by Amanda Bjørge

Winters can be cold and dark in Norway, so when spring comes I take every chance to be outside in the sunshine. In fact, you are looked upon as kinda crazy if you choose to stay inside when you can soak up the sun. Every year, when it is warm enough to sit outside I catch myself humming Good Day Sunshine by The Beatles:

“I need to laugh, and when the sun is out
I've got something I can laugh about
I feel good, in a special way
I'm in love and it's a sunny day
Good day sunshine ”

This is my humble ode to Sunshine.

Estonian gathered stitches combined with eyelets create the fabric for the center of this sunny shawlette. A mix of lace and cabling is then used to flare out the shawlette into intertwining rays of sunshine, ensuring that the shawlette sits nicely on your shoulders.

SIZE
One

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

MATERIALS
Yarn
Knit Picks Shadow Tonal Lace Yarn [100% merino wool; 440 yards per 50g skein]; color: Golden Glow; 1 skein


Recommended needle size
[always use a needle size that gives you the gauge listed below -- every knitter's gauge is unique]
1 set US 2.5/3mm needles

Notions
yarn needle
cable needle

GAUGE

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

Note that the Sun Chart and rows 13-16 of the Ray Chart can be repeated multiple times to make a larger shawl. Sizing notes are in the pattern.

I recommend working the cable sts without a cable needle.  See this article for tips.

Jeny’s surprisingly stretchy BO: Instructions can be found here.

1into3 increase (RS):K1 without dropping st from left needle; yo, k in the same st  and drop from left needle.

1into3p increase (WS): P1 without dropping st from left needle; yo, p in the same st and drop from left needle.

4into3 decrease (RS):K4tog without dropping sts from left needle; yo, k same 4 sts together again and drop from left needle.

3into3 (RS): K3tog without dropping sts from left needle; yo, k same 3 sts together again and drop from left needle.

3into3p (WS): P3tog without dropping sts from left needle; yo, p same 3 sts together again and drop from left needle.

7into7 (RS): K7tog without dropping sts from left needle; (yo, k) x 3 same 7 sts together again and drop from left needle.

8into7 decrease (RS): K8tog without dropping sts from left needle; (yo, k) x 3 same 8 sts together again and drop from left needle.

C2R (WS): Slip next st to cable needle and hold at back of work, p1, then p1 from cable needle.

C2L (RS): Slip next st to cable needle and hold at front of work, k1, then k1 from cable needle

CDD: Sl 1 st, k2tog, pass the slipped stitch over the stitch just knit.

Charts
The charts for this pattern are very large and fit on a letter-sized page.
Click here and print the resulting page. A larger version of the Sun chart is here; Ray Setup is here.

Written Chart instructions
Sun Chart:
Row 1 [RS]: K1, 1into3, k1, *3into3, k1; repeat from * to last 2 sts, 1into3, k1.
Row 2 [WS]: K1, p until 1 st left, k1.
Row 3 [RS]: K1, 1into3, *k1, 3into3; repeat from * to last 3 sts, k1, 1into3, k1.
Row 4 [WS]: K1, p until 1 st left, k1.
Row 5 [RS]: K1, 1into3, k1, *3into3, k1; repeat from * to last 2 sts, 1into3, k1.
Row 6 [WS]: K1, 1into3p, p1, *3into3p, p1; repeat from * to last 2 sts, 1into3p, k1.
Row 7 [RS]: K1, 1into3, k1, *3into3, k1; repeat from * to last 2 sts, 1into3, k1.
Row 8 [WS]: K1, 1into3p, p1, *3into3p, p1; repeat from * to last 2 sts, 1into3p, k1.
Row 9 [RS]: K1, 1into3, k1, *3into3, k1; repeat from * to last 2 sts, 1into3, k1.
Row 10 [WS]: K1, 1into3p, p1, *3into3p, p1; repeat from * to last 2 sts, 1into3p, k1.
Row 11 [RS]: K1, 1into3, k1, *3into3, yo, 4into3, k1; repeat from * to last 2 sts, 1into3, k1.
Row 12 [WS]: K1, 1into3p, p to last 2 sts, 1into3p, k1.

Ray Setup Chart:
Row 1 [RS]: K1, 1into3, k1, 3into3, *yo, 4into3, k1, 3into3; repeat from * to last 7 sts, yo, 4into3, k1, 1into3, k1.
Row 2 [WS]: K1, p1, yo, p6, yo, *p2tog, p6, yo; repeat from * to last 9 sts, p2tog, p5, yo, p1, k1.
Row 3 [RS]: K2, yo, 7into7, *yo, 8into7; repeat from * to last 10 sts, yo, 7into7, yo, ssk, k1.
Row 4 [WS]: K1, p1, yo, *p2tog, p6, yo; repeat from * to last 3 sts,  p2tog, k1.
Row 5 [RS]: K2, *yo, ssk, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1; repeat from * to last 3 sts, yo, ssk, k1.
Row 6 [WS]: K1, p1, yo, *p2tog, p6, yo; repeat from * to last 3 sts, p2tog, k1.
Row 7 [RS]: K2, *yo, ssk, k4, C2L; repeat from * to last 3 sts, yo, ssk, k1.
Row 8 [WS]: K1, p1, yo, *p2tog, p4, C2R, yo; repeat from * to last 3 sts, p2tog, k1.

