Small shawls are nice and easy to wear, whether during day or at night. as the star of your look, or as an accessory and warm piece that doesn't dominate your overall appearance, that is why I like them. hence, I present to you this piece; simple, elegant with gorgeous ruffled edging.
This is my second knitting trial using Lionbrand Mandala, and it really went well. This yarn is soft and easy to knit. Working with this multi-colored yarn, I found that deciding the best sequence of colors is vital to the final look; as you can see, this shawl begins with the darkest color, and ends with the lightest one (white), to give the ruffled edge a soft and light finish.
Have fun knitting and wearing this piece in the upcoming fall.
Materials:
- Lion brand Mandala, 100% acrylic, 5.3 oz (150 g), 590 yards (450 m), in the color “Pegasus” 210: 1 skein.
- Circular knitting needles, size US 7 (4.5 mm), 40" (100 cm) long.
- Tapestry needle.
- Stitch marker.
Measurements: width = 50" (127 cm), height = 29" (74 cm), approx.
Gauge: 16 sts and 27 rows = 4"x 4" (10 cm x 10 cm) in stockinette stitch.
Yardage: 585 - 590 yards (535 - 540 m), approx.
Knitting Terms:
- st: stitch
- sts: stitches
- k: knit
- p: purl
- kyokrb (porthole eyelet): (k 1, yarn over, k 1) into the same stitch in the row below. For more on how to Knit this, you can watch this tutorial video I made:
Note 1: Working with multi-colored yarn, the skein might not start with the color you want to begin working with. in this case, I cut the yarn and reattach it, so that I get the desired color sequence.
Note 2: always mark the center st of the porthole eyelets.
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 3, k 3. (9 sts)
Row 2: k 3, kyokrb 3 times, k 3. (15 sts)
Row 3: k 3, p to last 3 sts, k 3.
Row 4: *k to porthole eyelet st, kyokrb, repeat from * to last 3 sts, k 3. (21 sts)
Row 5: repeat row 3.
Repeat rows (4 and 5) fifty more times, (318 sts), then work as follows:
Row 1: (k 3, kyokrb) repeat 13 times, *k 4, kyokrb, (k 3, kyokrb) repeat 24 times, k 4, kyokrb, repeat from * once more, (k 3, kyokrb) repeat 13 times, k 3.
Row 2: k 3, p to last 3 sts, k 3.
Row 3: *k to porthole eyelet st, kyokrb, repeat from * to last 3 sts, k 3.
Row 4: k 3, p to last 3 sts, k 3.
Row 5: repeat row 3.
Row 6: repeat row 4.
Row 7: repeat row 3.
Row 8: repeat row 4.
Row 9 and 10: k all sts.
Cast off all sts. Weave in loose ends. Block if needed.
