The Technical Stuff

Skill Level: Rookie-Apprentice-Virtuoso-Genius Skills: knit, purl, double decreases, lacework Sizes: dependent on yarn choice Finished Measurements: approx 62″ long and 33″ wide lying flat after blocking

Gauge:
not crucial approx 17 sts and 25 rows = 4” in St st on US 8 as given on Shawl in a Ball ball band

Yarn: fingering-worsted weight yarn (shown in DK)
Note: Lion Brand lists this yarn as an aran weight
Suggested Brand: 61% Cotton, 34% Acrylic, 5% Other 518 yds per 5.3 oz shown in color 300 Om Opal
Note: When choosing yarn, you will need at least 520 yds in any given weight
Needles: US 6 32” circs (for fingering / sport yarn) US 7 32″ circs (for DK / worsted yarn) or size needed to obtain gauge
Other Materials: tapestry needle or teeny crochet hook

Instructions:
CO 2 sts. Work back and forth.
Row 1: K2. Row 2: K1, Kfb. 3 sts. Row 3: Knit. Row 4: Knit to last st, Kfb. 1 st increased.
Rep Rows 3-4 until you have 13 sts ending with a Row 3. Lace Stitch Begin Chart A on next page or follow written instructions below.
Row 1 (RS): *K1, YO, ssk, K1, K2tog, YO*, rep from * to * to last st, Kfb.
Note: The last 7 sts of each row will finish slightly differently as your shawl grows. Fill in the “extra” sts with knit sts. You can work a half rep if you have 4 sts rem (as long as you include the corresponding YO with the dec). You can finish with a YO right before the Kfb (see charted example on next page for more help).
Row 2 (WS): Purl. Row 3: K2, *YO, dd, YO, K3*, rep from * to * to last st, Kfb.
Note: Finish Row 3 as you did for Row 1 by “filling in” the extra sts with knit sts. Because of the double decreases, you cannot work a half rep for this row.
Row 4: Purl.
Rep Rows 1-4 twice more (three reps total).

Garter Stitch Row 1: Knit to last st, Kfb. Row 2: Knit. Rep Rows 1-2 four times more (five reps total).Rep Lace Stitch and Garter Stitch Sections ending with a Row 4 of the Lace Stitch. The number of sts you have left doesn’t really matter. You need enough yarn to work about 5-7 cm (2-3”) more (plus the BO). If you are worried about the amount of yarn to leave, consider using a contrasting colour. Chevron Stitch Begin Chart B on next page or follow the written instructions below.

Notes: This section uses a cdd (centered double decrease) which is slightly different than the dd (double decrease) that you were making before. See Special Stitches above.This section has edge sts worked at the beg of the RS row that are not shown on the chart.Row 1: K2, YO *cdd, K4, YO, K1, YO, K4*, rep from * to * to close to the end (as with the Lace Stitch). Knit the rem sts to the last st, Kfb.
Note: Because of the cdds, you cannot work a half rep for this row.
Row 2: Purl.Rep Rows 1-2 until you nearly run out of yarn (leaving enough for the BO) ending with a Row 2. BO loosely.

Finishing
Weave in ends. Wet block and lay flat to dry pinning out the points along the BO edge.