SOPHIE SHAWL
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Sizes: S (M) L (largest size is displayed)
Length from tip to tip: approx. 170 (210) 240 cm [67 (82¾) 94½ inches]
Width at center: approx. 28 (34) 38 cm [11 (13½) 15 inches]
Gauge: 17 sts x 30 rows = 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4 inches] in garter stitch on a 5 mm [US8] needle
Needles: 5 mm [US8] / 60 cm [24 inches] circular needle
Materials: 100 (150) 200 g Eco Cashmere Vintage by Gepard (50 g = 150 m [164 yds]) or 150
(250) 300 g Alpakka Ull by Sandnes Garn (50 g = 100 m [109 yds]) or 150 (250) 300 g
Cashmere Large by Cardiff (25 g = 56 m [61 yds])
PATTERN
The Sophie Shawl is worked back and forth in one piece, from tip to tip in garter stitch with built-in i-cord
edges.
About increases and decreases
Increases (Kfb) and decreases (skp) are worked as follows (see video on www.petiteknit.com):
Kfb: Knit front and back; first knit into the front and then the back of the same stitch before dropping it from
the left hand needle
Skp: Slip 1 stitch knit-wise, k1, pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch.
About changing yarn
If you need to change yarns while knitting, break the yarn and join the new yarn when there are 3 sts left on
the needle. Carefully weave in the ends along the i-cord edge, weaving one end in in each direction. This
gives the neatest result.
Tip for using up your yarn
If you would like to knit a Sophie Shawl in a yarn that you have a limited amount of (meaning if you have
less yarn than the amount given on front page of the pattern), start by weighing the yarn to make sure you
have enough. Work increases until you have used up half of the yarn, then work decreases with the rest of
the yarn. Example: You have exactly 140 g of cashmere and want to use it all up. Work the increases for
the shawl as the pattern describes until you have 72 g of yarn left, then work decreases as the pattern
dictates.
Shawl
Cast on 6 (6) 6 M on a 5 mm [US8] / 60 cm [24 inches] circular needle.
Now work increases every 6th row along one side of the scarf as follows:
Row 1 (WS): Knit to the last 3 sts on the needle, slip the last 3 sts purl-wise wyif.
Row 2 (RS): Knit to the last 3 sts on the needle, slip the last 3 sts purl-wise wyif.
Row 3 (WS): Work as Row 1.
Row 4 (RS): Work as Row 2.
Row 5 (WS): Work as Row 1.
Row 6 (RS): K2, kfb, knit to the last 3 sts on the needle, slip the last 3 sts purl-wise wyif.
Work Rows 1-6 a total of 42 (53) 60 times. There are now a total of 48 (59) 66 sts on the needles.
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Now work decreases every 6th row along the same side as follows:
Row 1 (WS): Knit to the last 3 sts on the needle, slip the last 3 sts purl-wise wyif.
Row 2 (RS): Knit to the last 3 sts on the needle, slip the last 3 sts purl-wise wyif.
Row 3 (WS): Work as Row 1.
Row 4 (RS): Work as Row 2.
Row 5 (WS): Work as Row 1.
Row 6 (RS): K3, skp, knit to the last 3 sts on the needle, slip the last 3 sts purl-wise wyif.
Work Rows 1-8 a total of 41 (52) 59 times. There are now a total of 7 (7) sts on the needles.
Now work Rows 1-5 as described above once more.
The last 5 rows on the shawl are worked as follows:
Row 1 (RS): K2, skp, slip the last 3 sts purl-wise wyif. There are now a total of 6 (6) sts on the needles.
Row 2 (WS): K3, slip the last 3 sts purl-wise wyif.
Row 3 (RS): Work as Row 2.
Row 4 (WS): Work as Row 2.
Row 5 (RS): Bind off the first 3 sts knit-wise and bind off the last 3 sts purl-wise.
Weave in all ends discreetly.
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Abbreviations
k knit
kfb: Knit front and back; first knit into the front and then the back of the same stitch before dropping
it from the left hand needle
p purl
RS right side of your work
skp slip 1 stitch knit-wise, k1, pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch.
st(s) stitch(es)
WS wrong side of your work
wyif with the yarn held in front
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