Flowers Bunch Shawl

Hello knitters! When I purchased a Scheepjes yarn cake almost two years ago -which eventually turned into my Wrap Me in Sunshine Shawl- I went through a battle trying to remain patient and see this project through. I am sure anyone in my shoes understands the agony of using fine yarn to make a big project, the long days of working with thin thread while repeating the same pattern again and again and berating yourself the whole time. So, when I had finished that shawl, I promised that I would not put myself through that again. But as you might expect, I happened to stumble upon this lovely YarnArt cake, fell for the temptation, and the same scenario happened again. So, after weeks of work passed, and so many rows unraveled to correct mistakes made late at night, I can proudly present to you my new shawl. The color change looks so beautiful, and the lacy pattern really shows it off. I feel like the final look is really worth all the effort it took to make it, as you can see. Enjoy knitting this shawl and let me know what you think of it.

Skill level: Intermediate

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 Materials:

• Yarn: YarnArt, Flowers, 55% cotton, 45% polyacrylic, 8.8 oz (250 g), 1093 yards (1000 m), in the color 270 (1 skein).
• Circular knitting needles, 32" (80 cm) long, sizes US 4 (3.5 mm), US 6 (4 mm) and US 7 (4.5 mm). 
• Stitch markers.
• Tapestry needle.

Measurements: width = 40" (101.5 cm), length = 80" (203 cm), approx.

Yardage: 1070- 1080 yards (980- 990 m), approx.

Gauge: 24 sts and 40 rows = 4" x 4" (10 cm x 10 cm) in stockinette stitch using US 4 (3.5 mm) circular knitting needles.

Knitting Terms: 

• st: stitch.
• sts: stitches.
• k: knit.
• p: purl.
• m1: one st increase.
• yo: yarn over.
• yot: yarn over twice.
• k2tog: knit 2 sts together.
• ssk: slip, slip, knit the 2 sts together through back loops.

Instructions:

Note: on wrong side rows, (p 1, k 1) into the yot.

With US 4 (3.5 mm) circular knitting needles, cast on 3 sts, knit 7 rows, turn work 90 degrees clockwise, pick up 1 st out of each purl row side (3 sts in total), turn work 90 degrees clockwise again, pick up 3 sts from bottom. (9 sts)

You can also watch this video tutorial to learn how to do this type of cast on:

Row 1 (wrong side): k 3, p 1, m1, p 1, m1, p 1, k 3. (11 sts)

Row 2: k 3, yo, k 2, yo, k 1, yo, k 2, yo, k 3. Put a ring stitch marker before and after the middle stitch (this is the center stitch). (15 sts)

Row 3 and every odd numbered row: k 3, p to last 3 sts, k 3.

Row 4: k 3, yo, *k2tog, yot, ssk*, yo, k 1 (center st), yo, repeat between **, yo, k 3. (19 sts)

Row 6: k 3, yo, *k2tog, yo, k 2, yo, ssk*, yo, k 1 (center st), yo, repeat between **, yo, k 3. (23 sts)

Row 8: k 3, yo, k to center st, yo, k 1 (center st), yo, k to last 3 sts, yo, k 3. (27 sts)

Row 10: k 3, yo, *k2tog, yot, ssk, k 2, k2tog, yot, ssk*, yo, k 1 (center st), yo, repeat between **, yo, k 3. (31 sts)

Row 12: k 3, yo, *k2tog, yo, k 2, yo, ssk*, repeat between ** to center st, yo, k 1 (center st), yo, repeat between ** to last 3 sts, yo, k 3. (35 sts)

Row 14: k 3, yo, k to center st, yo, k 1 (center st), yo, k to last 3 sts, yo, k 3. (39 sts)

General Pattern 1:

Row 16: k 3, yo, *(k2tog, yot, ssk, k 2) repeat between () to 4 sts before center st, k2tog, yot, ssk*, yo, k 1 (center st), yo, repeat between **, yo, k 3.

Row 18: repeat row 12.

Row 20: repeat row 14.

Repeat rows 16-21 of "general pattern 1" twenty-seven more times. 

Note: if you want a longer or a shorter version of this shawl, you can repeat "General pattern 1" fewer or more times BUT the number of repetitions (not including the first time you knitted general pattern 1) must be an odd number. 

Repeat rows 16-19 once, then change to US 6 (4 mm) circular knitting needles and work as follows:

General pattern 2:

Row 22: k 3, yo, *k 2, yo, ssk, k 6, k2tog, yo* repeat between ** to 2 sts before center st, k 2, yo, k 1 (center st), yo, repeat between ** to last 5 sts, k 2, yo, k 3. 

Row 24: k 3, yo, k 1, *k 2, yo, k 1, ssk, k 4, k2tog, k 1, yo* repeat between ** to 3 sts before center st, k 3, yo, k 1 (center st), yo, k 1, repeat between ** to last 6 sts, k 3, yo, k 3. 

Row 26: k 3, yo, k 2, *k 2, yo, k 2, ssk, k 2, k2tog, k 2, yo* repeat between ** to 4 sts before center st, k 4, yo, k 1 (center st), yo, k 2, repeat between ** to last 7 sts, k 4, yo, k 3. 

Row 28: k 3, yo, k 3, *k 2, yo, k 3, ssk, k2tog, k 3, yo* repeat between ** to 5 sts before center st, k 5, yo, k 1 (center st), yo, k 3, repeat between ** to last 8 sts, k 5, yo, k 3. 

Row 30: k 3, yo, k 4, *k 2, yo, k 3, ssk, k2tog, k 3, yo* repeat between ** to 6 sts before center st, k 6, yo, k 1 (center st), yo, k 4, repeat between ** to last 9 sts, k 6, yo, k 3. 

Row 32: k 3, yo, k 5, *k 2, yo, k 3, ssk, k2tog, k 3, yo* repeat between ** to 7 sts before center st, k 7, yo, k 1 (center st), yo, k 5, repeat between ** to last 10 sts, k 7, yo, k 3. 

Repeat rows 22-33 of "general pattern 2" once more, then change to US 7 (4.5 mm) circular knitting needles and repeat "general pattern 2" one more time. 

Repeat rows 22-31 of "general pattern 2" once, then work the last rows as follows:

Row 34: k 3, yo, k 5, *k 2, yot, k 3, ssk, k2tog, k 3, yot* repeat between ** to 7 sts before center st, k 7, yo, k 1 (center st), yo, k 5, repeat between ** to last 10 sts, k 7, yo, k 3.

Bind off all sts knit-wise using stretchy method. 

You can watch my tutorial video for the stretchy bind off method here: 

Weave in loose ends and block well. 

Lastly, feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions or find something confusing in the pattern.

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