A Shawl for Tanya

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A Shawl for Tanya

I used 8 oz of Rainbow gradient mixed BFL/silk from Friends in Fiber

spun 2-ply about sportweight—total of about 705 yards

I knit on size 7 needles. The shawl measured 64” wide and 28” deep blocked out.
You will save yourself a lot of trouble if you weave in ends as you knit!

Order of the work.

·      Start with a First Motif. 

·      Build the second row by knitting a right side and a left side motif, picking up stitches from the First Motif. Weave in ends as you pick up stitches.

·      Build the third row by knitting a Right Side Motif, a Center Motif, and a Left Side Motif, picking up stitches from the motifs of row 2.

·      Continue working a Right Side Motif, then Center Motifs, then a Left Side Motif, until the piece is the size you want.

·      Work a row of half motifs, then finish with a band of garter stitch.

·      Block and wear.

Whole Motif:

[one motif requires 4 yards.]

First Motif: CO 22

Right Side Motif: CO 11, PU 11 from rightmost motif.

Center Motif: PU 22

Left Side Motif: PU 11 from leftmost motif, CO 11

1.     p2, k to last 2, p2

2.     knit

3.     purl

4.     k3, *k2tog* to last 3, k3

5.     purl

6.     k2,*k2tog* to last 2, k2

7.     purl

8.     k2, * k2tog * to last 1, end k1

9.     purl

10.  k1, k2tog twice, k1

11.  purl

12.  k1, k2tog, k1

13.  p3tog

14.  fasten off

Half Motif:

PU 22 stitches, in the same manner as for whole motifs.

1.     p2, k2tog, kto last 4, k2 tog, p2 (20)

2.     knit

3.     purl

4.     K2, k2tog to last 2, k2 (12)

5.     purl

6.     k2, k2tog, knit to last 4, k2tog, k2 (10)

7.     purl

Place remaining 10 stitches on  yarn to hold for finishing.

Garter Stitch Band: After working the row of half motifs:

1. pick up 3 from edge, 10 from yarn holder,*5 between motifs, 10 from yarn holder* across to end, then 3 from the edge.

2. k14, *k3tog, k12* across to last 14, k 14

3. knit 8 rows

4. bind off loosely.

The garter stitch band looks like this:

 The top edge of the rainbow shawl was improvised because I ran out of the right colors to do what I wanted.