A
pretty neck shawl with a tightly twisted cable edge
Yarn: Intrepid Tulips Sock [75% superwash wool, 25% nylon; 400 yds (366 m) per
100g],
1
skein (“Britain” colorway modeled)
OR
Greenwood Fiberworks BFL roving, 4oz spun to fingering weight, ~380
yds (a unique “Watercolor” colorway modeled)
Materials:
US size 4 (3.5mm) circular or straight, in whatever length you prefer
cable needle
yarn needle to weave in ends
Gauge:
24 stitches per 4 in. (2.5 cm), 40 rows per 4 in. (2.5cm)
Finished
Size: 60” long, 9” high in middle
Abbreviations:
m1
= make one stitch by lifting the strand between the stitch on the
left needle and the stitch on the right needle and knitting
through the back loop
pm
= place marker
sm
= slip marker
C3L
= slip first three stitches from left needle onto cable needle and
hold in front; knit next three stitches; knit three stitches from cable needle
p
= purl
k
= knit
Directions:
Cast
on 6 stitches
Increase section:
Row
1: knit
Row
2: purl
Row
3: kf&b, k5
Row
4: p6, k1
Row
5: k1, m1, pm, C3L
Row
6: p6, sm, k2
Row
7: knit to marker, sm, knit to end
Row
8: p6, sm, k2
Row
8: k2, m1, sm, C3L
Row
10: p6, sm, knit to end
Row
11: knit to marker, sm, knit to end
Row
12: p6, sm, knit to end
Row
13: knit to marker, m1, sm, C3L
Row
14: p6, sm, knit to end
Repeat
Rows 11-14 until there are 50 cabled twists (56 stitches)
Even
section:
Row
1: knit to marker, sm, knit to end
Row
2: p6, sm, knit to end
Row
3: knit to marker, sm, C3L
Row
4: p6, sm, knit to end
Repeat
Rows 1-4 until there are 36 cabled twists. Placing a piece of string
or removable
stitch marker in the middle, right after the 18th twist,
makes counting easier.
Decrease
section:
Row
1: knit to marker, sm, knit to end
Row
2: p6, sm, knit to end
Row
3: knit to two stitches before marker, k2tog, sm, C3L
Row
4: p6, sm, knit to end
Repeat
Rows 1-4 until there are 49 cabled twists; 7 stitches remain;
Repeat
Rows 1-2, remove marker
For
last cable, slip first stitch onto right needle; slip next 3 stitches
to cable needle and
hold in front; slip first stitch back onto left needle; k2tog and
then knit last 2 stitches
on left needle; knit the 3 stitches on the cable needle to finish
the row.
Purl
one more row, then bind off
Weave
in ends
© Cayenne DaBell, 2012; for personal use only; this pattern may not be used for
commercial use without permission
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