During the month of September, we will be bringing you Shawl September, four beautiful Shawl designs, released every Friday. We will start the month with Meadowbrook, a lovely lacey shawl with a simple lace design through out the shawl. It is rectangular in shape making it versatile as a shawl, or a scarf, or if you seam both ends together a cowl.
Knitting loom: All-n-One Loom; pattern uses 93 pegs.
Yarn: Approx 750 yds of Malabrigo Silky Merino wool. Sample was knit using color Manzanilla Olive
Notions: knitting tool, tapestry needle (to weave ends in).
Gauge: Approx 10sts x 18 rows= 2 inches
Size: Approx 18″ wide x 74″ Wet Blocked.
Abbreviations:
K=knit stitch.
P=purl stitch.
K2tog=knit two stitches together as one stitch.
YO=Yarn over.
Ssk=knit two stitches together as one stitch.
CDC=Central double decrease.
sts=stitches.
Instructional How To:
K2tog: A knit two together–takes place over 2 stitches. The decrease slants to the right. Peg 1 is on the right, Peg 2 is on the left. The knitter is going on a Right to Left direction on the loom. Move the loop from peg 1 over to peg 2. Peg 1 is empty (open), Peg 2 has two loops on it. When you reach peg 2, work both loops on the peg as one loop.
SSK: A slip, slip, knit–takes place over 2 stitches. The decrease slants to the left. Peg 1 is on the right, peg 2 is on the left. The knitter is going on a Right to Left direction on the loom. Move the loop from peg 2 over to peg 1. Peg 1 has two loops , peg 2 is empty (open). When you reach peg 1, work both loops on the peg as one loop.
YO:Yarn over, also known as Yarn Forward. Ewrap the peg in a counterclockwise direction. On the following row when you reach the peg and you need to knit the peg, undo the ewrap and place the strand of yarn in front of the peg and treat the strand as the loop on the peg.
Central double decrease: Takes place over 3 pegs. Peg 1 is on the right, peg 2 is in the middle, peg 3 is on the left. The knitter is
going on a Right to Left direction on the loom. Move the loop from peg 2 over to peg 1. Move loop from peg 3 over to peg 2. Take yarn behind peg 1. Knit peg 2. Move the loop from peg 2 over to peg 1. Lift the bottommost 2 loops up and off the peg. Move the remaining loop back to peg 2. Peg 1 and peg 3 are empty.
INSTRUCTIONS
Cast on 93 sts, prepare to work a flat panel.
Edge rows
Row 1, 3, 5, 7 (right to left row): k to the end of row.
Row 2, 4, 6, 8: p to the end of row.
Main Body
Next 10 rows: Maintain the garter stitch pattern over the first 4 sts and last 4 sts of the row. Center 85 sts, work in the horseshoe stitch pattern from chart below (multiple of 12+13).
Repeat last 10 rows: 45 more times
End of Main Body
Edge rows
Next 8 rows: work in garter stitch (total of 4 garter stitch ridges).
Bind off. Weave ends in. Wet block to measurements.
Need a little extra help with the lace stitch pattern? We have broken down below Row 1 of the lace stitch pattern for you.
Recommendations: move the stitches before working the row.
How to:
Knit pegs 1 to 4. (Garter stitch on edge stitches).
The first two pegs of lace portion shown in the chart (pegs 5 and 6 on your loom), on every other row (every odd row), you will do a k2tog. As follows:
Step 1: Lift loop from peg 1 and hold it.
Step 2: Move loop from peg 2 over to peg 1.
Step 3: Place the loop from step 1 back on peg 1.
Step 4: knit peg 1, treating both loops as one loop.
The following portion of the instructions are the part that you will repeat until you reach the last 12 pegs of the shawl stitches (not counting the 4 edge stitches); the original chart shows it inside the blocked out square.
Mark the next 12 pegs as follows (peg 1 should be on your right side, then count 12 pegs to the left) Number 1 is in red as it is the edge stitch that you already created above, so we are not going to count it
13, 12, 11, 10,9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
Instead, we are going to renumber them as follows:
12, 11, 10,9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1.
Notice how we have two number 1s, one is for the edge stitch (the k2tog you created above) and the other is for the lace stitch pattern repeat. Ignore the one in red for the rest of the row instructions.
Lace repeat section
**Step 1: Move loops from peg 2 to 1, from 3 to 2, from 4 to 3, from 5 to 4. Leave peg 5 open (with no loop).
Step 2: Knit peg 1 to 4
Step 3: YO (ewrap) peg 5.
Step 4: knit peg 6.
Step 5: Do a YO on peg 6—the ewrap will be on top of the loop that is on the peg.
Step 6: Knit from peg 7 to peg 10.
