Sonntag, 20. Januar 2013

Windrad/Pinwheel

Pin wheel shawl with 11 segments
Windradtuch mit 11 Segmenten in Englisch
 final version :-)


©by ingridcojocaru
©by ingridcojocaru


This is the first pattern I ever wrote down and with the help of a dear friend I tried to translate it…so don’t be surprised if there are some weird phrases J
In case you want to knit this shawl, you should be familiar with the short-row-technique.

As all instructions, reading is a little bit confusing, but be sure…once you’ve started knitting, all becomes clear and understandable.
What you need:
Sockyarn with 210m/ 50g in different colors
Color 1 about 250-300 g (dark blue)
Color 2 about 150 g (white)
Color 3 about 150g (mottled, white with blue and grey)
Color 4 some extra yarn for the weaving rows ( white), 50 g should be enough.
Waste yarn, Nyloncord, a second tension arm from a colorchanger, lots of claw weights
I knitted on a Brother kh 930 with tension 8.
My shawl has 11 sections. I had to finish before it was a complete circle because I run out of the white yarn L. If you have enough yarn, just knit some more sections until it’s round or stop earlier if you just want a half circle.

For a better understanding, first of all a general overview what you are going to do:
1.You start with waste yarn and knit 1 row with nyloncord. Or do your favorite cast on, knit some rows and do a picot hem or whatever you prefer. Work some bottonholes if you want to close the shawl in the front and wear it as a cape. That’s all up to you.

2. knit 2 rows plain in main color, set up the needles for a rolled edge (if you like that, instruction further down)
3. weave 2 rows over all needles ( instructions further down)
4. knit 1 complete segment.
5. knit 2 rows plain in main color,
6. Swap color 2 with color 3 ( and in the next segment backwards color 3 to color 2)
7. knit 1 complete segment
Repeat the steps 5, 6 and 7 until you have the amount of segments you like.
After the last section, knit again 2 rows in main color and do your finishing the same way as you started.

General information about the sections:
The sections themselves are divided in three colorfields (color 1,2,3). Each of the 3 colors needs a third of the whole amount of needles which are in use. Each section is separated from the following section by 2 rows of handmanipulated weaved rows over all needles. If you like theses stripes a little bit wider, weave 4 or 6 rows. I used for this weaving part a white ribbon yarn, but any other kind of yarn ( novelty yarns) which is thicker than your main yarn can be used as well.
With this shawl, you can run your fantasie wild and play around as much as you like. I swaped only color 2 and 3. That means: in section 1: c 1, than 2, than 3, in section 2: c 1, than 3, than 2, in section 3 again like in the first. That makes this wonderful effect.

Before I start with the instruction remember this notes:
Take away the ribber bed. Working is much easier without it. Believe me J
When you start the first section, take out the comb and substitute it with lots of claw weights.
Here now the “how to’s
The rolled edge:
At the right side of the machine remove needles like this: IIIIIIIII..III..II
If you do so, you produce two little gaps where you can pull through the fringes you’ve done while
knitting and roll in the seam at the same time.
The fringes can be produced at the same time as you knit (see instructions further down).
In case you don’t like fringes, don’t do the rolled edge and think of another decorative solution for  the
lower end of the shawl. As I said before….there are many possibilities 
I decorated the first gap with the weaving yarn and fixed the fringes with a knot through the lower gap


The fringes:

When you change the color, take the yarn and place it right under the bracket that normally holds the ribber bed. Every 50 or 60 rows cut the fringes in the middle, otherwise the shawl will be lifted up and that will cause a chaos. Don’t cut them all, just leave the last 6 or so uncut. That saves you from holding the yarn by hand when you start the next row. When you finished your shawl, cut the fringes all the same length.

Take the yarn out of the feeder, move it behind the bracket and “park”it behind the carriage ( right side). Bring the new color in the feeder, knit and check at the same time, that the other two threads stay in the little gap under the machine.


The weaving part in general:
Bring the weaving pattern lever to WT.
Start on the left side of bed and bring up needles with the needle pusher to D like this I..I..I..I..I..
Make sure, the needle lashes are open.
Place the weaving yarn by hand over the open needles and knit (weave) one row
Start again on the left side of bed and repeat bringing up needles to D like this II..I..I..I..I..I.. 
Once again place the weaving yarn over the open needles, knit 1 row,
break the yarn and leave it as long as you want the fringes. 




