April in Atlanta Shawl - in Heritage 150 Multis

I've been wanting to create something in Heritage 150 for a while.  When the samples for the new Multis came in I could not resist the color I named Valentine.  With almost 500 yards per 150 gram skein, it would work into a nice shawlette.  I knew the merino-nylon would block out nicely and show off a simple lace pattern.

In April, I attended Stitches South for the first time in several years and was reminded how valuable a shawl was everytime I went inside and was faced with the chill of the air-conditioner. Thus was the inspiration for a small shawl that would cover the shoulders, but be light enough to carry along when it was needed.  The merino would allow it to breathe while insulating.

In the pattern there is a 12 row Lace Section repeat and a 4 row Garter Stitch Section repeat.

Materials
- 1 skein Heritage 150 Multis (75% Superwash Merino Wool/25% Nylon; 492 yds/150 g) - shown in 103 (Valentine)

- US 6 circular needles (recommend at least 32" cord)

- 2 stitch markers

- Yarn Needle

Finished Measurements (after blocking)

52" across top; 17" deep from edge to edge

Abbreviations
K - Knit

pm - place marker

sm - slip marker

st - stitch

Kfb - Knit into the front & back of stitch (increase 1)

YO - Yarn Over (increase 1)

K2tog - Knit 2 Together

SKP - Slip 1, Knit 1, Pass slipped stitch over (decrease 1)

S1K2P- Knit 1, Slip 1, Knit 2 together, Pass slipped stitch over (decrease 2)

Cast on 4

Set-up:

1 - K1,Kfb,Kfb,K1

2 - K
3 - K1, Kfb, k to last 2 sts, Kfb, K1
4 - K

5 -K1, Kfb 2x, pm, Kfb 2x, pm, Kfb 2x, K1

6 - 8 - K

9 - K1, Kfb, K to st before Marker, Kfb, sm, Kfb, K to st before marker, Kfb, sm, Kfb, K to last 2 sts, Kfb, K1

Lace Section (12 rows)
1. K1,[K1, YO, SKP, K1, K2tog, YO] - repeat until last st, end K1

2. K

3. K1,[K2, YO, S1K2P, YO, K1] -repeat until last st, end K1

4. K1, Kfb, K to st before Marker, Kfb, sm, Kfb, K to st before marker, Kfb, sm, Kfb, K to last 2 sts, Kfb, K1

5. K2, [K1, YO, SKP, K1, K2tog, YO] -  repeat until 1 st before marker, K1, sm, K1, [K1, YO, SKP, K1, K2tog, YO]-  repeat until 1 st before marker, K1,  sm, K1, [K1, YO, SKP, K1, K2tog, YO] - repeat until last 2 sts, K2

6. K

7. K2, [K2, YO, S1K2P, YO, K1] -repeat until 1 st before marker, K1,  sm, K1, [K2, YO, S1K2P, YO, K1] - repeat until 1 st before marker, K1, sm, K1,[K2,YO, S1K2P, YO,K1],  repeat until last 2 sts, end K2

8. K1, KFb, K to st before Marker, Kfb, sm, Kfb, K to st before marker, Kfb, sm, Kfb, k to last 2 sts, Kfb, K1

9. K3, [K1, YO, SKP, K1, K2tog, YO] - repeat until 2 st before marker, K2, sm, K2, [K1, YO, SKP, K1, K2tog, YO] - repeat until 2 st before marker, K2, sm, K2, [K1, YO, SKP, K1, K2tog, YO] - repeat until last 3 sts, K3

10. K

11. K3,[K2, YO, S1K2P, YO, K1] -  repeat until 2 st before marker, K2, sm, K2, [K2, YO, S1K2P, YO, K1] - repeat until 2 st before marker, K2, sm, K2, [K2, YO, S1K2P, YO, K1], repeat until last 3 sts, end K3

12. K1, KFb, K to st before Marker, Kfb, sm, Kfb, K to st before marker, Kfb, Kfb, K to last 2 sts, Kfb, K1

Repeat Lace Section 3 more times (total of 4 times)

Then do 3 sets of Garter Stitch Section (12 rows)

Garter Stitch Section (4 rows)

1-3 - K

4 - K1, Kfb, K to st before Marker, Kfb, sm, Kfb, K to st before marker, Kfb, sm, Kfb, K to last 2 sts, Kfb, K1

Repeat Lace Section 3 times
3 sets of Garter Stitch Section (12 rows)

Repeat Lace Section 3 times
3 sets of Garter Stitch Section (12 rows)

Picot bind off

1: Cast on 2 stst
2: K 2
3: Pass 1st st over 2 st
4: K, pass 1st st over 2nd st
5: K, pass 1st st over 2nd st
6: K, pass 1st st over 2nd st
7: Slip st back to main needle

Continue until reach last stitch

Weave in ends.

Block