My
Pink Shawl
By N Banks
By N Banks
Finished at right
Update:
Finally I finished the shawl. Its about 31
inches wide and about 75 inches long. I also used almost all the four skeins
of yarn. I like to wrap up with it in
the cool evenings when sitting outside.
Sometimes I like to light some candles and just sit, it’s relaxing that way. I also am using size 9 circular knitting needles, and just knit back and forth. I placed the row marker on one end of the needles, and it works fine that way. If you want it done faster you could use a size 10 needle, but you would also need more yarn. It has taken me a lot longer to knit it because my shoulders hurt, and I have to stop knitting for awhile. Rats!
Sometimes I like to light some candles and just sit, it’s relaxing that way. I also am using size 9 circular knitting needles, and just knit back and forth. I placed the row marker on one end of the needles, and it works fine that way. If you want it done faster you could use a size 10 needle, but you would also need more yarn. It has taken me a lot longer to knit it because my shoulders hurt, and I have to stop knitting for awhile. Rats!
I
decided I wanted it warm, and I also wanted it wide and long. I didn’t use lace
stitches or yarn overs in this design like I did for the cables and lace shawl http://ninasatmyhouse.blogspot.com/2015/11/cables-and-lace-shawl-2013-mystery-knit.html.
But I didn’t want it plan or simple another shawl I did, My Winter Shawl http://ninasatmyhouse.blogspot.com/2013/10/my-winter-shawl.html or like the Lace Rib Shawl or Scarf Pattern I did some time ago.
But I didn’t want it plan or simple another shawl I did, My Winter Shawl http://ninasatmyhouse.blogspot.com/2013/10/my-winter-shawl.html or like the Lace Rib Shawl or Scarf Pattern I did some time ago.
http://ninasatmyhouse.blogspot.com/2014/10/lace-rib-shawl-or-scarf-pattern.html.
(more shawl patterns here: knitted shawl patterns
But
I didn’t want to have to read a pattern for every row either. This one I just knit, no reading of a written pattern row by row. I used stitch patterns I liked and
cables I already have done to make it easy and simple for me. I wanted to just
look at the stitch and the row number on the counter and knit, and I knew that
every so many rows some of the stitch patterns would change. All patterns used are just plain knit and
purl, no yarn overs, no slipping of stitches, passing stitches over. Just plain
and simple knitting.
The
problem I have is with the color of the yarn I choose, lol. I picked one that
was bright and cheerful, but when I went to take pictures of it for this article,
the pink didn’t show up right, so I had to take picture after picture to find
one that would show up good and clear or work the stitch in another color so
that it did show up clear. Note to self,
next time stay with the plain colors, less work!
Pattern 1:
A simple seeding stitch of 3:
Row
1: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1.
Repeat
this row for pattern.
The
yellow seeding stitch on the right is from the Beginner's Cabled Scarf and was
used as an edging. http://ninasatmyhouse.blogspot.com/2015/09/beginners-cabled-scarf-pattern-update.html.
In this pattern I used it in the body of the shawl, several times just because I like the way the stitch looks so that I could split up other groups of stitches.
In this pattern I used it in the body of the shawl, several times just because I like the way the stitch looks so that I could split up other groups of stitches.
Pattern 2
Moss
and block
This
is the first time I have used this stitch, but it goes well with the seeding
stitch I have used in other places on the shawl. And it does change after the 6th
row, first block is knit, and the second block is a seed stitch,
the third block is seeding again. See the picture. Then starting with the 7th, the first block is now the seeding, 2nd is knitted, and the third is seeding again. You can see this in the picture at the left.
the third block is seeding again. See the picture. Then starting with the 7th, the first block is now the seeding, 2nd is knitted, and the third is seeding again. You can see this in the picture at the left.
This
pattern is worked over 18 stitches
Row
1: knit 6, (k 1, p1, 3 x) knit 6. This is the front
Row
2: purl 6, (p 1, k 1, 3 x) purl 6.
Row
3: knit 6, (k 1, p1, 3 x) knit 6
Row 4: purl
6 (p 1, k 1, 3 x) purl 6.
Row
5: knit 6, (k 1, p1, 3 x) knit 6.
