Gabriel’s Wings

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Gabriel’s Wings


Materials:

A single ball of Noro Kureyon Sock Yarn (100g/422m)
32” 3.5mm circular needles

Finished Measurements:
40” wide and 24” high (blocked)

Gauge:
Unimportant for this project.

Pattern Notes:
This pattern is worked in stripes, using both ends of the ball of yarn, making the colour changes between the Garter and Stocking Stitch sections. You may wish to wind the ball into a yarn cake, or even (with the help of a digital scale) break the yarn into two, equal 50g balls.

Directions:
CO 7 stitches.

Beginning section:
Row 1: K2, yo, k1, yo, k1 (mark this stitch as the Centre Stitch), yo, k1, yo, k2 (4 stitches added)
Row 2: (and all even rows in this section) K2, purl to last two stitches, k2 (no stitches added)
Row 3: (and all odd rows in this section) K2, yo, k to centre stitch, yo, k1, yo, k to last 2 stitches, yo, k2

Repeat Rows 2 and 3 three more times (nine rows in total).

Row 10: Eyelet row (ws) k2, (yo, p2tog) to one stitch before centre stitch, p3, (p2tog, yo) to last 2 stitches, k2 (no stitches added)

Garter Stitch Section:
Row 11: (and all odd rows in this section) K2, yo, k to centre stitch, yo, k1, yo, k to last 2 stitches, yo, k2
Row 12: (and all even rows in this section) K to centre stitch, p1, knit to end

Repeat rows 11 and 12 four more times.

Switch colours.

Stocking Stitch Section:
Row 21: K2, yo, k to centre stitch, yo, k1, yo, k to last 2 stitches, yo, k2
Row 22: Eyelet row (same as before)
Row 23: (and all odd rows in this section) K2, yo, k to centre stitch, yo, k1, yo, k to last 2 stitches, yo, k2
Row 24: (and all even rows in this section) K2, purl to last two stitches, k2

Repeat rows 23 and 24 two more times

Row 29: (same as row 23)
Row 30: Eyelet row

Switch colours.

Knit, alternating Garter and Stocking Stitch Sections (and switching the yarn colours at the same time), until there is just enough yarn to bind off.

Cast off with Russian Bind Off (very stretchy), block and enjoy!

About Angela

My name is Angela, but I answer to Ang, Andrea, and Mommy. I am 42 years old, but somehow feel both 26 and 149. Sometimes at the same time. I love Jesus, but hate at least 2/3rds of the humans He created. I consider myself a good wife but a lousy housekeeper. I love being a mother but don’t particularly like children. Quality time and sarcasm are my Love Languages. Yes! You absolutely can drop by, provided you give me 15 minutes to panic-clean and put on pants. I know that 1 in every 33 births result in multiples. I know that gap narrows to 1 in 12 for subsequent pregnancies. I know this is why my tubes are cut, burned, and tied. Not today, Satan. I can recite the entire script of The Princess Bride, (including accents) and believe that the meaning of life is contained within. Birth stories, theDodo.com, and Soldiers-returning-home videos make me happy-ugly-cry. Being interrupted, a poorly made bed, and that Christmas Shoes song make me want to punch somebody. I’m an extrovert with crushing social anxiety. To deal with stress, I crack jokes. They will be awkward and make the situation 10x worse. I can whistle and hum at the same time, but I cannot touch my toes. I look grand in orange, red, and pink, but rubbish in yellow and blue. I am a writer. I have a dog named Henri. I have a brother named Adam. They are not related. I am slightly neurotic. No I’m not. Yes I am.

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  3. I saw this as a project on Ravelry. Can’t wait to try it! It looks easy enough and with a nice looking finished product!

  4. What a lovely small shawl. Perhaps I;’ll make it forour vacation. But I neesd to know how to do the Russian Bind Off you include.

    Can you explain it?

    thanks you,
    Carol

    • I can’t quite recall how the “real” Russian bind-off goes, but the one I use goes like this:

      K2, slip sts back on left needle, k2tog, k1, slip sts back on left needle, k2tog, etc.

      Hope that helps!

      Merry Christmas!

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