Knit Shawl with Relief Rhombs

You’ll need:

400g of burgundy Limbo yarn (100% merino wool; 125m/50g);

Knitting needles 4;

Crochet hook 3,5.

Size: 155 x 78 cm.

Used Patterns

Knot selvage sts: slip 1 purl, yarn behind work in the beginning of row, make 1 knit st in the end of row.

Rhomb pattern (12 sts x 10 rows): due to the scheme 1, on which only RS rows are stated, make WS row and yarn overs as purls. Make stated sts of the scheme in 25^th-34^th rows x once.

Main pattern: due to the scheme 1, on which only RS rows are stated, make WS rows due to the pattern, yarn overs as purls. Start and finish every row with 1 knit selvage st. Make 1^st-24^th rows x once, then, repeat 25^th-34^th rows.

Garter stitch: knit;

Zigzags pattern (10 sts wide): due to the scheme 2, on which both RS and WS rows are stated. Repeat 1^st-8^th rows, bind off 6 purls in the beginning of 8^th row.

Fringe: 1 chain st increase, * 1 picot, skip 3 sts, 1 single crochet, 1 chain st, 1 single crochet*; repeat from * to *, skip 2 x 4 sts instead of 3 sts.

Stitches control: main pattern: 18 sts x 34,5 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

Zigzags pattern: 21,5 rows = 10 cm.

Instructions

Cast on 5 sts and work with the main pattern, make side increases. There are 27 sts in work after the 24^th row. Then, work due to the pattern, as stated. In 68 cm = 234 rows from the set-up row (there are 279 sts in work), make 3 cm of garter stitch and bind off the sts as knit sts. For placket, cast on 10 sts and make 190 cm = 408 rows with zigzags pattern and bind off the sts. Sew the placket to side. Fasten the upper edge with fringe with the help of crochet hook.