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knit mitered shawl - free shawl pattern

Mochi Plus Mitered Shawl
Designed & Knit by Gail Tanquary

See the matching Tam - Beret and 2 Way Vest, too
 

Materials: 
10 - 50 gr balls Crystal Palace Mochi Plus, 'autumn rainbow'#557 
Crystal Palace Bamboo Needles size 10: 12" Single Point & 55" circular
2 ring markers

Gauge: 16 sts = 4”

Cable Cast On: Turn work and insert right needle between first 2 sts on left needle, pull up a loop, twist and place on left needle. Continue in this manner to required number of sts. 
[For illustrations put "how to cable cast on" in Google.]

Abbreviations: 
BO-bind off; beg - begin (ning), CO-cast on; Dec-decrease; inc- increase; K-knit; patt-pattern; PM - place maker; PU- pick up; P-purl; rep-repeat; RS-right side; St(s)-stitch (es); WS- wrong side

Section #1 - CO 89 sts 
1- (wrong side) K 44, PM, K1, PM, K44 
2- Sl 1, K to 2 sts before marker, ssk, sl marker, K1, sl marker, K2 tog, K to end. 
3- Sl 1, P to end 
4- Repeat row 2 
5- Sl 1, K to center st, P1, K to end. 
Repeat rows 2-5 until 3 sts remain. 
End by working a right-side row. 
Turn, sl 1, P2 tog, psso. 
Fasten off.

Section #2 - CO 44 sts, PM, CO 1 st, PM, with RS facing, PU and K 44 sts along right edge of section #1. 
Complete as for Section 1.

Section #3 - 
PU and K 44 sts along left side of Section 1. 
PM, CO 1, PM, using cable cast-on method, CO 44 sts. Complete as for Section 1.

Section #4 - 
Work as for Section 2, picking up sts along right side of Section 2.

Section #5 - 
PU and K 44 sts along left side of Section 2, PM, PU 1 st at top of Section 1, PM, PU and K 44 sts along right side of Section 3. Complete as for Section #1.

Section #6 - 
Work as for Section 3, PU sts along right side of Section 3.

Section A: 
PU up and K as for Section 2. 
1- (WS) Sl 1, K to marker, sl marker, P1, sl marker, K to end. 
2- K2 tog, K to 2 sts before marker, ssk, sl marker, K1, sl marker, K2 tog, K to last 2 sts, K2 tog. 
3- Purl
4- Repeat row 2 
5- K to center st, P1, K to end 
Repeat last 4 rows until 3 sts remain. 
End by working a RS row. 
Last row: sl 1, P2 tog, psso. 
Fasten off. 
This will flatten off the top of shawl.

Sections B, C and D: 
Fill in the spaces between remaining sections in same manner.

Edgings along V edges of shawl: 
1- Using 55" circular needle and with RS facing, begin at top edge, PU and K 44 sts along side of each section to point at bottom of shawl, PM on needle, PU 1 st in point, PM, PU 44 sts along side of each section to top of shawl. 
2- Knit 
3- Inc in first st, K to 1 st before marker, inc, sl marker, K1, sl marker, inc, K to last st, inc. 
4- Knit 
Repeat rows 3 and 4 once more. 
End by working a WS row. 
Bind off loosely (Use larger needle to bind off if needed to keep bind off loose.)

Top straight border: 
PU and K 46 sts along each section at top of shawl and 3 sts across each side of border. 
Knit 3 rows. Bind off loosely.