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This is a late entry although I started writing early this morning. Let’s just say I’m nursing a refrigerator; sitting in the kitchen, typing, and waiting until the cycle kicks off and I’ll know things are back to normal. You see, the water pipe in the back of the fridge gets clogged and you have to remove it from the back, clean it out and screw it back on. Simple repairs, you say. We shall see. But this loused up my posting so here’s just the pattern I typed up this morning.
Based on Wisp but not Wisp: (Thanks to Wisp:
http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEsummer07/PATTwisp.html
for showing me the lovely pattern. My lace pattern is however your ubiquitous *YO, K2tog*.)
Some Background: I have made two modified Wisp shawls as triangles but I have never been able to use garter and lace patterns in a diagonally knit rectangle, until now. (I’m not going to bother with needles, etc. You can check with Knitty for that. Or, I do what I do; use larger needles than called for. I'm not listing abbreviations either - cause I'm really tired - but you can check last week's Knitting Friday.)
Set Up Section: CO 2 sts
Row 1: *Kfb* (4 sts)
Row 2: K
Row 3: *Kfb* (8 sts) (Mark as RS)
Row 4: K1, *YO, K2tog) K1 (This is the lace pattern.)
Row 5 & 7: Kfb *K* Kfb
Row 8 (WS): K
(Very Important re: garter/lace pattern: 1. In Section I and II, you decide how wide and long you want your shawl. In Section III, you are decreasing to one stitch and you must work the number of rows needed to get there. Therefore if you work large garter and lace patterns (ex: 10/20 rows) in the first 2 sections, you may run out of rows to complete this pattern in the last section. 2. You need 50% more lace rows than garter for the pattern to “pop.” ( 6/4; 12/8, etc.)
I. Increasing Section: work to desired width
Garter Pattern: Work for an even number of rows
Row 1 (RS): Kfb *K* Kfb
Row 2: K
Lace Pattern: Work for an even number of rows
Row 1 (RS): Kfb *YO, K2tog* Kfb
Row 2: K1, *YO, K2tog* K1
Notes: 1. Starting on the RS, you will begin the lace pattern, then the garter and lace/garter/lace/garter, etc.. 2. Repeat these sections till you reach the width you desire. 3. End with the lace or garter pattern
II. Even Section: work to length
Garter Pattern:
Row 1 (RS) Kfb *K* K2tog
Row 2: K
Lace Pattern: (On even number of stitches.)
Row 1 (RS): Kfb *YO, K2tog* K1
Row 2: K2tog, *YO, K2tog* K1
Notes: 1. Begin both pattens on the RS. 2. Mark the right edge of the RS row. 3. This edge will always be Kfb edge in this section. 4. In this section you will be increasing (Kfb) on the marked edge and decreasing (K2tog) on the opposite edge. 5. Be sure to read the directions for the lace pattern since your increases and decreases are done on different rows. 6. End this section ready to work on RS.
III Decreasing Section: work to 1 stitch
Garter Pattern:
Row 1 RS: K2tog *K* end K2tog
Row 2: K
Lace Pattern:
Row 1 RS: K2tog *YO, K2tog* end K2tog
Row 2: K1, *YO, K2tog* K1.
Notes: 1. Begin both pattens on the RS. 2. Do not knit tightly in this section. Working K2tog each side tends to do this. 3. See "Very Important" in Section I. 3. Be sure to keep in pattern. 4. You may want to end as you began in Set-up with 1 or 2 rows of lace followed by 3 K rows. 5. Work to 1 stitch
Finishing: Lightly wet block to rectangular shape. I made my model in cheap acrylic and I was able to hand shape it into a rectangle. If you don’t work tightly on Section III, it should be your call re: blocking.
End Notes: Experiment. Make the garter section a seed stitch section. Work the lace with a K row for Row 1 and a P row for Row 2. As long as you work with a two stitch pattern like YO, K2tog or YO, P2tog or K1, P1 and follow the pattern for the increases and decreases at the edges, the sky's the limit.
And finally: Please don't copyright this pattern as your own but do enjoy making it.
Happy knitting.
Oh, the fridge sees to be working. Happy Days!
