AGD Flower Shawl Pattern

Notions:

A small amount of thread weight yarn.

Needles: 3 mm.

Darning needle.

Difficulty:

Gauge: Is not really important for the shawl. I show the central shawl stitch darker to make the instructions easier to follow.

Abbreviations:

Co: cast on.

Bo: bind off.

K: knit

P: purl

St-stitch: Sts- stitches

Yo: yarn over

K2 tog: Knit two stitches together as one stitch.

Ssk: Slip, slip, knit, slip 2 stitches and knit them together.

S1,k2tog,psso: Slip 1, knit 2sts together and pass slipped stitch over. (Double decrease)

Cast on 3sts ( I used waste yarn which I later took out).

Knit 6 rows garter st.

K3, pick up and knit 3 sts along border and then 3 sts from cast on. (9sts). Knit one row.

1: K3, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k3.

2: K3, p3, k1, p3, k3.

3: K3, yo, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, yo, k3.

4: K3, p5, k1, p5, k3.(k17)

5: K3, yo, k5, yo, k1, yo, k5, yo, k3.

6: K3, p7, k1, p7, k3. (21)

7: K3, yo, k2, yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k2, yo, k3.

8: K3, p9, k1, p9, k3. (25sts)

9: K3, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1, yo, k3.

10: K3, p11, k1, p11, k3. (K29sts)

11: K3, yo, k4, yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k4, yo, k1, yo, k4, yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k4, yo, k3.

12: K3, p13, k1, p13, k3. (k33sts)

13: K3, yo, k13, yo, k1, yo, k13, yo, k3.

14: K3, p15, k1, p15, k3. (37sts)

15: K3, yo, k2, yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k5, yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k5, yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k2, yo, k3.

16: K3, p17, k1, p17, k3. (41sts)

17: K3, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1, yo, k3.

18: K3, p19, k1, p19, k3. (45sts)

19: K3, yo, k4, yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k5, yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k4, yo, k1, yo, k4, yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k5, yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k4, yo, k3.

20: K3, p21, k1, p21, k3. (49sts)

21: K3, yo, k21, yo, k1, yo, k21, yo, k3.

22: K3, p23, k1, p23, k3. (53sts)

23: K3, yo, k2, (yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k5,)x2; yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2,( yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k5,)x2; yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k2, yo, k3.

24: K3, p25, k1, p25, k3. (57sts)

25: K3, yo, (k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk,)x3; k1, yo, k1, yo, (k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk,)x3; k1, yo, k3.

26: K3, p27, k1, p27, k3. (61sts)

27: K3, yo, k4, (yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k5,)x2; yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k4, yo, k1, yo, k4, (yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k5,)x2; yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k4, yo, k3.

28: K3, p29, k1, p29, k3. (65sts)

29: K3, yo, k29, yo, k1, yo, k29, yo, k3.

30: K3, p31, k1, p31, k3. (69sts)

31: K3, yo, k2, (yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k5,)x3; yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2,( yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k5,)x3; yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k2, yo, k3.

32: K3, p33, k1, p33, k3. (73sts)

33: K3, yo, (k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk,)x4; k1, yo, k1, yo, (k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk,)x4; k1, yo, k3.

34: K3, p35, k1, p35, k3. (77sts)

35: K3, yo, k4, (yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k5,)x3; yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k4, yo, k1, yo, k4, (yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k5,)x3; yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k4, yo, k3.

36: K3, p37, k1, p37, k3. (81sts)

37: K3, yo, k37, yo, k1, yo, k37, yo, k3.

38: K3, p39, k1, p39, k3. (85sts)

39: K3, yo, k2, (yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k5,)x4; yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2,( yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k5,)x4; yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k2, yo, k3.

40: K3, p41, k1, p41, k3. (89sts)

41: K3, yo, (k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk,)x5; k1, yo, k1, yo, (k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk,)x5; k1, yo, k3.

42: K3, p43, k1, p43, k3. (93sts)

43: K3, yo, k4, (yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k5,)x4; yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k4, yo, k1, yo, k4, (yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k5,)x4; yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k4, yo, k3.

44: K3, p45, k1, p45, k3. (97sts)

45: K3, yo, k45, yo, k1, yo, k45, yo, k3.

