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Panda Silk
Fan Shawl
Designed by Gail Tanquary and knit by Angie Kachelmeier
Description: This beautiful shawl features fan-shaped modules with eyelets. It can be worn as a shawl or triangular scarf. Panda Silk has excellent drape and is silky soft to wear.
Level: Intermediate
Size: 52" wide x 14" high (30" on diagonal side)
Materials:
- 3 balls of Crystal Palace Panda Silk (shown in 3036 "Ocean")
- Crystal Palace Bamboo Needles: 26" circular US size 4 and 35" circular US size 3, or size needed for gauge
- Tapestry needle
Gauge: ~25 sts=4" in St st on #4 needles
Fan Module=6" wide x 3½" high
Abbreviations:
INSTRUCTIONS
MODULE 1:
CO 50 sts using #4 needle.
Row 1: (wrong side) Knit
Row 2: Knit
Row 3: Purl
Row 4: K1, *K2 tog, yo* to last st, K1.
Row 5: Purl
Row 6: K1, *yo, K2tog* to last st K1.
Row 7: Purl
Row 8: K5, *K2 tog* to last 5 sts, K5.
Row 9: Knit
Rows 10 - 12: Knit
Row 13: Purl
Row 14: Repeat row 4
Row 15: Purl
Row 16: Repeat row 6
Row 17: Purl
Row 18: K5, *K2 tog* to last 5 sts, K5. (20sts)
Rows 19-20: Knit
Row 21: Purl
Row 22: K2, *K2 tog* to last 2 sts, K2. (12 sts)
Row 23: Purl
Row 24: K1, *K2 tog* to last st, K1. (7 sts)
Row 25: Purl
Row 26: K1, *K2 tog* to end. (4 sts)
Row 27: Purl
Row 28: K 2 tog twice. (2 sts).
Row 29: Purl 2 tog. Fasten off.
MODULE 2: CO 25 sts, with right side facing, pick up and knit 25 sts along right side of module 1. Complete as for module 1.
MODULE 3: Pick up and knit 25 sts along left side of module 1. Turn and using cable cast on, CO 25 sts. Complete as for module 1.
Continue adding modules as shown in drawing below.
HALF MODULES at top of shawl:
Cast on 25 sts, pick up and knit 25 sts along left side of module at right edge of shawl.
Row 1: Knit
Row 2: K1, K2 tog, K to last 3 sts, K2 tog, K1.
Row 3: Purl
Row 4: K1, K2 tog, K1, *K2 tog, yo* to last 4 sts, K1, K2 tog, K1.
Row 5: Purl
Row 6: K1, K2 tog, K1, *yo, K2 tog* to last 4 sts, K1, K2 tog, K1.
Row 7: Purl
Row 8: K1, K2 tog, K3, *K2 tog* to last 6 sts, K3, K2 tog, K1.
Row 9: Knit
Row 10: K1, K2 tog, K to last 3 sts, K2 tog, K1.
Row 11: Knit
Row 12: K1, K2 tog, *yo, K2 tog* to last 3 sts, K2 tog, K1. (22 sts)
Row 13: Purl
Row 14: K1, K2 tog, *K2 tog, yo* to last 3 sts, K2 tog, K1. (20 sts)
Row 15: Purl
Row 16: K1, K2tog, K1, *K2 tog* to last 4 sts, K1, K2 tog, K1. (12 sts)
Row 17: Purl
Row 18: K1, K2 tog, K to last 3 sts, K2 tog, K1. (10 sts)
Row 19: Purl
Place remaining 10 sts on string, using it as a stitch holder.
Repeat the half motif across top of shawl, picking up sts as for full motifs.
Border:
Using size #3 circular needle, with right side facing, pick up and knit 14 sts across top of fan, knit across 10 sts on holder, pick up and knit 14 sts across remaining half of fan (38 sts across top of each section).
Repeat across all fans. Knit 5 rows garter stitch. Bind off loosely
(using size 4 needle for bind off is recommended to help keep it loose).
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September 2014