by Lotta Groeger

The shawl is shaped like a cape. Something for the grown up woman who still hopes to get her superpowers someday and would need a cape.

The shape ensures that the shawlette sits nicely on your shoulders even without a pin.

The length is ideal for those early spring evenings when you need a bit more warmth in the evening.

It is knitted bottom up so you have the luxury that the rows are getting shorter the longer you knit. The design combines lace with smocking and a textured stitch pattern, to have a unique look and to keep the fun of knitting up.

The pattern requires to knit a pattern on both sides of the shawl but is logical enough to make a nice project if you like lace knitting.

The decreasing of the shawl to get the more-then-half-circle shape follows lines that divides the shawl into sections.

The fairy aspect is underlined by the vibrant pink of the yarn. The paradox is created by knitting a stitch that looks like a woven pattern.

SIZE
One

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Radius (top to bottom edge): 17 inches, after blocking.

MATERIALS
Yarn
Sweet Georgia Silk Crush [50% superwash merino wool, 50% silk; 375 yards per 4 oz skein] color: Raspberry; 2 skeins

Recommended needle size
[always use a needle size that gives you the gauge listed below -- every knitter's gauge is unique]
1 24 inch or longer US #4/3.5mm circular needle

Notions
stitch markers
wires, mats and rust proof T-pins for blocking
Yarn needle

PATTERN NOTES
[Knitty's list of standard abbreviations and techniques can be found here.]

The more-than-half-circle shaped shawl is worked from the bottom up. Once the first chart is worked, the shawl decreases on 9 lines to form the shawl.

It is helpful to place markers after the first two and before the last two edge stitches.

CDD: Slip next 2 sts as if to k2tog, p1, then pass the 2 slipped sts over.
Cluster 5 sts: Hold yarn in front; slip 5 sts, pass yarn to back, slip 5 sts back to left needle, bring yarn to the front, purl 5 sts.

DIRECTIONS
CO 358 sts using back loop cast on method.

Lower Edging
Row 1 [RS]: K2, work first row of Chart 1 to last 3 sts, k3.

Row 2 [WS]: K2, p1, work next row of Chart 1 to last 2 sts, k2.

Row 3 [RS]: K2, work next row of Chart 1 to last 3 sts, k3.

Row 4 [WS]: K2, p1, work next row of Chart 1 to last 2 sts, k2.

Work as set until 10 rows of Chart 1 are complete.

Row 11 [RS]: K2, work next row of Chart 1, working repeat 15 times, and work one more repeat, working k2tog instead of the final CDD, k3.

Continue in pattern as set by Rows 1-2 until all 14 chart rows are complete. 358 sts.

Section 2
Row 1 [RS]: K1, k3tog, work row 1 of chart 2 to last 2 sts, k2. 340 sts.

Row 2 and all following even rows [WS]: K2, work 8 repeats of Chart 2 to last 2 sts, k2.

Row 3 [RS]: K2, work 8 repeats of Chart 2 to last 2 sts, k2.

Row 5 [RS]: K1, k2tog, work 7 full repeats of row 5 of Chart, and work the first 41 sts of the next repeat until 4 sts rem, ssk, k2.

Row 7 [RS]: K2, work 8 repeats of Chart 2 to last 2 sts, k2.
Row 9 [RS]: K1, k2tog, work 7 full repeats of row 5 of Chart 2, and work the first 41 sts of the next repeat until 4 sts rem, ssk, k2.
Row 11 [RS]: K2, work 8 repeats of Chart 2 to last 2 sts, k2.
Row 13 [RS] K1, k2tog, work 7 full repeats of row 5 of Chart to, and work the first 41 sts of the next repeat until 4 sts rem, ssk, k2.
Row 15 [RS]: K2, work 8 repeats of Chart 2 to last 2 sts, k2. 324 sts.
Row 16 [WS]: K2, work 8 repeats of Chart 2 to last 2 sts, k2.

Continue as set until all 34 rows of Chart 2 are complete. 276 sts rem.

Section 3
Row 1 [RS]: K2, work 8 repeats of Chart 3 to last 2 sts, k2.
Row 2 [WS]: K2, work 8 repeats of Chart 3 to last 2 sts, k2.
Work as set until Chart 3 is complete. 20 sts rem.

Attached Border
The border is worked across the rem 20 sts.
Row 1 [RS]: K2, k2tog (working two stitches from body together), turn.
Row 2 [WS]: Sl1 purlwise, k2.

Row 3 [RS]: K2, k2tog (working last edging stitch together with next stitch from body), turn.
Row 4 [WS]: Sl1 purlwise, k2.

Repeat Row 3-4 until you have 6 stitches left in total.

Use Kitchener stitch or a 3-needle bind off to join these stitches.

FINISHING
Block to dimensions. Weave in ends.

20-something student, knitter, geek. Addicted to knee-highs, comics and Doctor Who.

Writes about knitting in her blog.