Month: February 2016

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Garter Tab

 

Garter Tab Cast On

1. Cast on 3 sts

2. Knit back and forth in garter stitch for the amount of rows the pattern states: For Khyber Pass that is 19 rows. (I think I only knit 13 rows here.)

3. Turn your little strip 90 degrees, so one long side is on the top.

4. Pick up and knit stitches along the long edge.
Here I picked up 6 (3 are the original 3 from before you turn, see?).
In Khyber Pass you will pick up 9 sts.

5. Pick up and knit 3 more stitches from the cast on edge.
(Yes it sort of bends the little strip a bit)

6. This is what it looks like in a finished shawl.
It blends in perfectly and you can’t tell where exactly it was!

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Karakorum

This generously sized crescent shaped shawl is worked top down in shifting colors with optional beading. The textured stitches gradually become lacier as the shawl progresses outwards, representing approaching mountain ranges that gradually draw near on the long journey along the Silk Road.
Except for a few rows at the border and the double yarnovers in the first lace pattern, most of the shawl is patterned on right side rows only, allowing for resting rows on the wrong side.

Silk Road

Through deserts dry and mountains high
past snow and ice and deep blue skies.
From lands of sunrise way afar
We make our way to reach Kashgar.

From far we come and far we walk
from dawn each day till it gets dark.
Dark loom the mountains, drawing near
through foothills steep, valleys appear
and glaciers glint in fading light
snow capped peaks come into sight.

Charted instructions only

Yarn
1 Neighborhood Fiber Co. Rustic Fingering Gradient
Set (100% Superwash Merino; 1250 yards / 1143 m
per set), Sample in Shades of Umber
1 skein Neighborhood Fiber Co. Rustic Fingering
(100% Superwash Merino; 475 yards / 434 m per
skein),

Sample in Woodberry
or approx.1350 yds/ 1235 m fingering weight yarn

Needles
US 6 (4 mm) min 32″/ 80cm circular needle to hold
large number of stitches, or size to obtain gauge
Needle two sizes larger for Border

Gauge
24 st and 30 rows = 4″ / 10 cm in stockinette st

Finished Size
92″/ 234 cm wingspan tip to tip, 28″/ 71 cm center
back depth

Notions
6/0 Beads, approx. 1850 sz ( 400 Miyuki Matte Metalic
Khaki Iridescent and 1450 Silver Lined Crystal)
Crochet hook or tool for preferred beading method.
Tapestry needle

Download it on Ravelry here

All patterns have been professionally edited.

Available on Ravelry for $8.00

 

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Khyber Pass

Khyber Pass is a striking top down crescent shaped shawl with lace sections that alternate with a garter and eyelet pattern.
The garter ridges add warmth and substance for your trip over the high mountains and the lace, inspired by snowcapped summits and frost, adds an element of lightness.
All wrong side rows are rest rows, making for a relaxing yet satisfying knit.

Silk Road

Through deserts dry
and mountains high,
past snow and ice
and deep blue skies,

We travel on,
starting at dawn,
on paths that take us further west,
‘cross passes high, ere we may rest.

Full written and charted instructions

Yarn
Bijou Basin Ranch Lhasa Wilderness (75% Yak down,
25% Bamboo; 250 yards / 228 m per 2.7 oz skein)
1 skein each in Sassenach (color A), Jacobite (color B)
and Skye (color C)
or
Sport weight yarn, 250 yds/ 229 m each, color A, B, C
Needles
US 6 (4 mm) min 32”/ 80cm circular needle to hold
large number of stitches, or size to obtain gauge

Gauge
18 st and 32 rows = 4” / 10 cm in stockinette st

Finished Size
65”/ 165 cm wingspan tip to tip, 16”/ 40 cm center
back depth

Notions
Tapestry Needle

Stitch marker *(optional)

All patterns have been professionally edited.

Available on Ravelry for $7.50