Step 7: move loop from peg 12 over to peg 11.
Step 8: move loop from peg 1 (from the next block of lace) over to peg 12.
Step 9: knit peg 12.
Step 10: move loop from peg 12 to peg 11. Lift bottommost two loops up and off the peg.
Step 11: move the loop remaining on peg 11 over to peg 12. (At this point, you should have peg 1 and 11 open (empty).
Step 12: move loops as follows: from peg 10 to 11, from 9 to 10, from 8 to 9, from 7 to 8, and lastly, move the ewrap that is on top of peg 6 over to peg 7.
Repeat from **Step 1, until the last 16 pegs (until you reach peg 77 on the knitting loom).
From peg 79-89, we will work the last chart repeat as follows over 12 pegs (pegs 90-93 are the garter stitch edge stitches):
Step 1: Move loops from peg 2 to 1, from 3 to 2, from 4 to 5, from 5 to 4. Leave peg 5 open (with no loop).
Step 2: Knit peg 1 to 4
Step 3: YO (ewrap) peg 5.
Step 4: knit peg 6.
Step 5: Do a YO on peg 6—the ewrap will be on top of the loop that is on the peg.
Step 6: Knit from peg 7 to peg 10.
Step 7: Move loop from 12 to 11.
Step 8: Knit peg 11.
Step 9: Move loop from 11 to 12; 10 to 11; 9 to 10; 8 to 9; 7 to 8, YO to peg 7.
End of lace portion
Knit the last 4 pegs for the garter stitch ridge.
Row 1 of the lace stitch pattern is complete.
Row 2: purl 4, k to last 4 sts, purl 4.
IS there any way to download these pattern instructions?
Is there any way to download these instructions?
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This is so so so stunning, Isela! I absolutely love this stitch pattern!
This is a beautiful shawl, Isela! Your work is always fantastic!
It is beautiful .I am new at looming but Ithink I will try it and hope it works wish me luck.
** Beautiful work! I have a question regarding peg #3. The instructions are as follows:
Step 1: Move loops from peg 2 to 1, from 3 to 2, from 4 to 5, from 5 to 4. Leave peg 5 open (with no loop).
Step 2: Knit peg 1 to 4
** per step 1 peg #3 is left empty. Per step #2 I’m supposed to knit peg 3. So do I ewrap peg 3 so it can be knitted? Thanks 🙂
Thank you!
Thank you!
Does K2tog and Ssk mean exactly the same thing? They both say knit two stitches together as one stitch.
I wish you would make a video tutorial. This is a very advanced pattern and at the risk of sounding like a dingbat, it’s just very complicated. I am a tactile learner and would very much benefit from a video showing how to do the stitches. I am new to looming and don’t even know how to read the chart above. What does each symbol represent? I have no clue.
Oh, duh, I now see the key at the bottom of the chart. I still would really do better with a video tutorial. Thanks!! These shawls are gorgeous!!
Mary, the k2tog leans to the right, the ssk leans to the left. They are done a little differently, both over two pegs, going from Right to Left, peg 1 on the right peg 2 on the left. k2tog-move the stitch from peg 1 to peg 2, knit peg 2 treating both loops as one loop. ssk-move stitch from peg 2 over to peg 1, knit peg 1 treating both loops on peg as one loop, now move the loop from peg 1 over to peg 2.
Is there a way to make this wider than 18″? I like this stitch pattern but would like to see if it can be made between 18 & 24 inches wide.
Sherry, I believe I missed a peg there–I think Step 1 should read as follows: Move loops from peg 2 to 1, from 3 to 2, from 4 to 3, from 5 to 4. Leave peg 5 open (with no loop).
Could you please give more details on row 7?
Jennifer, on Row 7 of the Meadowbrook Shawl? From the chart?
Yes,for the Meadowbrook Shawl, like you did for row 1. I’m sure it’s not that complicated for most, but I can’t figure out what the exact steps would be. I’m mainly unclear on the k2tog and ssk with the yo on either side. For the k2tog, the basic instructions say to move the loop from peg 1 to peg 2, but the detailed instructions for row 1 say to move the loop on peg 2 to peg 1. I realize the peg 2 loop goes under the peg 1 loop resulting in basically the same outcome, but because of the difference in the two instructions I’m not sure if, on row 7, the loop on peg 11 gets moved to peg 10 under the existing loop or if peg 10 loop gets moved to peg 11. Same with the ssk on pegs 4 & 5.
Hi there , i know the pattern is quite old but i do love but i also need help with row 7 , i would really appreciate break down of row 7 . Pattern is gorgeous by the way
Hi Iwona, we would need to contact the designer to do so, at this point we do not have an estimated date on when this breakdown could be done.