46: K3, p47, k1, p47, k3. (101sts)

47: K3, yo, k2, (yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k5,)x5; yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2,( yo,s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k5,)x5; yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k2, yo, k3.

48: K3, p49, k1, p49, k3. (105sts)

49: K3, yo, (k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk,)x6; k1, yo, k1, yo, (k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk,)x6; k1, yo, k3.

50: K3, p51, k1, p51, k3. (109sts)

51: K3, yo, k4, (yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k5,)x5; yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k4, yo, k1, yo, k4, (yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k5,)x5; yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k4, yo, k3.

52: K3, p53, k1, p53, k3. (113sts)

53: K3, yo, k45, yo, k1, yo, k45, yo, k3.

54: K3, p55, k1, p55, k3. (117sts)

55: K3, yo, k2, (yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k5,)x6; yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2,( yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k5,)x6; yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k2, yo, k3.

56: K3, p57, k1, p57, k3. (121sts)

57: K3, yo, (k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk,)x7; k1, yo, k1, yo, (k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk,)x7; k1, yo, k3.

58: K3, p59, k1, p59, k3. (125sts)

59: K3, yo, k4, (yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k5,)x6; yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k4, yo, k1, yo, k4, (yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k5,)x6; yo, s1,k2tog,psso, yo, k4, yo, k3.

60: K3, p61, k1, p61, k3. (129sts)

61: K3, yo, k61, yo, k1, yo, k61, yo, k3.

62: K3, p63, k1, p63, k3. (133sts)

Border:

1: K3, yo, k4, yo, k2, (s1,k2tog,psso, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2,)x6, s1,k2tog,psso, k2, yo, k4, yo, k1, yo, k4, yo, k2, (s1,k2tog,psso, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2,)x6, s1,k2tog,psso, k2, yo, k4, yo, k3.

2: K137sts

3: K3, yo, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, (s1,k2tog,psso, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2,)x6, s1,k2tog,psso, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, ssk, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, (s1,k2tog,psso, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2,)x6, s1,k2tog,psso, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, ssk, yo, k3.

4: K141 sts.

5: K3, yo, k1, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, (s1,k2tog,psso, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2,)x6, s1,k2tog,psso, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, ssk, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, (s1,k2tog,psso, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2,)x6, s1,k2tog,psso, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, ssk, k1, yo, k3.

6: K145 sts.

7: K3, yo, k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, (s1,k2tog,psso, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2,)x6, s1,k2tog,psso, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, ssk, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, (s1,k2tog,psso, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2,)x6, s1,k2tog,psso, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, ssk, k2, yo, k3.

8: k149 sts.

9: K3, yo, k3, k2tog, k1, yo, k3, yo, k1, (s1,k2tog,psso, k1, yo, k3, yo, k1,)x6, s1,k2tog,psso, k1, yo, k3, yo, k1, ssk, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, k2tog, k1, yo, k3, yo, k1, (s1,k2tog,psso, k1, yo, k3, yo, k1,)x6, s1,k2tog,psso, k1, yo, k3, yo, k1, ssk, k3, yo, k3.

10: K153 sts.

11: K3, (yo, k1,)x4; yo, k2tog, yo, (k1, yo,)x5; *s1,k2tog,psso, yo,(k1, yo,)x5; repeat from * for a total of 7 times. ssk, (yo, k1)x4, yo, k1,

(yo, k1,)x4; yo, k2tog, yo, (k1, yo,)x5; *s1,k2tog,psso, yo,(k1, yo,)x5; repeat from * for a total of 7 times. ssk, (yo, k1)x4, yo, k3.

12-14: K237 sts.

Bind off loosely.

Kirsten's Hap Shawl

Free doll shawl knitting  pattern.

Aran or worsted weight yarn. About 30g.

3.5mm needles.

Gauge is not really important.

Abbreviations: 

Bo: bind off.

K: knit

P: purl

St-stitch: Sts- stitches

K2 tog: Knit two stitches together as one stitch.

Yo: yarn over

Co 126sts + 2 edge sts.
Knit 2 rows.

