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designedbyJocelyneMalricforEspaceTricot

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finished measurements72”longx44”wide(fromtiptotip)

yarn

EspaceTricot–PetitLin(Lace)2skeins

(100%linen,548m/600y)

Weusedthecolourway‘Pothole’.

needles and notions 3mm(US2)32”circularknittingneedles–

orsizeneededtoobtaingauge

gauge

23stsand34rowsin4”/10cm

Stockinettestitch

Thisdesignisafunintroductiontolace

knittingandfeaturesacreativeconstruction

oftwotriangularpanels,startingwiththe

rightpanelfirst,thenjoiningtheleftpanel

second.

Thesizingisadjustabletoaccommodate

yardagesfrom1100ydsto2000yds.

Youcaneasilyadjusttotheamountofyarn

youhavebydividingyouryarninhalf.

Youcanalsoknitthisshawlintwocolours.

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notes

Whenworkingthefirstpanelyouneedtokeepenoughyarntofinishwith16rowsofgarterstitchbeforebindingoff.WiththePetitLinlinen,youshouldhaveatleast12gramsleft.

Foreaseofknitting,IwouldrecommendusingsharppointedLacemetalneedlesandknittingloose,itwillmakethelacestitcheasiertoexecute.

Doingasmallswatchofthelacestitchisagoodideatogetfamiliarwiththestitch,beforestartingthisproject.

pattern Lacestitch(LS):multiplesof3stitches+edgesRow1(RS):*yo,K3,withthetipoftheleftneedlepassoverthefirstknitstitchoverthe2nd&3rdknitstitch*,repeatfrom*to*Row2(WS):purlRepeatrow1&2

Set-upforrightsidepanel(ChartAonpage8):Thispanelwillhaveaneatedgewithlittleholesontheright,andalooseredgewithlargerholesontheleft.Caston6sts.Row1-(RS)KnitRow2-(WS)P5,Sl1purlwisewithyarnfrontRow3-Ktbl1,K1,YO,K2tog,K1,KfbRow4-K2,YO,P1,P2tog,P1,Sl1purlwisewithyarnfront

FromthispointallevennumberedrowswillstartwithK2,YO,thenpurltothelastfourstitchesand,P2tog,P1,Sl1purlwisewithyarnfront

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Row5-Ktbl1,K1,YO,K2tog,K2,Kfb

Row7-Ktbl1,K1,YO,K2tog,K3,Kfb

Row9-Ktbl1,K1,YO,K2tog,K4,Kfb

Row11-Ktbl1,K1,YO,K2tog,K5,Kfb

Row13-Ktbl1,K1,YO,K2tog,K6,Kfb

Row15- Ktbl1,K1,YO,K2tog,K2,1xLacestitch(yo,K3,passoverthe1stknitstitchoverthe2nd&3rdknit

stitches),K2,Kfb.Fromthispointalloddrowswillstartwiththerightborder(RB)Ktbl1,K1,YO,K2tog

andendwiththelaststitchattheleftknittedfrontandback(Kfb),inbetweentheseyouwillhaveknit

stitchesandlacestitches.

Row17-(RB),K1,1xLacestitch(LS),K4,Kfb

Row19-(RB),2x(LS),K3,Kfb

Row21-(RB),K2,2x(LS),K2,Kfb

Row23-(RB),K1,2x(LS),K4,Kfb

Row25-(RB),3x(LS),K3,Kfb

Row27-(RB),K2,3x(LS),K2,Kfb

Row29-(RB),K1,3x(LS),K4,Kfb

Row31-(RB),4x(LS),K3,Kfb

Bynowyouwillnoticethatontheoddrowsaftertherightborderifyoudonothaveenoughstitchestodoafull

repeatofthelacestitchyouknituptothestartofthenextrepeat.Thenattheendifyouhaveatleast6stitches

remainingontheleftneedleyouaddanotherrepeatofthelacestitches.Atthisstageyoushouldbecomfortable

knittingallaspectsneeded,usetheaboveprincipleasaguideuntilyouhavereachedthedesiredlength.The

shawlinthispatternendedat344rowsbeforedoingthegarterborder.

Last18rowsstartingontheanoddrow(RS)

Row1-doaspreviousoddrows

Row2andotherevenrows–Knit

Row3andotheroddrows–Knittobeforelaststitch,Kfb

Row18-bindoff–knit1,*Slipstitchfromrightneedlebackontoleftneedleandknit2togetherthroughtheback

loops*,repeat*to*Note:thisbindoffismoreelastic

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Set-upforleftpanelandjoiningofthe2panels

(ChartBonpage9):

Caston6sts.