Row 6: purl
6 (p 1, k 1, 3 x) purl 6
Row 7: (k 1, p1, 3 x), knit 6, (k
1, p1, 3 x),
Row 8: (p 1, k 1, 3 x,) purl 6 (p 1, k 1, 3 x,)
Row
9: (k 1, p1, 3 x), knit
6, (k 1, p1, 3 x)
Row 10: (p 1, k 1, 3 x) purl 6, (p 1, k 1, 3 x)
Row
11: (k 1, p1, 3 x) knit
6, (k 1, p1, 3 x)
Row 12: (p 1, k 1, 3 x) purl
6, (p 1, k 1, 3 x)
Pattern 3
Cable. This pattern
is worked over 10 stitches.
For this
cable stitch I used it on a background of 2 purl stitches on each side, for a
total of 10 stitches and held the cable needle in front (left), the one on the
right shows a cable stitch but with the cable needle held at the back like I
did for the beginner’s cabled scarf (http://ninasatmyhouse.blogspot.com/2015/09/beginners-cabled-scarf-pattern-update.html)Row 1: knit 2, purl 6, knit 2
Row 2: purl 2, knit 6, purl 2
Row 3: knit 2, purl 6, knit 2
Row 4: purl 2, knit 6, purl 2
Row 5: knit 2, purl 6, knit 2
Row 6: purl 2, slip 3 stitches to the cable needle and hold at front of
work, K 3, then knit the 3 stitches from the cable needle, purl 2
Pattern
4
Twisted
stitch ( 6 )
I
love this stitch. Here I have worked it over 6 stitches, the knit stitch with
the purl stitch on the right and left side really help the two twisted stitches
in the middle to show up. Picture, close up of the two stitches twisted
on the left, right shows all six stitches used. Most of the time, the twisted
stitch is used with just purl on each side of it
ROW 1: p 1, k 1, p 2, k 1, p 1. This is done every back row.
ROW 2: k 1, p 1, skip 1 stitch, but DO NOT remove it from the left hand needle, knit the next stitch, the new loop is on the right hand needle, now knit the first stitch that you skipped, it is now on the right hand needle and just let the two stitches on the left hand needle drop., p 1, k 1. This is done every front row.
Pattern
5
5 by 6 blocks
This
pattern is worked over 15 stitches.
For this I
used five stitches knit group, purl group, then another 5 knit, but changed the
blocks every 6th row.Row 1: p 5, k 5, p 5
Row 2: k 5,
p 5, k 5
Row 3: p 5,
k 5, p 5
Row 4: k 5,
p 5, k 5
Row 5: p 5,
k 5, p 5
Row 6: k 5, p 5, k 5
Row 7: p 5,
k 5, p 5
Row 8: k 5,
p 5, k 5
Row 9: p 5,
k 5, p 5
Row 10: k
5, p 5, k 5
Row 11: p
5, k 5, p 5
Row 12: k 5, p 5, k 5
Materials:
1 pair size
9 knitting needles
3 to 4
skeins Red Heart Super Saver 8oz. depending on the length you want. I used 4.
16 stitch
markers
Cable
needle, I used a U shaped one, keeps the stitches from falling off the needle.
Row
counter, this is a must.
Note: slip
markers as you come to them. I have used them between the groups of stitches.
Using 3 skeins of yarn should made it about 60 inches long, using 4 would make
it about 72 inches long.
Cast on 142
Set up row
Row 1: k 3,
pm, k 3, pm, k 18 pm, k 10, pm, k 6, pm, k
3, pm, k 15, pm, k 10, pm, k 6, pm, k 10, pm, k 15, pm, k 3, pm, k 6, pm, k 10, pm, k 18, pm, k 3,
pm, 3.
Rows: 2 to
6: knit
Note: the
first 3 stitches you will always knit, the next 3 are seeding stitches. This
also are for the last 6 stitches, seed 3, knit 3.