Now you can start with the sections.
As I said before, each section is knitted in several steps. The section itself is devided in 3 parts ( three colors) which are going to be knitted one after the other. Therefore you have to 1.change every 2 rows the color and 2. move a certain amount of needles in or out of working position. The numbers you find in the list.
Print out the list, set your needles, do your personal cast on over 94/90 needles, knit your personal hem and
Knit the first 2 rows in main color1, plain.
Do 2 ( or more) rows in weaving technique ( see instructions or do it your personal style)
Set up the carriage: weaving knobs back to neutral and carriage to H ( holding position)
Row counter to 000
From now on you will push up the named needle number of the list  up to E-position, knit , than the next amount and again and than push the named amount back to D to make them knit again, as usual for short row technique. Sounds complicated, but once you’ve “got” the system, it’s easy.

Have a look at the list. It shows you, which needles do not work ( E-position). Named needle numbers don’t work ( they are in E), all others knit.

Row 1: all needles knit in color 1 ( B Position)
Row 2: push up nr 94 left, knit to the right, make a fringe and bring color 2 into the feeder.
Row 3: Push up  needles from 94 left to 32 left ( E-position), knit 1 row ( 94 is already up, I know, but it’s easier to explain, if I write it down again J)
Row 4: Push up needle nr 31 left to E (to avoid a gap), knit back. RC is on 4. Make a
fringe and change to color 3
Row 5: Push up needles 94 left to 28 right to pos E and knit 1 row.
Row 6: Bring up needle 29 right to E (additional needle to avoid gaps), and knit back RC is now on 6. Make a fringe and change to color 1

Row 7: Now you push back almost all the needles in position D, only 94 left to 91 left stay in E ( have a look at the list)
Knit 1 row
Row 8: bring up needle 90 left in E (additional needle to avoid gaps), knit back, RC is on 8. Make a fringe and change to color 2.

Now you can continue by following the numbers in the list.
Once you’ve done the whole list, the first segment is finished

*Put your carriage on N and knit 2 rows in main color (1)
Weave 2 rows

Swap color 2 with color 3 ( means: instead of using color 2, take color 3 and opposit
Carriage back on H and start with the list again.*

Important notes: Don’t forget  to push up the additional needle to avoid holes. 
In the list it’s mentioned only up to row 18!
Always check if the additional needle really has been knitted before you push it up to E!

And: don’t forget  to bring up the claw weights… especially  in the areas where the colors change within the segment! 





color 1
color 2
color 3

rows
Left side of zero
First left than right
 Right side of zero
rows
1
all


1
2
94 left  to E
2
3

94 left-32 left  to E

3
4
94 left-31left  to E
4
5


94 left-28 right to E
5
6
94 left- 29 right to E
6
7
94-91 left  to E


7
8
94-90 left  to E
8
9

94 – 29 left  to E

9
10
94 – 28 left  to E
10
11


94-31 right to E
11
12
94-32 right to E
12
13
94- 88 left  to E


13
14
94-87 left  to E
14
15

94- 26 left

15
16
94- 25 left
16
17


94- 34 r
17
18
94- 35 r
18
19
94-85 left


19
20
20
21

94- 23 left

21
22
22
23


94- 37 r
23
24
24
25
94- 82 left


25
26
26
27

94- 20 left

27
28
28
29


94-40 r
29
30
30
31
79  left


31
32
32
33

94- 17  left

33
34
34
35


94- 43 r
35
36
36
37
76 left


37
38
38
39

94-14 left

39
40
40
41


46 r
41
42
42
43
73 left


43
44
44
45

11 left

45
46
46
47


49 r
47
48
48
49
70 left


49
50
50
51

8 left

51
52
52
53


52 r
53
54
54
55
67 left


55
56
56
57

5 left

57
58
58
59


55 r
59
60
60
61
64 left


61
62
62
63

2 left

63
64
64
65


58 r
65
66
66
67
61 left


67
68
68
69

1 right

69
70
70
71


61 r
71
72
72
73
58 left


73
74
74
77

4 right

77
76
76
77


64 r
77
78
78
79
55 left


79
80
80
81

7 right

81
82
82
83


67 r
83
84
84
85
52 left


85
86
86
87

10 right

87
88
88
89


70 r
89
90
90
91
49 left


91
92
92
93

13 right

93
94
94
95


73 r
95
98
98
97
46 left


97
98
98
99

16 right

99
100
100
101


76 r
101
102
102
103
43 left


103
104
104
105

19 right

105
106
106
107


79 r
107
108
108
109
40 left


109
110
110
113

22 right

113
114
114
115


82 r
115
116
116
117
 37 left


117
118
118
119

25 right

119
120
120
121


85 r
121
122
122