Cashmere Queen Shawlette
Project features Schoppel Wolle / Skacel Collection Cashmere Queen Uni – Real Fashion for Real Knitters
- Skill Level: Easy
Yarn Weight: #3
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
•36” wide x 15” long
MATERIALS
•2, 50 g (153 yd) skeins Schoppel Wolle / Skacel Collection Cashmere Queen Uni (45% Merino wool, 35% cashmere, 20% silk) color #0781 Tangerine
•Size 7 US (4.5 mm) 24” circular needle
•6 stitch markers GAUGE
•20 sts x 24 rows = 4’ in pattern, after blocking Gauge is not critical for this project.
Notes
•Circular needles are used to accommodate the large number of stitches.
•Shawlette is worked in one piece, from neck to tower edge.
•Markers are used to mark the 3 ‘seam lines’, where yo’s are used to shape the piece.
•Slip all markers every row, working shaping ea side of markers on RSR as given in instructions.
•Diagram is provided STITCH GLOSSARY
Knitted Cast On Method Make slip knot and place on LH ndl as first st. *lnsert RH ndl in first st and knit as usual but instead of slipping st off LH ndl, pull loop just formed and place it back on LH ndl. Rep from*.
SHAWLETTE
Beg at Back neck, using Knitted Cast On Method, CO 3 sts. Next row (WS): K3.
Establish Pattern
Row 1 (RS): K1, *yo, K1; rep from * across [5 sts].
Rows 2 and 4: Knit.
Row 3: [K1, yo] 2 times, K1, [yo, K1] 2 times [9 sts].
Row 5: [K1, yo, K3, yo] 2 times, K1 [13 sts]. Rows 6 and 8: K1, purl across to last st; K1. Row 7: *K1 (edge st), *yo, K2, yo, pm, K1 (seam st), pm; rep from * 2 times, end yo, K2, yo, K1 (edge st) [21 sts; 4 sections of 4 sts (yo, K2, yo), 3 seam-sts between m’s and 2 edge sts (keep in Garter st throughout)].
Row 9: K1, *yo, knit to m, yo, slm, K1, slm; rep from * 2 times, end yo, knit to last st, yo, K1 [8 sts inc; 1 ea side of ea m, 1 at ea side edge. 4 sections in St st between m’s].
Row 10: Rep Row 6.
Rep Rows 9 and 10 until there are 54 sts in ea St st section [221 sts total, including seam sts and edge sts].
Lace Corners
(Worked at Center Back and Seam-sts)
Row 1 (RS): K1, yo, *knit to 2 sts before m, yo, K2tog, yo, K1, yo, K2tog, yo; rep from* 2 times, knit to last st; yo, K1 [8 sts inc].
Row 2 and all WSRs: K1, purl to last st, K1.
Row 3: K1, yo, *knit to 4 sts before m, [yo, K2tog] 2 times, yo, K1, yo, [K2tog, yo] 2 times; rep from * 2 times, knit to last st; yo, K1.
Row 5: K1, yo, *knit to 6 sts before m, [yo, K2tog] 3 times, yo, K1, yo, [K2tog, yo] 3 times; rep from * 2 times, knit to last st; yo, K1.
Row 7: K1, yo, *knit to 8 sts before m, [yo, K2tog] 4 times, yo, K1, yo,[K2tog, yo] 4 times; rep from * 2 times, knit to last st; yo, K1.
Row 9: K1, yo, *knit to 10 sts before m, [yo, K2tog] 5 times, yo, K1, yo, [K2tog, yo] 5 times; rep from * 2 times, knit to last st; yo, K1.
Row 11: K1, yo, *knit to 12 sts before m, [yo, K2tog] 6 times, yo, K1, yo,[K2tog, yo] 6 times; rep from * 2 times, knit to last st; yo, K1.
Row 13: K1, yo, *knit to 10 sts before m, [yo, K2tog] 5 times, yo, K1, yo, [K2tog, yo] 5 times; rep from * 2 times, knit to last st; yo, K1. Row 15: K1, yo, *knit to 8 sts before m, [yo, K2tog] 4 times, yo, K1, yo, [K2tog, yo] 4 times; rep from * 2 times, knit to last st; yo, K1.
Row 17: K1, yo, *knit to 6 sts before m, [yo, K2tog] 3 times, yo, K1, yo, [K2tog, yo] 3 times; rep from * 2 times, knit to last st; yo, K1.
Row 19: K1, yo, *knit to 4 sts before m, [yo, K2tog] 2 times, yo, K1, yo,[K2tog, yo] 2 times; rep from *2 times, knit to last st; yo, K1.
Row 21: K1, yo, *knit to 2 sts before m, yo, K2tog, yo, K1, yo, K2tog, yo; rep from * 2 times, knit to last st, yo; K1.
Row 23: K1, yo, *knit to m, yo, K1, yo; rep from *2 times, knit to last st, yo; K1.
Row 24: Knit, removing m’s.
Row 25: K1, yo, knit to last st; yo, K1.
BO all sts loosely kwise, using a larger ndl, if necessary.
