Celtic Myths Fingering Shawl

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Glossary

st(s): stitch(es)
k: knit
p: purl
yo: yarn over
k2tog: knit 2sts together
p2tog: purl 2sts together
m1l: make one left (pull new loop using non-dominant hand)
m1r: make one right (pull new loop using dominant hand)
sl1p: slip 1 st purlwise
RS: right side
WS: wrong side
pm: place marker
slpm: slip marker (move marker)

Set Up

  1. Cast on 3 sts and knit 9 rows in garter stitch (knit stitch for each row even when turning). Do not turn at the end of row 9! [3]
  2. Turn your work 90°clockwise, pick up and knit 4 stitches [7]
  3. Turn your work once again 90° clockwise and pick up and knit 3 stitches more. [10]
  4. Turn your work now and knit the first wrong side row:
    1. WS: k3, pm, p4, pm, k3. [10]
    2. RS: k3, slpm, yo, (k, m1l) 3times, k, yo, slpm, k3. [15]
    3. WS: k3, slpm, (p2, pm)2times, k, (pm, p2)2times, slpm, k3. [15]

Body

  • Row 1 (RS)
    k3, slpm,
    yo, k to marker, slpm,
    m1l, k to marker, m1r, slpm,
    k, slpm,
    m1l, k to marker m1r, slpm,
    k to marker, yo, slpm,
    k3
  • Row 2 (WS)
    k3, slpm, p to last marker, slpm, k3
  • Row 3 (RS)
    k3, slpm, yo, knit to last marker, yo, slpm, k3
  • Row 4 (WS)
    k3, slpm, p to last marker, slpm, k3.

Repeat this 4 rows until you have 271 sts on your needle or as many sts as you prefer.
You will have 8 increases after these 4 body rows.

Border

Set up: while knitting the whole row without any increases and remove all stitch markers.
Do not turn the work!
Use the backward loop cast on and add 38 new stitches.

  1. (WS): k37, p2tog.
  2. (RS): sl1p, k37.
  3. (WS): k37, p2tog.
  4. (RS): sl1p, k37.
  5. (WS): k3, p34, p2tog.
  6. Start with row1 of the chart

To Be Continued

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