Ray Chart:
Row 1 [RS]: K2, *yo, ssk, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1; repeat from * to last 3 sts, yo, ssk, k1.
Row 2 [WS]: K1, p1, yo, *p2tog, p6, yo; repeat from * to last 3 sts, p2tog, k1.
Row 3 [RS]: K2, *yo, ssk, k4, C2L; repeat from * to last 3 sts, yo, ssk, k1.
Row 4 [WS]: K1, p1, yo, *p2tog, p4, C2R, yo; repeat from * to last 3 sts, p2tog, k1.
Row 5 [RS]: K2, *yo, ssk, (k1, yo) 4 times, k2; repeat from * to last 3 sts, yo, ssk, k1.
Row 6 [WS]: K1, p1, yo, *p2tog, p10, yo; repeat from * to last 3 sts, p2tog, k1.
Row 7 [RS]: K2, *yo, ssk, k8, C2L; repeat from * to last 3 sts, yo, ssk, k1.
Row 8 [WS]: K1, p1, yo, *p2tog, p8, C2R, yo; repeat from * to last 3 sts, p2tog, k1.
Row 9 [RS]: K2, *yo, ssk, k2tog, (k1, yo) 4 times, k1, ssk, k1; repeat from * to last 3 sts, yo, ssk, k1.
Row 10 [WS]: K1, p1, yo, *p2tog, p12, yo; repeat from * to last 3 sts, p2tog, k1.
Row 11 [RS]: K2, *yo, ssk, k10, C2L; repeat from * to last 3 sts, yo, ssk, k1.
Row 12 [WS]: K1, p1, yo, *p2tog, p10, C2R, yo; repeat from * to last 3 sts, p2tog, k1.
Row 13 [RS]: K2, *yo, ssk, k2tog twice, (yo, k1) 3 times, yo, ssk twice, k1; repeat from * to last 3 sts, yo, ssk, k1.
Row 14 [WS]: K1, p1, yo, *p2tog, p12, yo; repeat from * to last 3 sts, p2tog, k1.
Row 15 [RS]: K2, *yo, ssk, k10, C2L; repeat from * to last 3 sts, yo, ssk, k1.
Row 16 [WS]: K1, p1, yo, *p2tog, p10, C2R, yo; repeat from * to last 3 sts, p2tog, k1.
Row 17 [RS]: K2, *yo, ssk, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1; repeat from * to last 3 sts, yo, ssk, k1.
Row 18 [WS]: K1, p1, yo, *p2tog, p14, yo; repeat from * to last 3 sts, p2tog, k1.
Row 19 [RS]: K2, *yo, ssk, k12, C2L; repeat from * to last 3 sts, yo, ssk, k1.
Row 20 [WS]: K1, p1, yo, *p2tog, p12, C2R, yo; repeat from * to last 3 sts, p2tog, k1.

Edge Chart:
Row 1 [RS]: K2, yo, CDD, yo, k2tog, k3, *yo, k1, yo, k3, (ssk, yo) twice, CDD, yo, k2tog, k3; repeat from * to last 11 sts, yo, k1, yo, k3, ssk, yo, CDD, yo, k2.
Rows 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 [WS]: K1, p to last st, k1.
Row 3 [RS]: K2, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k4, *yo, k1, yo, k4, ssk, yo, CDD, yo, k2tog, k4; repeat from * to last 11 sts, yo, k1, yo, k4, ssk, yo, ssk, k2.
Row 5, 7, 9 [RS]: K3, yo, k2, CDD, k2, *(yo, k1, yo, k2, CDD, k2) twice; repeat from * to last 11 sts, yo, k1, yo, k2, CDD, k2, yo, k3.

DIRECTIONS
CO 3 sts.

Pattern setup:
Row 1 [RS]: kfb, 1into3, kfb.  7 sts.

Row 2 [WS]: K1, p5, k1.

Row 3 [RS]: K1, (1into3, k1) 3 times. 13 sts.

Row 4 [WS]: K1, p11, k1.

Work Sun Chart 4 times, then work rows 1 – 10 of the Sun Chart once more. 205 sts.  
Note that with every repeat of the sun chart you increase 40 sts.

Work the Ray Setup chart once, being careful to knit Row 1-2 loosely in preparation for the 7into7 and 8into7 sts. 211 sts.

Work Rows 1-16 of the Ray Chart once, then repeat Rows 13 - 16 once more before working rows 17-20. 419 sts.

Note that you can repeat rows 13-16 more times for a larger shawl.

Work the Edge chart and then BO using a stretchy method such as Jeny’s Surprisingly Stretchy BO.

FINISHING
Weave in ends. Wet block the shawl and let it dry completely. Note that the shawl will fan out at the start of the ray chart.

After moving to Norway in 2007, Amanda was inspired by traditional Norwegian Selbuvotter to start knitting again and hasn’t looked back. She has a background in mathematics and finds knitting to be a great creative outlet, especially during the cold Norwegian winters.

Keep track of her adventures in knitting at bjoergeknits.blogspot.com or on Ravelry as abjoerge.