Crystal Palace Yarns
Free Knit Shawl Pattern
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Cameo Shell Stitch Shawl wr041
Designed and Knit by Gail Tanquary for Crystal Palace Yarns
Materials
11 - 50 gr balls
CAMEO merino wool blend
(click to see all colors) color #0215 "rose
dust"
Crystal Palace
Bamboo or DAISY Needles
Size
10.5 - 36" circular needle, size 11 straight needle
5 stitch markers
Abbreviations:
K=knit, YO=Yarn Over,
bet=between, k2tog=knit 2 sts together,
tbl=through back loop, rep=repeat, wyif-sl1=bring yarn to front, slip 1 knitwise,
RS=Right Side, WS=Wrong Side
Note: the last stitch on every row will be slipped purlwise wyif
Instructions:
Cast on 8 sts.
Row 1: K2, yo, K1, yo, K1, place center marker, K1, yo, K1, yo, K1,
slip1 wyif.
Row 2: K to last st, slip 1 wyif.
Row 3: K2, yo, K to 1 st before center marker, yo, K1, slip marker, K1,
yo, K to 2 sts before end, yo, K1, sl 1.
Row 4: K to last st, sl 1
Repeat rows 3 and 4 until there are 80 sts on each side of center marker. End by working row 4. Mark row 4 is a right-side row.
Begin Eyelet Pattern
Row 1: k2, yo, k1, *yo, K2 tog* to 1 st before center marker, yo, K1, sl
marker, K1, yo, *K2 tog, yo* to last 3 sts, K1, yo, K1, sl 1.
Row 2: K to last st, sl 1.
Row 3: (same as row 3 in section above)
K2, yo, K to 1 st before center marker, yo, K1, slip marker, K1,
yo, K to 2 sts before end, yo, K1, sl 1.
Row 4: (same as row 4 in section above)
K to last st, sl 1
Rows 5-10: Repeat rows 3 and 4 until there are 90 sts on each side of
marker. End by working row 4 (this is the new Row 10).
Repeat last 10 rows until there are 110 sts on each side of center marker.
Repeat rows 1-4 once more. 114 sts each side of center marker.
[Above last line of pattern edited June 27, 2007]
Preparation row for shell pattern border:
Next row: K2, yo, place pattern marker, K to 1 st before center marker, place
pattern marker, yo, K1, slip center marker, K1, yo, place pattern marker, K to 2
sts before end, place pattern marker, yo, K1, sl 1. It will be helpful to place
a string on center marker. 116 sts before and after center marker, counting the
yo as a stitch. This is a
wrong-side row. [edited to 116 sts - 6/27/07]
Begin Shell Pattern [this section
edited Jan '07]
Row 1: K to pattern marker, *K2, (yo, K8, yo, K1) rep
bet ( ) to 1 st before pattern marker,
K1,* sl marker, K to
next pattern marker, rep between * to last pattern marker, K to last st, sl 1.
Row 2: K2, yo, K to pattern marker, *K3, (P8, K3)* to pattern marker, K to 1 st
before center marker,
yo, K1, sl marker, K1, yo, K to pattern marker, rep between * to last pattern
marker, K to 2 sts
before end, yo, K1, sl 1.
Row 3: K to pattern marker, *K3, (yo, K8, yo, K3) to pattern marker, K to next
pattern marker,
rep from * to last pattern marker, K to last st, sl 1.
Row 4: K2, yo, K to pattern marker, *K4, (P8, K5) end last rep K4 instead of K5,*
sl pattern marker,
K to 1 st before center marker, yo, K1, sl marker, K1, yo, rep between * to last
pattern marker,
K to last 2 sts, yo, K1, sl 1.
Row 5: K to pattern marker, *K4, (yo, K8, yo, K5), end last rep K4 instead of K5*,
sl pattern marker,
K to next pattern marker, rep between * to last pattern marker, K to last st, sl
1.
Row 6: k2, yo, K to pattern marker, *K5, (P8, K7), end last rep K5 instead of K7*,
K to 1 st before
center marker, yo, K1, sl marker, K1, yo, rep between * to last marker, K to 2
sts before end,
yo, K1, sl 1.
Row 7: K to pattern marker, *K5, (K4 tog tbl, K4 tog, K7), end last rep K5 instead
of K7,* K to next
pattern marker, rep between * to last pattern marker, K to last st, sl 1.
Row 8: K2, yo, K to pattern marker, K to 1 st before center marker, yo, K1, sl
marker,
K1, yo, K to last 2 sts, yo, K1, sl 1.
Row 9-14: Repeat rows 1-6.
Row 15: Repeat row 7 but remove pattern markers (leave center marker in place).
The pattern
markers will be re-set on row 16. 130 sts each side of center marker.
Row 16: K2, yo, place pattern marker, increase in next st, K to 2 sts before
center marker, increase in
next st, place pattern marker, yo, K1, sl center marker, K1, yo, place pattern
marker,
increase in next st, K to 3 sts before end, increase in next st, place pattern
marker,
yo K1 sl 1. 134 sts each side of center marker.
Repeat rows 1-16 once more. 152 sts each side of center marker.
Repeat rows 1-16 again. 160 sts each side of center marker.
[It is not necessary to replace pattern markers in last row.]
For a larger shawl, continue repeating rows 1-16 to desired size. There will be 18 sts increased on each side of center marker with each repeat. Extra yarn will be required.
Finishing: K6 rows. I-Cord Bind-off: Using size 11 straight needles, cast on 2 sts, slip back onto left-hand needle. K3. Put these 3 sts back onto left needle. (The yarn will be coming from the back of the 3rd st). K2, K2 tog. Put the 3 sts just knitted back onto left needle. Repeat this process until all sts are bound off.
Designed and Knit by Gail Tanquary for
Crystal Palace Yarns
Visit Gail's shop, Alameda Yarns, Alameda, CA if you are in the East
Bay area.
copyright 2006 Crystal Palace
Yarns/Straw Into Gold, Inc. - We are happy to share this pattern with
knitters. The pattern
may be used for
non-commercial personal or knitting guild use. It is not to be used in any
publication in print nor should it be reproduced in electronic/digital format
without permission. Knitting Shops carrying Crystal Palace Yarns CAMEO are
welcome to use this free pattern for their customers.
Crystal Palace Yarns, Richmond, CA
94804
phone: 510-237-9988, fax: 510-237-9809