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
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| 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.
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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.
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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!
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