G R AT I TU DE
a semi circular shawl or scarf
© Gratitude. I am grateful.
Thanks to a dear knitting friend I was given
opportunities I couldn’t have dreamed of without her.
This pattern is for Sandy. Thank you
Materials:
Yarn and needle: This shawl is knitted on 2,5-3,5 mm depending on how beautiful your stitch is. Or bigger if
you want it chunky. The stitch is to be well defined and not fuzzy. I made a little scarf on 2,5mm in Madeline-
tosh Merino Light in the smaller size of the pattern. I needed 48 grams and 185 meters.
For the larger size I used Cash Sock from Gepard. I used 61 grams or 250 meters.
It is supposed to be a little neckwarmer, almost pretending to be jewellery.
Other tools: Cable needle for the cabling and a tapestry needle to weave in ends.
Gauge and construction:
Don’t fuss about gauge, but choose needles and yarn that your hands are comfortable with. Since the shawl
ends in a stockinette section, it’s important you like the fabric your hands is producing.
This shawl starts with a long leaf pattern edge strip. You then pick up the long edge and shape a crescent
shawl using short rows and stockinette stitch.
Reading instruction:
The diagrams are read from right to left on RS rows (odd numbered rows)
and from left to right on WS rows (even numbered rows).
Directions:
Cast on 15 sts using the lace cast on method.
Setup row 1: K1tbl, K8, P1, K5
Setup row 2: Sl1 purlwise wyif, P3, K2, pm, P8, Sl 1 purlwise wyif
Rows 3 - 392: Work diagram A over the first 9 sts and diagram B over the remaining sts.
(The marker is placed between the two diagrams - shown as a red line)
Continue until you have repeated diagram B 27 (34) times (27 (34) edge leaves completed).
Now work diagram C instead of diagram B for one repeat (last leaf).
On the last row - continue casting off all sts until one loop is left on your needle. Do not break yarn.
(NOTE! The diagrams “limp”! Diagram A has a 6 row repeat. Diagram B and C have 14 rows!
After 3 repeats of diagram B, the two halves of the edge diagram should line up again. The repeat of each
diagram is circled in red)
Stockinette/ short row section:
Turn the work 90 degrees and pick up 196 (245) sts (one under each edge st) along the whole edge strip
from WS (197 (246) sts on needle)
From RS: knit 102 (126) m - turn work
From WS: P7 - turn work
*(RS) Knit until 1st before the gap caused by last turn, ssk (close the gap), K3 - turn work
(WS) Purl until 1st before the gap caused by last turn, p2tog (close the gap), P3 - turn work*
Repeat *-* until you K all 197 (246) sts in one RS row.
K 1 row from WS.
Bind off all sts from RS using single crochet bind off.
Diagram on next page>
copyright: Lisa Åhlström
Pattern for personal use only.
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Diagram B Diagram A
copyright: Lisa Åhlström
Pattern for personal use only.
14 Legend
3to5 (*K3tog, yo*2 times, K3tog),
all in the same 3 sts. (2 sts increased)
Cable 4B (Hold 2sts behind work on cbn,
12 K2, K2 from cable needle)
Stockinette st. Knit on RS, P on WS
10 Reverse stockinette st. K on WS, P on RS
Ktbl
3-1 centered decrease (Sl 2 together knitwise, K1, psso)
8
Slip purlwise with yarn in front
YO
6
K2tog
ssk
4
Kfb
BO (K2tog, place st back on left needle)
2
P2tog - place st back on left needle
No stitch
Diagram C
Abbreviations used:
BO bind off
CO cast on
cbn cable needle
K knit
K2tog knit two together
K3tog knit three together
Kfb knit in front and back loop of stitch (1 stitch increased)
kw knitwise
P purl
P2tog purl two together
pm place marker
pw purlwise
psso pass slipped stitch (back) over
sl slip
slb slip stitch back (to left needle)
ssk slip slip knit (left leaning decrease)
st stitch
tbl through back loop
wyif with yarn in front
YO yarn over
copyright: Lisa Åhlström
Pattern for personal use only.
Written instructions diagram A:
Row 1 and 3: K1tbl, K2, YO, K2tog, K4
Row 2, 4 and 6: P4, K2, YO, K2tog, sl1 pw wyif
Row 5: K1tbl, K2, YO, K2tog, sl 2sts to cbn, hold cbn behind work, K2, K2 from cable needle
Written instructions diagram B:
Row 1: P2, (*K3tog, yo*2 times, K3tog) all in the same 3 sts, K1
Row 2: Sl1 pw wyif, P5, Kfb, K1
Row 3: P3, K2, YO, K1, YO, K3
Row 4: Sl1 pw wyif, P7, Kfb, K2
Row 5: P4, K3, YO, K1, YO, K4
Row 6: Sl1 pw wyif, P9, Kfb, K3
Row 7: P3, K1, P1, ssk, K5, K2tog, K1
Row 8: Sl1 pw wyif, P7, Kfb, p1, K3
Row 9: P3, K1, P2, ssk, K3, K2tog, K1
Row 10: Sl1 pw wyif, P5, Kfb, K1, P1, K3
Row 11. P3, K1, P3, ssk, K1, K2tog, K1
Row 12: Sl1 pw wyif, P3, Kfb, K2, P1, K3
Row 13: P3, K1, P4, sl2tog kw, K1, psso, K1
Row 14: P2tog, slb, (K2tog, slb) 3 times, K2tog, P1, K2 Kfb
Written instructions diagram C:
Row 1: P2, (*K3tog, yo*2 times, K3tog) all in the same 3 sts, K1
Row 2: Sl1 pw wyif, P5, K2
Row 3: P2, K2, YO, K1, YO, K3
Row 4: Sl1 pw wyif, P7, K2
Row 5: P2, K3, YO, K1, YO, K4
Row 6: Sl1 pw wyif, P9, K2
Row 7: P2, ssk, K5, K2tog, K1
Row 8: Sl1 pw wyif, P7, K2
Row 9: P2, ssk, K3, K2tog, K1
Row 10: Sl1 pw wyif, P5, K2
Row 11. P2, ssk, K1, K2tog, K1
Row 12: Sl1 pw wyif, P3, K2
Row 13: P2tog, P1, sl2tog kw, K1, psso, K1
Row 14: P2tog, slb, (K2tog, slb) to end of row. One st remaining on needle.
Do not break yarn. Proceed to stockinette/ short row section.
copyright: Lisa Åhlström
Pattern for personal use only.
