Ideally, I would have made this shawl with a green/yellow/brown, lace-weight wool or wool-blend. Unfortunately, being on a yarn diet means I have to use what I have. I found this yarn at a thrift store about a year ago for roughly $1 per ball, and I haven't been able to find any information about it online. So, substitute at will. Materials:
Unger Jewel (50% cotton/50%rayon viscose, 1.7oz/48g) six balls in Color #1 (cream/ecru/off-white)
US4 (3.5mm) 24in (61cm) circular needle
Tapestry needle
Gauge:
21sts by 33rows = 4in (10cm) in lace pattern on US4 (3.5mm)
Finished Size:
30in (76cm) from top to bottom and 60in (152cm) from tip to tip
Pattern:
CO 3 sts on circ.
Rows 1-9: kfb, k to end.
There should now be 12 sts.
Row 10 and all even rows: kfb, k4, p to last 6 sts, k6.
If you would prefer working from a chart, Shae of twitchyknits has created one.
If you would prefer working from a chart, Shae of twitchyknits has created one.
Row 11: kfb, k to end.
Row 13: kfb, k4, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, skp, k5.
Row 15: kfb, k4, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, skp, k5.
Row 17: kfb, k4, (k2tog, yo) twice, k1, (yo, skp) twice, k5.
Row 19: kfb, k4, (k2tog, yo) twice, k3, (yo, skp) twice, k5.
Row 21: kfb, k4, (k2tog, yo) twice, k5, (yo, skp) twice, k5.
Row 23: kfb, k5, yo, *k1, yo, skp, k7, k2tog, yo*; rep between *s to last 7 sts, k1, yo, k6.
Row 25: kfb, k4, *k2tog, yo, k3, yo, skp, k5*; rep between *s to end.
Row 27: kfb, k4, *(k2tog, yo) twice, k1, (yo, skp) twice, k3*; rep between *s to last 2 sts, k2.
Row 29: kfb, k4, *(k2tog, yo) twice, k3, (yo, skp) twice, k1*; rep between *s to last 4 sts, k4.
Row 31: kfb, k4, (k2tog, yo) twice, *k5, yo, skp, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso, yo, k2tog, yo*; rep between *s to last 14 sts, k5, (yo, skp) twice, k5.
Rep Rows 23-32 to desired size, ending with Row 24.
Next row, kfb, k to end.
Rep this row 9 more times. BO all sts. Weave in ends. Block if desired.
Feel free to comment here with questions.
This pattern is intended for personal use only. Please do not try to sell it or any product made from it. Thank you.
11 comments:
Any idea on how many yards of yarn you used and what weight is it? I'd like to post a link to your shawl pattern on my blog. I'm collecting a list of triangle shawl patterns.
http://simpleknits.blogspot.com
Thanks!
Vicki
Not really. Like I said I found the yarn at a thrift store. The yardage wasn't on the ball band, and I can't find any information about it online.
That said, based on the gauge and area, I'd guess around 850-900 yds, but that's purely an educated guess using Ann Budd's "A Knitter's Handy Guide to Yarn Requirements" and some math.
Beautiful pattern. I love dragons anyway, I will spin some yarn up to make this one :).
I'd love to see it in a handspun yarn. Please let me know if you have any questions.
I am looking for a pattern similiar to this but to make a retangular stole. Any tips on modifying your pattern?
Thanks---this is beautiful----I saw this knit up in my local yarn store with linen---it was lovely!
The basic stitch pattern is the bit between the *'s on rows 23-32. I think you could just cast on a multiple of 12, plus any border stitches you want, and use this lace pattern with a garter stitch or some other border. Hope that helps!
Have you considered overdying it? Kool Aid dying is pretty cheap, and I'm sure you could figure out how to make a nice, dragon scaley brown/green out of the rainbow of Kool Aid colors.
Plus, it would taste nice to nibble on. :-)
BTW, when you slip stitches, do you slip purlwise or knitwise? I was originally taught to always do so knitwise on knit rows and purlwise on purl rows, but then someone else told me that was wrong. I'm just new enough, I really don't want to completely mess it up....
Unfortunately, Kool-Aid wouldn't saturate the rayon half. I've got a tiny bit leftover so I may try it, but I'm not sure it would look good.
I always slip purlwise, unless told by the pattern to do otherwise. That way, the stitches stay positioned correctly on the needles for later knitting or purling.
You said idealy you would have used a lace wieght yarn, what weight yarn did you use? Would a worsted wieght yarn work and have it still look nice? How about bulky, so it would be nice and warm for our alaskan winters (which aren't as bad as is roumored in the lower 48). Would a bulky yarn make the "scales" disappear?
Thanks so much for this pattern! my best friend and I love dragons. Any ideas on how to make this in to a cloak like thing?
The yarn I used is closer to a sport weight. I think it could still look great in a worsted or even bulky weight yarn, and be more appropriate for your climate, but you'll probably have to go up several needle sizes. I would swatch to see what gauge works best with your yarn. And with this shawl, gauge really isn't important since you just keep knitting until it's as big as you want it. Hope that helps.
Greetings,
I made this patten from a beautiful salmon colored yarn I got while on vacation in Peru. It turned out wonderful and I am sure the person who is going to recieve it will love it. She adores dragons so this is going to fit into her personality very well.
Thanks for the pattern!
Rev. Draigh Lunara
check me out on ravelry to see the pics!
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