Reset row
counter to 0. Now start pattern as follows:
SM slip marker
SM slip marker
Row 1: k 3,
sm, k 1, p 1, k 1, sm, k 6, (k 1, p1, 3 x) k 6, sm, k2, p 6, k 2, (cable), sm, p 1, k 1, p 2, k 1, p 1. This is done
every back row, sm, k 1, p 1, k 1,
sm, p 5, k 5, p 5, sm, k2, p
6, k 2, sm, p
1, k 1, p 2, k 1, p 1, sm, k 2, p 6, k 2, sm, p 5, k 5, p 5, sm, k 1, p 1, k 1, sm, p
1, k 1, p 2, k 1, p 1, sm, k
2, p 6, k 2, sm, k 6, (k 1, p1, 3 x) k 6, sm, k 1, p 1, k 1, sm, k 3.
Row 2: k 3,
sm, k 1, p 1, k 1, sm, p 6, (p 1, k 1, 3 x) p 6, sm,
p 2, k 6, p 2, sm, : k 1, p 1, skip 1
stitch, but DO NOT remove it from the left hand needle, knit the next stitch, the
new loop is on the right hand needle, now knit the first stitch that you
skipped, it is now on the right hand needle and just let the two stitches on
the left hand needle drop., p 1, k 1.
This is done every front row, sm,
k 1, p 1, k 1, sm, k 5, purl 5, k 5,
sm, p 2, k 6, p 2, sm, : k 1, p 1, skip 1
stitch, but DO NOT remove it from the left hand needle, knit the next stitch, the
new loop is on the right hand needle, now knit the first stitch that you
skipped, it is now on the right hand needle and just let the two stitches on
the left hand needle drop., p 1, k 1.
This is done every front row, sm,
p 2, k 6, p 2, sm, k 5, p
5, k 5, sm, k
1, p 1, k 1, sm, k 1, p 1, skip 1
stitch, but DO NOT remove it from the left hand needle, knit the next stitch, the
new loop is on the right hand needle, now knit the first stitch that you
skipped, it is now on the right hand needle and just let the two stitches on
the left hand needle drop, p 1, k 1, sm,
p 2, k 6, p 2, sm, p 6, (p 1, k 1, 3 x) p
6, sm, k 1, p 1, k 1, sm, k 3.
Row 4: k 3, sm, k
1, p 1, k 1, sm, p 6 (p 1, k 1, 3 x) p 6,
sm, p 2, k 6, p 2, sm, k 1, p 1, skip
1 stitch, but DO NOT remove it from the left hand needle, knit the next stitch,
the new loop is on the right hand needle, now knit the first stitch that you
skipped, it is now on the right hand needle and just let the two stitches on
the left hand needle drop., p 1, k 1, sm, k 1, p 1, k 1, sm, k 5, p 5, k
5, sm, p 2, k 6, p 2, sm, k 1, p 1, skip 1
stitch, but DO NOT remove it from the left hand needle, knit the next stitch, the
new loop is on the right hand needle, now knit the first stitch that you
skipped, it is now on the right hand needle and just let the two stitches on
the left hand needle drop., p 1, k 1, sm, p 2, k 6, p 2, sm, k 5, p 5, k 5, sm, k 1, p 1, k
1, sm, k 1, p 1, skip 1 stitch, but
DO NOT remove it from the left hand needle, knit the next stitch, the new loop
is on the right hand needle, now knit the first stitch that you skipped, it is
now on the right hand needle and just let the two stitches on the left hand
needle drop, p 1, k 1, sm, p
2, k 6, p 2, sm, p 6 (p 1, k 1, 3 x) p 6, sm, k 1, p 1, k 1, sm, k
3.
