 r7/8: rep row 3/4 r9/10: rep row 1/2 r11: BO the first 10 stitches, k to end r 12: knit across the 3rd, 6th, 9th and 12th pattern repeat you do everything the same except for row 9 (the eyelet row); r9: k 2, ssk, *yo, k2tog* repeat between * to 2 stitches before the end, yo, k 2 repeat this pattern until all of your stitches are bound off. Wet block the shawl to a nice size and you're good to go:)