Show off the beauty of hand-dyed yarn with this delicate, striped lace shawl
BRONAGH MISKELLY
BRONAGH MISKELLY Samoëns
THIS SHAWL from Bronagh Miskelly is knitted in RiverKnits’ hand-dyed Nene 4 Ply yarn, pairing a solid grey shade with a vibrant variegated colourway. The relative widths of the grey and variegated stripes change as you move down the shawl, giving a colourwash effect. Bronagh’s shawl has a triangular shape, and sections of lace and stocking stitch; the lace pattern forms a pointed lower edge which should be pinned out when blocking.
PATTERN NOTES
The lace pattern is worked completely on each side of the marked centre stitch. That means you work the first stitch of the chart after the first marker, and the last before the second marker, then you do the same between the third and fourth markers.
CHART PATTERNS
CHART A
Row 1 (RS): Yo, K1, *yo, K1, CDD, K1, yo, K1; rep from * to mrk, yo. 2 sts inc’d. Row 2 (WS): P to mrk. Row 3: Yo, K2, *K1, yo, CDD, yo, K2; rep from * to last st before mrk, K1, yo. 2 sts inc’d. Row 4: PFB, P to last st before mrk, PFB. 2 sts inc’d. Row 5: (Yo, K1) twice, CDD, *(K1, yo) twice, K1, CDD; rep from * to last 2 sts before mrk, (K1, yo) twice. 2 sts inc’d.
Row 6: P to mrk.
Row 7: Yo, K3, *yo, CDD, yo, K3; rep from * to mrk, yo. 2 sts inc’d. Row 8: P to mrk.
CHART B
Row 1 (RS): Yo, K1, *yo, K2, CDD, K2, yo, K1; rep from * to mrk, yo. 2 sts inc’d. Row 2 (WS): P to mrk. Row 3: Yo, K2, *K1, yo, K1, CDD, K1, yo, K2; rep from * to last st before mrk, K1, yo. 2 sts inc’d. Row 4: P to mrk. Row 5: Yo, K3, *K2, yo, CDD, yo, K3; rep from * to last 2 sts before mrk, K2, yo. 2 sts inc’d. Row 6: PFB, P to last st before mrk, PFB. 2 sts inc’d. Row 7: Yo, K1, yo, K2, CDD, *K2, yo, K1, yo, K2, CDD; rep from * to last 3 sts before mrk, K2, yo, K1, yo. 2 sts inc’d.
Row 8: P to mrk.
Row 9: Yo, K3, yo, K1, CDD, *K1, yo, K3, yo, K1, CDD; rep from * to last 4 sts before mrk, K1, yo, K3, yo. 2 sts inc’d.
Row 10: P to mrk.
Row 11: Yo, *K5, yo, CDD, yo; rep from * to last 5 sts before mrk, K5, yo. 2 sts inc’d. Row 12: P to mrk.
CHART C
Row 1 (RS): Yo, K4, CDD, K4, yo, *K1, yo, K4, CDD, K4, yo; rep from * to mrk. 2 sts inc’d. Row 2 (WS): PFB, P to last st before mrk, PFB. 2 sts inc’d. Row 3: Yo, *K1, yo, K4, CDD, K4, yo; rep from * to last st before mrk, K1, yo.
2 sts inc’d.
Row 4: P to mrk.
Row 5: Yo, K3, *yo, K3, CDD, K3, yo, K3; rep from * to mrk, yo. 2 sts inc’d. Row 6: P to mrk. Row 7: Yo, *K5, yo, K2, CDD, K2, yo; rep from * to last 5 sts before mrk, K5, yo. 2 sts inc’d. Row 8: P to mrk. Row 9: Yo, K7, *yo, K1, CDD, K1, yo, K7; rep from * to mrk, yo. 2 sts inc’
