Knitting series: Make a lacy shawl

Size

94 x 110cm, excluding edging.

Materials

• 16 x 50g balls Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino in pale blue.

• Pair 3.25mm knitting needles.

• 3.25mm circular knitting needle.

Tension

• 24 sts and 40 rows to 10cm square over centre lace patt using 3.25mm needles.

Abbreviations

• sk2togpo = sl 1, k2tog, pass slipped st over.

• y2rn = yarn round needle twice to make 2 sts.

Centre square

With 3.25mm circular needle, cast on 239 sts.

• 1st row (right side) K2, * k1 tbl, k2, yf, skpo, k4, yf, skpo, k3, k2tog, yf, k2; rep from * to last 3 sts,

k1 tbl, k2.

• 2nd and every foll wrong-side row P.

• 3rd row K2, * k1, k2tog, yf, k1 tbl, yf, skpo; rep from * to last 3 sts, k3.

• 5th row K1, yf, * sk2togpo, yf, k3, yf; rep from * to last 4 sts, sk2togpo, yf, k1.

• 7th row K2, * yf, skpo, k3, k2tog, yf, k5, yf, skpo, k4; rep from * to last 3 sts, yf, skpo, k1.

9th row K2tog, yf, * k1 tbl, yf, skpo, k3, k1 tbl, k2, yf, skpo, k1, k1 tbl, k3, k2tog, yf; rep from

* to last 3 sts, k1 tbl, yf, skpo.

• 11th row K2, * k2, yf, skpo, k3, k2tog, yf, k1 tbl, yf, skpo, k3, k2tog, yf, k1; rep from * to last 3 sts, k3.

• 13th row K2, * k3, yf, skpo, k1, k2tog, yf, k3, yf, skpo, k1, k2tog, yf, k2; rep from * to last 3 sts, k3.

• 15th row K2, * [yf, skpo, k2] twice, yf, sk2togpo, yf, k2, k2tog, yf, k3; rep from * to last 3 sts, yf, skpo,

k1.

• 17th row K2tog, yf, * k1 tbl, [yf, skpo, k2] twice, yf, skpo, k1, k2tog, yf, k2, k2tog, yf; rep from * to last

3 sts, k1 tbl, yf, skpo.

• 19th row K2, * [k2, yf, skpo] twice, k1, k1 tbl, k1, k2tog, yf, k2, k2tog, yf, k1; rep from * to last 3 sts, k3.

• 21st row K1, yf, * sk2togpo, yf, k5, yf, skpo, k1, k2tog, yf, k5, yf; rep from * to last 4 sts, sk2togpo, yf, k1.

• 23rd row K2, * yf, skpo, k6, yf, sk2togpo, yf, k7; rep from * to last 3 sts, yf, skpo, k1.

• 24th row As 2nd row.

These 24 rows form the centre patt and are repeated.

Cont in patt ending with the 23rd row of the 17th patt repeat (407 rows worked).

Cast off.

Edging

With 3.25mm needles, cast on 10 sts.

K 1 row, then work in patt as follows:

• 1st row (wrong side) Sl 1, [k1, yf, k2tog] twice, k1, y2rn, k1, y2rn, k1.

• 2nd row [K2, p1] twice (each y2rn is treated as 2 sts, the first is worked as k1, the second as p1), k2, [yf, k2tog, k1] twice.

• 3rd row Sl 1, [k1, yf, k2tog] twice, k7.

• 4th row Cast off 4, k3, [yf, k2tog, k1] twice.

These 4 rows form the border patt and are repeated until border is long enough to fit all around the edge of the centre patt, gathering slightly at the corners, ending with a 3rd row.

Cast off.

To make up

Block centre square by placing a towel over a board and pinning knitting out to the correct dimensions. Spray lightly with water and leave to dry.

Cover border in sections with a damp cloth and press lightly with a medium iron. Join ends of edging across the cast-on and cast-off edges and sew around the edge of the square.