Row 6: k 3, sm, k 1, p 1, k 1, sm, p 6 (p
1, k 1, 3 x) p 6, sm, p 2, slip 3 stitches to
the cable needle and hold at front of work, K 3, then knit the 3 stitches from
the cable needle, p 2, sm, k 1, p 1,
skip 1 stitch, but DO NOT remove it from the left hand needle, knit the next
stitch, the new loop is on the right hand needle, now knit the first stitch
that you skipped, it is now on the right hand needle and just let the two
stitches on the left hand needle drop., p 1, k 1, sm, k 1, p 1, k 1, sm, k
5, p 5, k 5, sm, p 2, slip 3 stitches to the cable
needle and hold at front of work, K 3, then knit the 3 stitches from the cable
needle, p 2, sm, k 1, p 1, skip 1 stitch, but DO NOT remove it from the left
hand needle, knit the next stitch, the new loop is on the right hand needle,
now knit the first stitch that you skipped, it is now on the right hand needle
and just let the two stitches on the left hand needle drop., p 1, k 1, sm, p
2, slip 3 stitches to the cable needle and hold at
front of work, K 3, then knit the 3 stitches from the cable needle, p 2, sm, k
5, p 5, k 5, sm, k 1, p 1, k 1, sm, k 1, p 1, skip 1
stitch, but DO NOT remove it from the left hand needle, knit the next stitch,
the new loop is on the right hand needle, now knit the first stitch that you
skipped, it is now on the right hand needle and just let the two stitches on
the left hand needle drop., p 1, k 1, sm, p 2, slip
3 stitches to the cable needle and hold at front of work, K 3, then knit the 3
stitches from the cable needle, p 2, sm, p 6
(p 1, k 1, 3 x) p 6, sm, k 1, p 1, k 1, sm, k 3.
Row 7: k 3, sm, k 1, p 1, k 1, sm, (k 1, p1, 3 x), k 6, (k 1, p1, 3 x), sm, k 2, p 6, k 2, sm, p 1, k 1, p 2, k 1, p 1, sm, k 1, p 1, k 1, sm, p 5,
k 5, p 5, sm, k 2, p 6, k 2, sm, p 1, k 1, p 2, k 1, p 1, sm, k 2, p 6, k 2, sm, p 5,
k 5, p 5, sm, k 1, p 1, k 1, sm, p 1, k 1, p 2, k 1, p 1, sm, k 2, p 6,
k 2, sm, (k 1, p1, 3 x), k 6, (k 1, p1, 3 x), sm, k 1, p
1, k 1, sm, k 3.
Row 8: k 3, sm, k 1, p 1, k 1, sm, (p 1, k 1, 3 x,) p 6 (p 1, k 1, 3 x,),
sm, p 2, k 6, p 2, sm, k 1, p 1, skip 1
stitch, but DO NOT remove it from the left hand needle, knit the next stitch,
the new loop is on the right hand needle, now knit the first stitch that you
skipped, it is now on the right hand needle and just let the two stitches on
the left hand needle drop., p 1, k 1, sm,
k 1, p 1, k 1, sm, k 5, p
5, k 5, sm, p 2, k 6, p 2, sm, k 1, p 1, skip 1
stitch, but DO NOT remove it from the left hand needle, knit the next stitch,
the new loop is on the right hand needle, now knit the first stitch that you
skipped, it is now on the right hand needle and just let the two stitches on
the left hand needle drop., p 1, k 1, sm, p 2, k 6, p 2, sm, k 5, p 5, k
5, sm, k 1, p 1, k 1, sm, k 1, p 1, skip 1 stitch, but DO NOT remove it from the left hand
needle, knit the next stitch, the new loop is on the right hand needle, now
knit the first stitch that you skipped, it is now on the right hand needle and
just let the two stitches on the left hand needle drop., p 1, k 1, sm, p 2, k 6, p 2, sm, (p
1, k 1, 3 x,) p 6 (p 1, k 1, 3 x,), sm, k 1, p 1, k 1, sm, k 3.
Row 9: k 3, sm, k 1, p 1, k 1, sm, (k 1, p1, 3 x), k 6, (k 1, p1, 3 x), sm, k 2, p 6, k 2, sm, p 1, k 1, p 2, k 1, p 1, sm, k 1, p
1, k 1, sm, p 5, k 5, p 5,
sm, k 2, p 6, k 2, sm, p 1, k 1, p 2, k 1, p 1,
sm, k 2, p 6, k 2, ,sm, p 5, k 5, p 5, sm, k 1, p 1, k 1, sm, p 1,
k 1, p 2, k 1, p 1, sm, k 2, p 6, k 2, sm, (k
1, p1, 3 x), k 6, (k 1, p1, 3 x), sm, k 1, p 1, k 1, sm, k 3.