This is a late entry although I started writing early this morning. Let’s just say I’m nursing a refrigerator; sitting in the kitchen, typing, and waiting until the cycle kicks off and I’ll know things are back to normal. You see, the water pipe in the back of the fridge gets clogged and you have to remove it from the back, clean it out and screw it back on. Simple repairs, you say. We shall see. But this loused up my posting so here’s just the pattern I typed up this morning.
Based on Wisp but not Wisp: (Thanks to Wisp:
http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEsummer07/PATTwisp.html
for showing me the lovely pattern. My lace pattern is however your ubiquitous *YO, K2tog*.)
Some Background: I have made two modified Wisp shawls as triangles but I have never been able to use garter and lace patterns in a diagonally knit rectangle, until now. (I’m not going to bother with needles, etc. You can check with Knitty for that. Or, I do what I do; use larger needles than called for. I'm not listing abbreviations either - cause I'm really tired - but you can check last week's Knitting Friday.)
Set Up Section: CO 2 sts
Row 1: *Kfb* (4 sts)
Row 2: K
Row 3: *Kfb* (8 sts) (Mark as RS)
Row 4: K1, *YO, K2tog) K1 (This is the lace pattern.)
Row 5 & 7: Kfb *K* Kfb
Row 8 (WS): K
(Very Important re: garter/lace pattern: 1. In Section I and II, you decide how wide and long you want your shawl. In Section III, you are decreasing to one stitch and you must work the number of rows needed to get there. Therefore if you work large garter and lace patterns (ex: 10/20 rows) in the first 2 sections, you may run out of rows to complete this pattern in the last section. 2. You need 50% more lace rows than garter for the pattern to “pop.” ( 6/4; 12/8, etc.)
I. Increasing Section: work to desired width
Garter Pattern: Work for an even number of rows
Row 1 (RS): Kfb *K* Kfb
Row 2: K
Lace Pattern: Work for an even number of rows
Row 1 (RS): Kfb *YO, K2tog* Kfb
Row 2: K1, *YO, K2tog* K1
Notes: 1. Starting on the RS, you will begin the lace pattern, then the garter and lace/garter/lace/garter, etc.. 2. Repeat these sections till you reach the width you desire. 3. End with the lace or garter pattern
II. Even Section: work to length
Garter Pattern:
Row 1 (RS) Kfb *K* K2tog
Row 2: K
Lace Pattern: (On even number of stitches.)
Row 1 (RS): Kfb *YO, K2tog* K1
Row 2: K2tog, *YO, K2tog* K1
Notes: 1. Begin both pattens on the RS. 2. Mark the right edge of the RS row. 3. This edge will always be Kfb edge in this section. 4. In this section you will be increasing (Kfb) on the marked edge and decreasing (K2tog) on the opposite edge. 5. Be sure to read the directions for the lace pattern since your increases and decreases are done on different rows. 6. End this section ready to work on RS.
III Decreasing Section: work to 1 stitch
Garter Pattern:
Row 1 RS: K2tog *K* end K2tog
Row 2: K
Lace Pattern:
Row 1 RS: K2tog *YO, K2tog* end K2tog
Row 2: K1, *YO, K2tog* K1.
Notes: 1. Begin both pattens on the RS. 2. Do not knit tightly in this section. Working K2tog each side tends to do this. 3. See "Very Important" in Section I. 3. Be sure to keep in pattern. 4. You may want to end as you began in Set-up with 1 or 2 rows of lace followed by 3 K rows. 5. Work to 1 stitch
Finishing: Lightly wet block to rectangular shape. I made my model in cheap acrylic and I was able to hand shape it into a rectangle. If you don’t work tightly on Section III, it should be your call re: blocking.
End Notes: Experiment. Make the garter section a seed stitch section. Work the lace with a K row for Row 1 and a P row for Row 2. As long as you work with a two stitch pattern like YO, K2tog or YO, P2tog or K1, P1 and follow the pattern for the increases and decreases at the edges, the sky's the limit.
And finally: Please don't copyright this pattern as your own but do enjoy making it.
Happy knitting.
Oh, the fridge sees to be working. Happy Days!
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