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Razor Shell Knit Lace Shawl FREE Pattern
Nov
Razor Shell Knit Lace Shawl FREE Pattern
by Kristin Omdahl
Knit from the bottom up, the first rows are daunting but with the decrease rows they just get faster and faster! The garter stitch ruffle has a beautiful flounce to it, and the vertical lines of the lace pattern burst into a fan with the cleverly placed decreases in pattern. The bamboo shines like silk and drapes so beautifully. Wear it to your fanciest of holiday parties!
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Materials:
(1) hank Be So Fine Yarn; 100% bamboo; 650 yards per 4oz; Million Dollar Red.
US6 (4mm) knitting needles, preferably 24”+ circular
yarn needle
scissors
stitch markers
Gauge: not critical for this project
Finished size: 66” wide x 32” long, after blocking
Stitch Abbreviations: (co) cast on; (k) knit; (k2tog) knit 2 stitches together; (k5tog) knit 5 stitches together; (p) purl; (pm) place marker; (s2kp) slip 2 together, knit 1, pass 2 slipped stitches over; (ssk) slip slip knit together; (sm) slip marker.
Instructions:
CO 630 sts.
Work 12 rows in garter stitch (knit every row).
Work 1 decrease row: k2tog across. — 315 sts
Shawl:
NOTE: maintain first and last 8 sts of every row in garter stitch
Rows 1, 3, 5, 7: k8, pm (place marker), (k1, yo, k9, s2kp, k9, yo, k1, pm) x13, k8. — 315 sts
Row 2 (and all even numbered rows): k8, purl across to last 8 sts: k8.
Row 9: k8, sm, (k1, yo, k7, ssk, s2kp, k2tog, k7, yo, k1, sm)x13, k8. — 289 sts
Rows 11, 13, 15, 17: k8, sm, (k1, yo, k8, s2kp, k8, yo, k1)x13, k8. — 289 sts
Rows 19: k8, sm, (k1, yo, k6, ssk, s2kp, k2tog, k6, yo, k1)x13, k8. — 263 sts
Rows 21, 23, 25, 27: k8, sm, (k1, yo, k7, s2kp, k7, yo, k1) x13, k8. — 263 sts
Row 29: k8, sm, (k1, yo, k5, ssk, s2kp, k2tog, k5, yo, k1) x13, k8. — 237 sts
Rows 31, 33, 35, 37: k8, sm, (k1, yo, k6, s2kp, k6, yo, k1) x13, k8. — 237 sts
Row 39: k8, sm, (k1, yo, k4, ssk, s2kp, k2tog, k4, yo, k1) x13, k8. — 211 sts
Rows 41, 43, 45, 47: k8, sm, (k1, yo, k5, s2kp, k5, yo, k1) x13, k8. — 211 sts
Row 49: k8, sm, (k1, yo, k3, ssk, s2kp, k2tog, k3, yo, k1) x13, k8. — 185 sts
Rows 51, 53, 55: k8, sm (k1, yo, k4, s2kp, k4, yo, k1) x13, k8. — 185 sts
Row 57: k8, sm, (k1, yo, k2, ssk, s2kp, k2tog, k2, yo, k1) x13, k8. — 159 sts
Rows 59, 61, 63: k8, sm, (k1, yo, k3, s2kp, k3, yo, k1) x13, k8. — 159 sts
Row 65: k8, sm, (k1, yo, k1, ssk, s2kp, k2tog, k1, yo, k1) x13, k8. — 133 sts
Rows 67, 69, 71: k8, sm, (k1, yo, k2, s2kp, i2, yo, k1) x13, k8. — 133 sts
Row 73: k8, sm, (k1, yo, ssk, s2kp, k2tog, yo, k1) x13, k8. — 107 sts
Rows 75, 77, 79: k8, sm, (k1, yo, k1, s2kp, k1, yo, k1) x13, k8. — 107 sts
Row 81: k8, sm, (k1, yo, k5tog, yo, k1) x13, k8. — 81 sts
Rows 83, 85, 87: k8, sm, (k1, yo, s2kp, yo, k1) x13, k8. — 81 sts
Row 89: k8, sm, (k1, s2kp, k1) x13, k8. — 55 sts
Rows 91, 93, 95: knit across. — 55 sts
Remove stitch markers on next row.
Row 97: k8, (s2kp) x13, k8. — 29 sts
Garter Stitch Border:
Row 99: k7, k2tog, turn (skipping rem sts).
Row 100: k8.
Rep rows 99 – 100 twelve more times. When there are the first 8 sts on one needle and the last 8 sts on the other needle, with no remaining center stitches, BO all sts using 3 needle bind off technique.
Finishing:
Fasten off. Weave in loose ends. Hand wash, block to finished measurements and let dry.
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What happened to row 98??
It is a repeat of row 2, like all the other even numbered rows. Keep me posted on your progress.
xoxo, Kristin
Hello Kristin,
I love this shawl and I have started knitting it. I do have a question though on the k5tog since I have happily come up to row 81! How exactly do you do it?
I thought that working it as: slip 2 knitwise, knit 3 together, pass the 2 slipped ones over the knitted ones would keep in line (in a visually pleasing way) with the pattern decreaces of the previous rows. Is that the correct way of going about it?
Thanks a lot in advance for your reply,
Ifigenia H.
Please, please, please tell me you have more shawls that are constructed this way, and where I can find them? This is the most fun I’ve had working on a project since I learned to knit. I adored watching that stitch count drop.
Wonderful! I agree. I love this construction method, too. I will keep your suggestion in mind for future projects 🙂
Warm regards,
Kristin
Hi I have just completed this as my first ever shawl. I haven’t blocked it yet but it has still turned out considerably smaller than expected. I followed the pattern exactly. Does your one have repeats to make it larger? I know that when it is blocked it will be bigger but there is absolutely no way it will stretch to the size of yours. What did I do wrong? I’m admittedly very disappointed at the size mine has turned out to be which is a shame because I otherwise love it.
I believe you asked this question somewhere else, too, and we determined you used a much smaller needle size than the pattern called for and used a different yarn with a different fiber content. Blocking a swatch and measuring for gauge before beginning a project – especially when substituting yarn and needle size – is a great way to see if your project will become the size you desire.
Hi Kristin this scarf is super gorgeous!!! could you translate it into Dutch this pattern?
Is there anywhere I can see a video of how to accomplish the border stitch? I’m still learning to knit.
Hi Ria, Thanks for contacting me! Are you referring to row 99? The k2tog is worked with a border stitch and a live stitch from the shawl together. In essence you are eating away at the live stitches of the shawl (or binding them off as you grow the edge stitches. Does that make sense? Please email me at projectkristincares@gmail.com for more support. I will add this pattern to my list of requests for new videos.
I have been asked to make this shawl for bridesmaids – to keep them warm in a cool church. Do I have your permission to make several just for them please? They won’t be for sale, I don’t have a business and will only need money to cover the yarn costs.
That sounds wonderful! Yes, please make them. If you would please share photos with me, I would be most grateful and happy to see them. xoxo, Kristin
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