Row 10: k 3, sm, k 1, p 1, k 1, sm, (p 1, k 1, 3 x) p 6, (p 1, k 1, 3 x),
sm, p 2, k 6, p 2, sm, k 1, p 1, skip 1 stitch, but DO NOT remove it
from the left hand needle, knit the next stitch, the new loop is on the right
hand needle, now knit the first stitch that you skipped, it is now on the right
hand needle and just let the two stitches on the left hand needle drop., p 1, k
1, sm, k 1, p 1, k 1, sm, k
5, p 5, k 5, sm, p 2, k 6, p 2, sm, k 1, p 1, skip 1
stitch, but DO NOT remove it from the left hand needle, knit the next stitch,
the new loop is on the right hand needle, now knit the first stitch that you
skipped, it is now on the right hand needle and just let the two stitches on
the left hand needle drop., p 1, k 1, sm, p 2, k 6, p 2, sm, k 5, p 5, k
5, sm, k 1, p 1, k 1, sm, k 1, p 1, skip 1 stitch, but DO NOT remove it from the left hand
needle, knit the next stitch, is on the right hand needle, now knit the first
stitch that you skipped, it is now on the right hand needle and just let the
two stitches on the left hand needle drop., p 1, k 1, sm, p 2, k 6, p 2, sm, (p 1, k 1, 3 x) p 6, (p 1, k 1, 3 x), sm, k 1, p 1, k
1, sm, k 3.
Row 11: k 3,
sm, k 1, p 1, k 1, sm, (k 1, p1, 3 x) k 6, (k 1, p1, 3 x) sm, k 2, p 6, k 2, sm, p 1, k 1, p
2, k 1, p 1, sm, k 1, p 1, k 1, sm, p 5, k 5, p 5, sm, k 2, p 6, k 2,
sm, p 1, k 1, p 2, k 1, p 1, sm, k 2, p 6, k
2, sm, p 5, k 5, p 5, sm, k 1, p 1, k 1, sm, p 1, k
1, p 2, k 1, p 1, sm, k 2, p 6, k 2, sm, (k 1,
p1, 3 x) k 6, (k 1, p1, 3 x), sm, k 1, p 1, k
1, sm, k 3.
Row 12: k 3, sm, k 1, p
1, k 1, sm, (p 1, k 1, 3 x) p 6, (p
1, k 1, 3 x), sm, p 2, slip 3 stitches to the
cable needle and hold at front of work, K 3, then knit the 3 stitches from the
cable needle, p 2, sm, k 1, p 1, skip 1 stitch, but DO NOT remove it from the
left hand needle, knit the next stitch, the new loop is on the right hand needle,
now knit the first stitch that you skipped, it is now on the right hand needle
and just let the two stitches on the left hand needle drop., p 1, k 1, sm, k 1,
p 1, k 1, sm, k 5, p 5, k 5,
sm, p 2, slip 3 stitches to the cable needle and hold
at front of work, K 3, then knit the 3 stitches from the cable needle, p 2, sm,
k 1, p 1, skip 1 stitch, but DO NOT remove it from the left hand needle, knit
the next stitch, the new loop is on the right hand needle, now knit the first
stitch that you skipped, it is now on the right hand needle and just let the
two stitches on the left hand needle drop., p 1, k 1, sm, p 2, slip 3 stitches
to the cable needle and hold at front of work, K 3, then knit the 3 stitches
from the cable needle, p 2, sm, k 5, p 5, k 5, sm, k 1, p 1, k 1, sm,
k 1, p 1, skip 1 stitch, but DO NOT remove it from the left hand needle, knit
the next stitch, the new loop is on the right hand needle, now knit the first
stitch that you skipped, it is now on the right hand needle and just let the
two stitches on the left hand needle drop., p 1, k 1, sm, p 2, slip 3 stitches to the cable needle and hold at front of
work, K 3, then knit the 3 stitches from the cable needle, p 2, sm, (p 1, k 1,
3 x) p 6, (p 1, k 1, 3 x) sm, k 1, p 1, k 1, sm, k 3
Repeat rows 1 to 12 for pattern until desired length,
ending with row 12. Then repeat rows 1 to 5. On row 5 knit the purl stitches as
they face you.
Finishing:
Repeat rows 1 to 12 for pattern until desired length,
ending with row 12. Then repeat
rows 1 to 5. On row 5 knit the purl stitches as
they face you.
Rows 1 to 6: Knit. Bind off, weave in the ends of yarn,
wear and enjoy.
