The Clovers--errata--help

A note on The Clovers, including errata and some explanation on the Clover stitch:

1. rows on charts 1--4 should all be even numbered, beginning with 2
chart 1: rows 2-80
chart 2: rows 82-98
chart 3: rows 100-122
chart 4: rows: 124-152

Until you reach the edging chart, all pattern rows should be even numbered, all odd rows are uncharted. ETA: You should end with a WS row before beginning the edging chart. Thus the Small size ends with row 123 and the large size with row 153 before proceeding to the edging.

2. In rows 106 and 124, the last stitch in the repeat section should be highlighted. The highlighted stitch should be knit in every repeat but the last, when it should be a ssk. In other words, work the ssk in the last repeat only.

3. In chart 4, the last row, stitch box 2 should be knit 2 tog. Stitch box 38 should be ssk. Box 1 and box 39 should be gray squares: no stitch. The total stitch count at the end of this row should be 303, not 311.

4. Edging chart: row 11, stitch boxes 18 and 19 are incorrect. 18 should be a yarnover, and 19 should be a knit stitch.


Sorry about the errors and I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
Sylvia

Notes /clarifications:

Notes on the edging: Please note that the edging chart shows the edging as it appears from the right side.
That is, the blank squares are knit on the right side, and purled on the wrong side.
The squares with dots are purled on the right side and knit on the wrong side.

Also, when you work the edging, you will no longer be dividing the shawl into four sections. Just work the chart repeat across all the stitches.

ETA: It is easiest to work the edging pattern if you place your stitch markers at the purl column, and not at the beginning of the chart repeat. It's just easier to keep track that way.

Finally, the chart is an attempt to represent the knitting as it will appear in the work. In row 7 there are two yarnovers side by side. In row eight there are five stitches positioned above the two yarnovers. This means that those five stitches are to be worked into the two yarn overs. That is, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1 into the loop made by the 2 yarnovers, and continue across the row.


the stitch count changes in each repeat from row to row. Here is a list of the stitch counts: row number on the left, stitch number on the right:

20 15
19 15
18 17
17 17
16 19
15 19
14 21
13 21
12 23
11 23
10 19
9 19
8 21
7 18
6 16
5 16
4 16
3 16
2 16
1 16


[In each pattern repeat, you increase 2 in row 7, inc. 3 in row 8; dec 2 in row 9, inc 4 in row 11, and then dec. 2 in row 13, 15, 17, and 19.]

Also, here are some notes on the Clover Stitch:

The best way I can describe the first motion of the stitch is that it is exactly like casting on a stitch using the cable cast-on:

instead of putting the right needle between the first and second stitches on the left needle, you put the right needle between the 7th and 8th stitches on the left needle.

You wrap the yarn around the right needle as if to knit, and pull through that "loop" or "stitch," which you then place on the end of the left needle.

Now you knit 2 together in the normal way.

There should be six stitches on the needle that have been "wrapped" by that loop you pulled through and knit together with the first stitch.

Work them as follows: K1, sl1, k2tog, psso, k2.

This results in a 2-stitch decrease, from the 7 original stitches to 5, which is why the "bar" in the chart covers only 5.

The 2-stitch decrease is balanced by the yarn overs on either side of the bar (Don't forget to work a yarnover before doing the "bar" ). So in effect you start with 7 and you end with 7.

I do hope that helps!