1: Knit.
2: K1, purl to last stitch, k1.
3: K1,*k2togx3; (yo, k1)x6; k2togx3; repeat from * to last st, k1.
4: Knit.

Repeat rows 1-4for a total of 4 times.

Start shaping:

1: *K3, k2tog; repeat from * to last 3sts, k3. (103sts)
2-4: Knit.
5: *K3, k2tog; repeat from * to last 3sts, k3.(83sts)
6-8: Knit.
9: *K3, k2tog; repeat from * to last 3sts, k3. (67sts)
10-12: Knit.
13: *K2tog, k3; repeat from * to last 2sts; k2tog (53sts)
14: Knit.
15: *K3, k2tog; repeat from * to last 3sts; k3. (43sts)
16: Knit.
17: K3, k2tog; repeat from * to last 3sts, k3. (35sts)
18: Knit.
19: K1, (K2tog) x17.(18sts)
20: Knit.
21: K1, (k2tog)x8 k1.(10sts)
22: Knit.
23: K2togx5.(5sts)
24: Knit.
25: K2tog, k1, k2tog.(3sts)
26: K3tog. Bo.

Weave in yarn ends.

Hope you enjoy it!

The best laid plans of mice and men do often go awry!

   Or a tale of dolls, wind and missing internet connections! 

 Yesterday morning I took the twins and Felicity out for a photo-shoot for my latest patterns. Such a shame that it was too windy to take better photos but we managed anyway.

     The twins started a fast calabrian tarentella which attracted the attention of passers-by:                “Che Belle!  They look just as if they are really dancing!  Look at the Pacchianelle! “ were some of the comments  I overheard!

     This design is based on the costume my DD used to wear when she sang and danced in the local folk group.

Really nervous before her first event!

Practising before they go on stage.

Nice memories!

     Returning to the topic of my dolls. Felicity also atracted her share of attention in her beautiful new shawl. Elegant as always even in the wind.

 Look at that old olive tree she is leaning against!

  I had fun making her ring and her shawl pin although I am not very good at making jewellery.

  

 I wonder if the people here think I am crazy for taking photos of dolls? Probably. The American Girl Dolls are sure not part of the local Calabrian culture!

      DH doesn't worry about people watching. He gives suggestions on how to place them which I punctually completely ignore!

     Now that testing is finished and all the details are checked I have finally published these. Funny how it always leaves an empty feeling, However that will soon be filled by another project!

     As so often happens as I went to publish the patterns the internet connection went off maybe because of the wind, so I had to wait for it to return. Hence the title of this post! Fortunately I had already added the Folk dance costume pattern. The shawl pattern was all written and ready to post and even though I hadn't saved it the system on ravelry automatically did it for me! This morning I was able to publish it. 

      The joys of living in Soveria Simeri!  We make lame jokes that on every windy day the line goes off, unfortunately that is so often the truth! The internet and phone connections frequently go off. What is worse is that the electricity does as well and in the summer water is off for hours. A water storage tank is essential here. No doubt I will be adding further tales of woe in the future!

     Bye for now! 

Monday Musings.

Monday Musings.

    This morning I was very happy to finish my doll's shawl. It has taken a lot of work: size 2mm needles and thin linen yarn.Although it still needed washing and blocking I rushed to take a photo straight away! Better ones to follow after it is blocked and her hair is styled!

     Still yarn related; my DD bought me 2 spindles yesterday and gave me them this morning. I do have one somewhere but don't remember where!

      I was given some "raw wool", and soon will be trying to wash it and turn it into yarn! Just waiting for the weather to co-operate! A new adventure! I will be sharing how that goes! In the meantime I'm very busy reading up on how to process it and watching online tutorials.

     Recently a very good friend sent me some of her own handspun yarn from Sweden. I designed my "Swedish Blocks" doll sweater especially to use it. (You can see it in my designs on my Ravelry page if you follow the link) Thankyou "A"! It is beautiful yarn. It was my first try at knitting with real handspun wool.
     That is what made me decide to try making my own. I mentioned it to my DH and Voilà! He arrived with 3 big sacks of yarn! Baa baa Blacksheep! But this is white, or should be!
     I was told that I can have as much as I like as there is no market for it here. Free!
Next I will be wanting a spinning wheel!