Row1-(RS)Knit

Row2-(WS)Ktbl1,P5

Row3-Atthispointonalloddrowsyouwillstarttherowby

joiningthetwopanelstogetherasfollows:*insertrightneedle

throughthefirstbighole(fromthefronttothebackofwork)

ontheleftsideoftherightpanel,knitfirst2stitchesontheleft

needlethenpassovertheedgestichesfromtherightneedle

overthe2stitchesthendoYO,K1*thiswillbeyourrightborder

(RB)ontheleftpanel,K1,Ktbl1,Sl1purlwisewithyarnfront

Row4- Ktbl1,P1,YO,P2togtbl,P2,Kfb

Fromthispointallevennumberedrowswillstartwith

Ktbl1,P1,YO,P2togtbl,thenpurltothestitchbeforelast

andknitthelaststitchfrontandback(Kfb)

Row5-(RB),K1,Ssk,Ktbl1,Sl1purlwisewithyarnfront

Row7-(RB),K2,Ssk,Ktbl1,Sl1purlwisewithyarnfront

Row9-(RB),K3,Ssk,Ktbl1,Sl1purlwisewithyarnfront

Row11-(RB),K4,Ssk,Ktbl1,Sl1purlwisewithyarnfront

Row13-(RB),1x(LS),K2,Ssk,Ktbl1,Sl1purlwisewithyarnfront

Fromthispointalloddrowswillcontinuewiththeright

border(RB)andendwiththeleftborder(LB)Ssk,Ktbl1,

Sl1purlwisewithyarnfront,inbetweentheseyouwillhave

knitstitchesandlacestitches.

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Row15-(RB),K2,1x(LS),K1,(LB)

Row17-(RB),K1,2x(LS),(LB)

Row19-(RB),2x(LS),K2,(LB)

Row21-(RB),K2,2x(LS),K1,(LB)

Row23-(RB),K1,3x(LS),(LB)

Row25-(RB),3x(LS),K2,(LB)

Row27-(RB),K2,3x(LS),K1,(LB)

Row29-(RB),K1,4x(LS),(LB)

Row31-(RB),4x(LS),K2,(LB)

Fromnowonforalloddrows,whenyouaredonewiththerightborder,counthowmanystitchestothefirst

repeatofthelacestitches,ifyouhave3ormorestitchesremaining,addonemorerepeattotherightofthelace

stitchesandknittheextrastitchesatthebeginning.(Example:ifyouhave5stitchesaftertherightborder(RB)

butbeforethelacestitchesstart,youwouldK2,1x(LS),thencontinuewiththelacestitchestotheotherend.

Attheotherendbeforetheleftborder(LB),ifyouhavelessstitchesremainingthanneededtodoonelast

repeatofthelacestitchesandthentheborder,youknittheremainingstitchesuptotheborderanddotheleft

borderstitches(LB)tofinishtherow.Continueuntilyouhavejoinedthelastbigholeoftherightpaneltothe

panelyouareworkingon,andthendothefollowing:

Last17rowsstartingontheanevenrow(WS),

Pick-up8stitchesontheleftsideofthegarterstitchborderoftherightpanelandsetaside.

Note:Therowyouhavejustcompletediscountedasrow1forthispurpose.

Row2andotherevenrows–Knittobeforelaststitch,Kfb

Row3andotheroddrows–withyarnback,transferoveroneofthepickedupstitchesfromtheborderofthe

rightpanelontotheleftneedleandknitthefirst2stitchestogether,knittheremainingstitches.

Row18–bindoff–knit1,*Slipstitchfromrightneedlebackontoleftneedleandknit2togetherthroughthe

backloops*,repeat*to*

Note:carefultomatchthetensionbindingofftothefirstpanelwhichmayhavebeendoneawhileback.

finishing

Atthebindoffedgeweaveinendswithatapestryneedle.Youcansewthecast-onendsofthetwopanels

togetherwithafewstichesandthenweaveintheends.Washandblockorsteamblockwithawarmiron.

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abbreviations

(RB):Rightborder

(LB):Leftborder

(LS):Lacestitch

RS:Rightsideofwork

WS:Wrongsideofwork

Ktbl:Knitstitchthroughthebackloop

K2tog:Knit2stitchestogether

P2togtbl:Purl2stitchestogetherthroughthebackloop

Ssk:Slip1ststitchknitwise,slip2ndstitchknitwise,thenknitputthe2stitchesbackontheleftneedleandknit

throughthebackloop

Kfb:Knitthestitchwithoutlettingitofftheleftneedlethenknitagainthroughthebackloop.

Sl1purlwisewithyarnfront:Bringyarnfrontandslipthenextstitchpurlwiseontotherightneedle

YO:Yarnover

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