Top-down shawls are fun and great travel projects. I discovered a new bind-off in the process - Icelandic bind off. It is a great edge for a shawl - it has some give to it. I used 2 colors for this shawl - you could easily use more or less.
- Avalon (50% Cotton/50% Acrylic - 175 yds/100g) - 2 sks color A (18 - Turkish Sea) & 1 sk color B (25 - Georgia Peach)
- US 8 Needles (I would suggest at least a 32-40" cord on the circular needles)
- 2 Stitch Markers
- Yarn Needle
Finished Measurements (after blocking):
58" across top edge
24" from point to top edge
Gauge unimportant
- K - Knit
- YO - Yarn Over
- sl1-K1-psso - Slip 1 stitch (purl-wise), Knit 1 stitch, pass slipped stitch over knit stitch
- K2tog - Knit 2 Together
Pattern:
Cast on 4 stitches
Set-up
-K1, YO, K2, YO, K1
-K
-K1, YO, K1, YO, pm, K2, pm, YO, K1, YO, K1
-K
Begin Pattern:
1. K1, YO, K1, *[YO, sl1-K1-psso] - repeat until marker, YO, K2, YO, K1, *[YO, sl1-K1-psso] - repeat to last stitch, YO, K1
2. (all even rows) - K
1. K1, YO, K1, *[YO, sl1-K1-psso] - repeat until marker, YO, K2, YO, K1, *[YO, sl1-K1-psso] - repeat to last stitch, YO, K1
2. (all even rows) - K
3. K1, YO, K to marker, YO, K2, YO, K to last st, YO, K1
5. K1, YO, K1, *[YO, K2tog] - repeat until marker, YO, K2, YO, K1, *[YO, K2tog] - repeat until last stitch, YO, K1
7. K1, YO, K to marker, YO, K2, YO, K to last stitch, YO, K1
Repeat rows 1-8
Do 3 repeats of A and 1 repeat of B - 3 times
Do 2 repeats of A
5. K1, YO, K1, *[YO, K2tog] - repeat until marker, YO, K2, YO, K1, *[YO, K2tog] - repeat until last stitch, YO, K1
7. K1, YO, K to marker, YO, K2, YO, K to last stitch, YO, K1
Repeat rows 1-8
Do 3 repeats of A and 1 repeat of B - 3 times
Do 2 repeats of A
Icelandic bind off (AKA - Stretchy Bind off) - Video and instructions available on verypink.com
1 - With yarn in back, insert tip of right needle into 1st stitch on left needle as if to purl and catch right side of 2nd stitch
2 - Pull 2nd stitch through 1st stitch and knit it, slipping both stitches off the needle
3 - Slip the stitch from right needle to the left
Repeat steps 1-3 until all are bound off
Weave in ends.
Block using favorite method.
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