POEMA MOHAIR GRADIENT SHAWL
DIFFICULTY = Easy
Yarn: POEMA MOHAIR by Laines du Nord: 2 balls, col. 8
Knitting needles: size 3.5 mm (or 4 mm depending on your tension)
Others: darning needle, stitch marker, scissors, tape measure.
STITCHES USED
Stockinette stitch:
R 1 (RS): knit.
R 2 (WS): purl.
Always rep R 1 and 2.
2x1 rib:
R 1 (RS): (k2, p1) rep until the end of the row.
R 2 and next rows: work all stitches as they appear.
ABBREVIATIONS
RS = right side of the work
WS = wrong side of the work
col = color(s)
r = row(s)
st(s) = stitch(es)
k = knit
p = purl
rep = repeat
foll = following
bind off = bind off (using the skp technique).
skp = slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped st over (slip 1 st knit-wise, k1, pass slipped st over).
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Single size
Procedure
INSTRUCTIONS
Cast-on 170 sts.
2x1 rib.
R 1 (RS): (k2, p1) rep until the end of the r and at last k2.
R 2 to 4: work the sts as they appear.
Continue in stockinette st, working the first 9 sts 2x1 rib for the 1st side band and the last 9 sts 2x1 rib for 2nd side band.
R 1: (k2, p1) 3 times, knit until 9 sts from the end, (p1, k2) 3 times.
R 2: work the sts as they appear.
Rep r 1 and 2, running out the 2 balls and working last 4 r 2x1 rib.
At last bind off all sts.
FINISHING
Weave in all ends. Block to size with needles and blocking pins.
PATTERN
Beginning from one short side.
