Knit Marine Shawl
You’ll need:
400g of marine color mélange yarn (51% sheep wool, 49% polyacryl; 120m/100g);
100g of the same yarn, but in mustard color;
Double-pointed knitting needles 7;
Circular knitting needles 7;
4 stitch markers.
Size: S-XL.
Used Patterns
Relief pattern: at first work around on 8 sts due to the scheme, on which only even rows. Make all sts and yarn overs as knit sts. Repeat 1st-48th rows x once, then, repeat 47th-48th rows x 7 times and 47th row one more time = totally, 63 rows.
Deepen knit st: 1 knit st from the lower row.
Deepen purl: 1 purl from the lower row.
Patent increase: make 1 knit st, 1 yarn over, 1 deepen knit st from 1 knit st and 1 deepen knit st = 2 sts are increased. Make knit st as deepen knit st, yarn over as purl in the next row.
Two-colored patent rib (work around): 1st row (mustard yarn): * 1 purls, 1 patent increase, ** 1 purl, 1 deepen knit st**; repeat from ** to ** to the last 2 sts before the next marker, 1 purl, 1 patent increase*; repeat from * to * x 3 times;
2nd row (marine yarn): * 1 deepen purl, 1 knit st*; repeat from * to *;
3rd row (mustard yarn): * 1 purl, 1 deepen knit st*; repeat from * to *;
4th row: as the 2nd row.
Repeat 1st-4th rows x 5 times = totally, 20 rows. Increase 4 sts in every 4 rows, totally, 16 sts.
Stitches control: relief pattern: 8,5 sts x 16 rows = 10 x 10 cm;
Patent rib: 8,5 sts x 22 rows = 10 x 10 cm.
Note: make your work in shape of square around, starting from center as one-piece detail. The size of square = 100 x 100 cm.
Instructions
Cast on 8 sts with marine yarn and double-pointed knitting needles in the following way: make a ring. * insert knitting needles in the ring, catching the yarn and draw st, then insert needle in the ring and draw st*; repeat from * to * x 4 times. Then, divide 8 sts to 4 double-pointed knitting needles and circle the row. Make 1st row with knit sts. Then, work with relief pattern, pin marker in the beginning of row and after every 2nd st. Turn to circular knitting needles in the process of work. In 39,5 cm = 63 rows from the set-up row (there are 264 sts on double-pointed knitting needles). Make turning row to the double colored patent rib: * 1 purl, 1 knit st*; repeat from * to *.
Assembly
Fold the obtained square in half 25 cm long. Make upper 25 cm for arm-holes cuts.