Ах.. какая шаль....
by Shui Kuen Kozinski
Knit by Flora Yang
In Darkness of Night -
Unseen Luna Moth,
Secret Beauty. The Luna Moth Shawl is a top-down, triangular shoulder shawl in 2 mirror image sections. The Luna Moth motif is a modified diagonal fern lace pattern from Barbara Walkers A Treasury of Knitting Patterns p. 211. It is a 20 row repeat pattern all even number rows (wrong side return rows) are purled. The basic structure of the shawl is very simple. On the same row, the double decrease stitch is always in the same direction on one side (right) and mirror image on the other side (left). Therefore, it is a good beginner/ intermediate shawl.
Experience Level:
Intermediate.
Size:
72 inches wide at widest point by 43.5 inches long at longest point after blocking.
Materials:
One 1/2 pound cone of elann.com Soie Bambou
5.0 mm (US 8) straight needles or 32 inches circular needle in same size.
5.5 mm (US 9) straight needle for bind off.
5.0 mm (US H/8) crochet hook for provisional cast on.
Slip markers.
Scrap yarn.
Gauge:
12 sts per 4 inches after blocking.
Charts:
Click here to download a printable PDF version of the charts for this pattern.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Cast on: Shawl begins at the center back using provisional cast on. With contrast color scrap yarn and crochet hook, chain 6. With shawl yarn pick up and knit 3 sts in the bumps on the back side of the center 3 chains - 3 sts. Knit 18 rows. Next row, K3, pick up and knit 1 st in each of the 9 garter ridges along selvedge edge of piece, unzip scrap yarn chain to expose 3 sts at base of the piece, place these 3 sts onto left needle, K3. (15 sts total)
Top of the shawl: (see chart 1 row 1-14):
Row 2 and all even number rows: K3, p to the last 3 sts, k3.
Center stitch K1 is in capital letter and bold print.
R 1: k3, yo, k4, yo, K1, yo, k4, yo, k3 (19 sts)
Now, you have 3 garter edge sts on both sides, 1 center stitch, and 6 sts between edging sts and center sts. Use slip marker to mark the center stitch.
R 3: k3, yo, k6, yo, K1, yo, k6, yo, k3 (23 sts)
R 5: k3, yo, k2, sk2p, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, K1, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, k3tog, k2, yo, k3 (27 sts)
R 7: k3, yo, k3, sk2p, k2, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, K1, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k2, k3tog, k3, yo, k3 (31 sts)
R 9: k3, yo, k4, sk2p, k3, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, K1, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k3, k3tog, k4, yo, k3 (35 sts)
R11: k3, yo, k5, sk2p, k4, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, K1, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k4, k3tog, k5, yo, k3 (39 sts)
R13: k3, yo, k6, sk2p, k5, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, K1, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k5, k3tog, k6, yo, k3 (43 sts)
R14: k3, p to the last 3 sts, k3 (43 sts)
Body of the shawl (see Chart 2, row 15-34) :
All even number rows: K3, p to the last 3 sts, k3
From * to * is a 10 stitch repeat. Work additional repeats on subsequent repeats of row 15-34 sequence. Stitch counts are for successive repeats of row 15-34.
R 15: k3, yo, k4, *(k2, yo, k1, yo, k1, k3tog, k3)*, K4, yo, K1, yo, k4, *(k3, sk2p, k1, yo, k1, yo, k2)*, k4, yo, k3 (47, 87, 127, 167, 207..)
R 17: k3, yo, k1, k3tog, k3, *(k1, yo, k1, yo, k2, k3tog, k3)*, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, K1, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, *(k3, sk2p, k2, yo, k1, yo, k1)*, k3, sk2p, k1, yo, k3 (51, 91, 131, 171, 211..)
R 19: k3, yo, k2, k3tog, k3, *(yo, k1, yo, k3, k3tog, k3)*, yo, k1, yo, k3, yo, K1, yo, k3, yo, k1, yo, *(k3, sk2p, k3, yo, k1, yo)*, k3, sk2p, k2, yo, k3 (55, 95, 135, 175, 215.)
R 21: k3, yo, k3, k3tog, k2, yo,*(k1, yo, k4, k3tog, k2, yo)*, k1, yo, k5, yo, K1, yo, k5, yo, k1, *(yo, k2, sk2p, k4, yo, k1)*, yo, k2, sk2p, k3, yo, k3 (59, 99, 139, 179, 219.)
R 23: k3, yo, k4, k3tog, k1, yo, k1*(yo, k5, k3tog, k1, yo, k1)*, yo, k7, yo, K1, yo, k7, yo, *(k1, yo, k1, sk2p, k5, yo)*, k1, yo, k1, sk2p, k4, yo, k3 (63,103,143, 183, 223.)
R 25: k3, yo, k2, sk2p, k1, yo, k1, yo, k2, *(k3, sk2p, k1, yo, k1, yo, k2)*, k3, sk2p, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1 yo, K1, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, k3tog, k3, *(k2, yo, k1, yo, k1, k3tog, k3)*, k2, yo, k1, yo, k1, k3tog, k2, yo, k3 (67, 107, 147, 187, 227..)
R 27: k3, yo, k3, sk2p, k2, yo, k1,yo, k1, *(k3, sk2p, k2, yo, k1, yo, k1)*, k3, sk2p, k2, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, K1, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k2, k3tog, k3, *(k1, yo, k1, yo, k2, k3tog, k3)*, k1, yo, k1, yo, k2, k3tog, k3, yo, k3 (71, 111, 151, 191, 231.)
R 29: k3, yo, k4, sk2p, k3, yo, k1, yo, *(k3, sk2p, k3, yo, k1, yo)*, k3, sk2p, k3, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, K1, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k3, k3tog, k3, *(yo, k1, yo, k3, k3tog, k3)*, yo, k1, yo, k3, k3tog, k4, yo, k3 (75, 115, 155, 195, 235..)
R 31: k3, yo, k5, sk2p, k4, yo, k1, *(yo, k2, sk2p, k4, yo, k1)*, yo, k2, sk2p, k4, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, K1, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k4, k3tog, k2, yo, *(k1, yo, k4, k3tog, k2, yo)*, k1, yo, k4, k3tog, k5, yo, k3 (79, 119, 159, 199, 239..)
R 33: k3, yo, k6, sk2p, k5, yo, *(k1, yo, k1, sk2p, k5, yo)*, k1, yo, k1, sk2p, k5, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, K1, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k5, k3tog, k1, yo, k1 *(yo, k5, k3tog, k1, yo, k1)*, yo, k5, k3tog, k6, yo, k3 (83, 123, 163, 203, 243.)
R 34: K3, P to the last 3 sts, k3
Repeat chart 2, row 15-34 total of six times, and then repeat row 15-24 one more time. (For a larger size, you can repeat row 15-34 to desired size. Whatever size you prefer, always end on row 24.)
Note: row 15-24 plus edging row forms the scallop.
Edging:
k3, yo, k8, *(yo, k1, yo, k9)*, yo, k1, yo, k8, yo, k3
Bind off all sts very loosely with one size larger needle as following:
K2, *transfer 2 sts back to left hand needle, K2 together through back loops, K1; repeat from *.
Finishing:
Weave in loose ends. Soak shawl in warm water for 20 minutes, wrap in towel to remove excess water. Lay flat on a big towel, pull out points at yo, k1, yo to form scallop and pin to measurement.
Let dry thoroughly, and trim yarn ends to flush.
Abbreviations:
k - knit, k3tog - knit 3 sts together, p - purl, R - round or row, Sk2p - sl1, k2tog, psso, sl - slip, st(s) - stitch(es), yo - yarn over.
