Crystal Palace Yarns
free knit shell pattern
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close up of collar and shoulder
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Taos - Leaf Pattern Shell sw115
Materials Gauge: 20 sts and 29 rows = 4” in pat st
Abbreviations: Instructions: Front: Back: Finishing: The CHART for this pattern stitch is
5 (6, 7) - 50 gr balls Taos (new for
fall - 100% wool)
color
#03 "adobe" or color # 01 "saguaro" shown at right
[Note that this shell can also be knit from this same pattern using
Aran or Aran
Marl.]
Crystal Palace
Bamboo Needles or DAISY Needles US
size 9
(5.5mm)
Sizes: XS, S/M, L
Finished Chest Measurements: 32 (37, 42)”
BO-bind off; CC-contrast color; CO-cast on; Dec-decrease; estab-established;
inc-increase; K- knit; P-purl; Rem- remaining; Rep-repeat;
RS-right side; St st-Stockinette Stitch; St(s)-stitch (es); WS- wrong side; YO-yarn over.
Note: This patt st has decs and incs
on most rows. Make sure when you are decreasing while working the pattern you
take this into account so you maintain the correct number of sts.
CO 81 (93, 105) sts. K 1 row.
Work first 4 sts in St st, work chart to last 4 sts, work last 4 sts in St st.
[edited 03/30/07]
Cont until piece measures 13 (13, 14)”.
Shape Armholes
BO 3 sts beg next 2 rows.
Keeping the first and last 3 (3, 6) sts in St st and keeping to patt, dec 1 st
at each end every other row 4 (4, 7) times – 67 (79, 85) sts
Work even until armhole measures 6 ½ (7 ½, 8 ½)”, maintaining first and last 3
sts in St st and keeping to patt.
Shape Shoulders
BO 4 (5, 8) sts beg next 4 rows, then BO 3 (5, 9) sts beg next 4 rows – 39, (39,
51) sts
Mock Turtleneck
Working first and last st in St st and keeping to patt over remaining sts, cont
to work chart 12 rows.
BO.
Same as Front.
Seam sides and Mock Turtleneck sides.
Weave in ends on WS.
a PDF here for downloading.
[Note - The Chart has been
corrected on March 3, 2007.]
This pattern
will also work for
Aran Print
and
Aran Marl
(click the links to see the color cards for each yarn)
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Pattern 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
CPY Yarns TAOS are welcome to print and share this pattern with customers of our
yarns.
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phone: 510-237-9988,
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