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See more Panda Pearl patterns here.

 

Description:  Dream of Maui island breezes and sweet-smelling Hawaiian blossoms while wearing this elegant shawl.  It is a great all-season cover-up. It features a triangular shape and beautiful lace pattern.  It is worked from the top down. Check out the Panda Silk Wailea Shawl for a fingering-weight version of the pattern.

Level:  Intermediate (lace, yo's, sk2p and p2 tog decreases)

Size:  ~69" long x 27" high (44" along one side)

Materials: 

• 3-100-gram skeins of Crystal Palace Panda Pearl (shown in 7040 "Crystal Pink")
• Crystal Palace Bamboo Needles: 35" circular in US size 8 (or size needed for gauge)
• 5 stitch markers
• Tapestry needle

Gauge:  5 sts=1" in St st

Abbreviations: 

sk2p – sl 1, K2 tog, pass slip st over

rs – right side

ws – wrong side

pm – place marker

sm – slip marker

 

INSTRUCTIONS

Cast on 3 sts.  Knit 24 rows (12  garter ridges).  Turn and pick up and knit 12 stitches along edge of tab, turn and pick up and knit 3 stitches in cast-on edge.

 

Set-up Rows:

Row 1:  (RS) K3, YO, K5, yo, K1, pm, K1, yo, K5, yo, K3.  11 sts each side of center marker.

Row 2:  (WS) K3, yo, P to last 3 sts, yo, K3. 12 sts each side of center.

Row 3:  (RS) K3, yo, K to 1 st before center marker, yo, K1, sm, K1, yo, K to last 3 sts, yo, K3.

 

Repeat Rows 2 and 3 until there are 29 sts each side of center marker.  End by working a right-side row.  Continue as follows:

 

Row 1:  (WS)  K3, yo, P1, *yo, P2 tog* to 1 st before center marker, P1, sm, P1, *P2 tog, yo* to 4 sts before end, P1, yo, K3.

Row 2:  (RS) K3, yo, K to 1 st before center marker, yo, K1, sm, K1, yo, K to last 3 sts, yo, K3.

Row 3:  (WS)  K3, yo, K to last 3 sts, yo, K3.

Row 4:  (RS)   Repeat row 2

Row 5:  (WS)  Repeat row 3

Row 6:  (RS)   Repeat row 2

Row 7:  (WS)  K3, yo, P to last 3 sts, yo, K3.

Row 8:  (RS)   Repeat row 2  

Row 9:  (WS)  K3, yo, K to last 3 sts, yo, K3.

Row 10: (RS)   Repeat row 2

Row 11: (WS)  Repeat row 9.

Row 12:  (RS)   Repeat row 2 -  47 sts    (18 sts increased ea side of center every 12-row repeat)

 

Repeat rows 1-12 four times more, then rows 1-5 once more - 126 sts each side of center marker.

 

Begin lace pattern:

 

Row 1:  K3, yo, K1, pm, *K1, yo, K3, sk2p, K3, yo* to 2 sts before center marker, pm, K1, yo, K1, slip center marker, K1, yo, K1, pm, *yo, K3, sk2p, K3, yo, K1* to last 4 sts, pm, K1, yo, K3.

 

Row 2 and all WS rows thru Row 8 .  K3, yo, P to last 3 sts, yo, K3.

 

Row 3:  K3, yo, K3, sm, *K2, yo, K2, sk2p, K2, yo, K1* to next marker, sm, K2, yo, K1, slip center marker, K1, yo, K2, sm, *K1, yo, K2, sk2p, K2, yo, K2*, sm, K3, yo, K3.

 

Row 5:  K3, yo, K5, sm, *K3, yo, K1, sk2p, K1, yo, K2*, to next marker, sm, K3, yo, K1, slip center marker, K1, yo, K3, sm, *K2, yo, K1, sk2p, K1, yo, K3*, sm, K5, yo, K3.

 

Row 7:  K3, yo, K7, sm, *K4, yo, sk2p, yo, K3, sm, * K4, yo, K1, slip centermarker, K1, yo, K4, sm, *K3, yo, sk2p, yo, K4,* K7, yo, K3.

 

Row 9:  (RS) K3, yo, purl to 1 st before center marker, yo, P1, slip center marker, P1, yo, P to last 3 sts, yo, K3.

 

Row 10: (WS)  K3, yo, K10, remove marker, K to last marker, remove marker, K10, yo, K3.

 

Row 11:  K3, yo, K1, pm, *K1, yo, K3, sk2p, K3, yo* to next marker, sm, K6, yo, K1, slip center marker, K1, yo, K6, sm, *yo, K3, sk2p, K3, yo, K1* to last 4 sts, pm, K1, yo, K3.

 

Row 12 and all ws rows thru Row 18.  K3, yo, P to last 3 sts, yo, K3.

 

Row 13:  K3, yo, K3, sm,  *K2, yo, K2, sk2p, K2, yo, K1* to next marker, sm, K2, yo, K7, yo, K1, slip center marker, K1, yo, K7, sm, *K1, yo, K2, sk2p, K2, yo, K2*, sm, K3, yo, K3.   

 

Row 15:  K3, yo, K5, sm, *K3, yo, K1, sk2p, K1, yo, K2*, sm, K8, yo, K1, slip center marker, K1, yo, K8, sm, *K2, yo, K1, sk2p, K1, yo, K3*, sm, K5, yo, K3.

 

Row 17:  K3, yo, K7, sm, *K4, yo, sk2p, yo, K3,*, sm, K9, yo, K1, slip center marker, K1, yo, K9, sm, *K3, yo, sk2p, yo, K4*, sm, K7, yo, K3.

 

Row 19: (RS) K3, yo, purl to 1 st before center marker, yo, P1, slip center marker, P1, yo, P to last 3 sts, yo, K3.

    

Note:  After completion of row 20 there should be a multiple of 10 + 6 sts  (156 after first repeat).  If by chance an extra st has been picked up or lost, work an increase or decrease as necessary to end with the correct number of sts.  After the second repeat of these 20 rows, there should be 186 sts.

 

Row 20:  (WS)  K3, yo, knit to last 3 sts (removing all markers except center marker), yo, K3. 

 

Repeat rows 1-20 once more.

 

Border:  K3, yo, K to 1 st before center marker, yo, K1, sm, K1, yo, K to last 3 sts, yo, K3

Repeat this row two times more, ending with a right-side row.

Bind off loosely. (You may want to bind off with a larger gauge needle to make sure bind off is not too tight.)

 

Blocking:  Dampen shawl and block to measurements, placing a pin in each point along edge of shawl.

We are happy to share this pattern. The pattern may be used for non-commercial personal or knitting/crochet guild use. It is not to be used in any publication in print nor should it be reproduced in electronic/digital format without permission. Shops carrying Crystal Palace Yarns are welcome to print and share this pattern with customers of our yarns.

November 2014