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Cast on
Technical information Cast on 189 sts. Knit 1 row.
Yarn: Apprx. 1110 yds / 1020 m of sport
weight or heavy fingering weight yarn. First 3 sts and last 3 sts form the garter stitch borders
- these stitches are always knit, all charts are worked
Needles: US 6 / 4 mm needles between these 3+3 stitches.

Gauge: 4” / 10 cm = 23 sts in st st. Gauge is Charts

not crucial.
See next page for all charts and construction diagram.

Note: WS rows are not charted. On WS, work garter

stitch edges in garter stitch, for rest of the pattern,
knit the knits, purl the purls and yarn overs.

Leaves are charted (Charts A and B). Section C is a

reverse stockinette stitch background that starts off as
7 sts wide between each chart, and narrows by 1 st at
the beginning of each subsequent repeat, until 2 sts
remain between leaf charts.

Work charts in the following order: Garter tab, B-

Right, C, *A, C, B, C*, repeat ** until 17 sts remain,
A, C, B-Left, Garter tab.

Keep working according to charts, until a total of six

vertical repeats have been completed (two purl
stitches between each chart), end with last RS row
of charts.

Knit 7 rows, on last row evenly decrease 4 sts. 115

sts remain on needles.

For Leaf panel #1, place stitches on holder. Work

instructions from “Cast on” for a second time to knit
Leaf panel #2.
Pattern
For Leaf panel #2, continue to Lace panel section
This pattern is knit in two separate pieces, which are below.
joined together at the finishing stage. This allows for
a symmetrical lace pattern (pattern is worked from
edges towards centre of the shawl), while the join Lace panel
between the leaf pattern and open lace panel hides the Work chart D until lace panel reaches desired length.
seam to the point of near invisibility. Remember 3 sts garter stitch border at each side!
Shawl on photo has a total of ten vertical repeats of
See end of pattern for tips on modifications. chart D. End with RS row of chart.

Finishing
Join pieces together in the way of your preference.
Recommended method is to use Kitchener stitch to
seam the pieces together. Alternative methods
include three-needle-bind-off, and simply binding off
each piece separately, and sewing the two together.

Block shawl into desired shape and dimensions.

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Leaf panel chart construction: Chart D (lace panel chart):

Note: WS rows are not charted

On WS, purl all sts.

Leaf panel charts: Section C: Vertical repeat #1 of charts A and B: All rows: RS: p 7 sts WS: k 7 sts
Note: WS rows are not charted. Remaining repeats of charts A and B: Row 1: RS: p2tog, p remaining sts
On WS, knit the knits, purl the purls and yarn overs.
Rows 2-24: RS: p all sts WS: k all sts
Chart B-Left Chart B Chart A Chart B-Right

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Pointers for modifications
Width of shawl
3. Skip decreases on some repeats
To alter the width of the shawl, alter the number of
cast-on stitches by multiples of (2×c + a + b ) sts,
Skipping decreases on some of the vertical repeats
where c = number of initial sts in section C, a =
will maintain the shape of the shawl while adding
number of sts in Chart A row 1, and b = number of
additional repeats along the way. Simply work
sts in Chart B row 1. My values for these are: c = 7, a
additional repeats without decreasing, for a longer
= 1, b = 11, so, to alter the width of the shawl if you
leaf panel.
made no other modification, you’ll need to add or
deduct multiples of 26 sts from the cast-on number of
189 sts. You may need to adjust your stitch count for Calculating stitch count for lace panel
lace panel. If you have made modifications to the pattern, your
stitch count will likely need to be adjusted for Chart
Length of Leaf Panel D on lace panel. This is done in the pattern on the
seventh row of garter stitch between the leaf panel
There are a few ways this can be done, entirely up to
and the lace panel, by either increasing or
your preference.
(preferably) decreasing stitches to match the
requirement for the lace panel.
1. Extrapolate based on current design
The stitch count required for the lace panel is: 3 sts
This involves working backwards from the cast-on garter stitch tab + 7 sts chart edges + (x × 6 sts chart
point: casting on a stitch count where section C repeat) + 3 sts garter stitch tab, which translates to
would be “purl 8 sts”, “purl 12 sts” or even wider. To multiples of 6 sts + 13 sts.
do this, you’ll need to work out a new cast-on count.
So, to figure out how many stitches you need to
There are a total of 14 sections C running between decrease before lace panel, take the number of
various Chart As and Chart Bs in the pattern as stitches you have on your needles, deduct 13 from
originally designed. So, for each vertical repeat of A that (garter stitch borders and chart edges), and you’ll
or B you wish to add, you’ll need to add one stitch to have the number of stitches that is meant for pure
each of those 14 Cs. So, for each vertical repeat, add chart repeats. Is that number divisible by six? If it is,
14 sts to cast on count, and purl more stitches you’re in luck and no adjustments need to be done. If
between Charts A and B. it’s not, find the nearest (smaller) number that is
divisible by six, figure out the difference between
You can also get two additional vertical repeats by these two numbers, and decrease that many stitches
continuing as before, until you have no stitches left on your last round of garter stitch.
between A and B. Note that this will result in a
narrower lace panel than in pattern as designed. For example, in the pattern as designed, you’ll have
Adjust stitch count for lace panel. 119 sts left after leaf panel. Deduct 13 from that: 106
sts. 106 is not divisible by 6, but 102 is, so I needed
You can use a similar method to shorten the leaf to decrease the stitch count by 106-102=4 sts to make
panel, by either substracting a multiple of 14 sts from it work for the lace panel.
cast-on count (and working less stitches between
charts A and B), or omitting some of the last vertical
repeats of charts A and B (note that this will result in
a wider lace panel than in pattern as designed).
Adjust stitch count for lace panel.
Selling items made with this pattern:
2. Work repeats straight
Any items made with this pattern have your hard
Cast on as in pattern, but keep working vertical work put into them, and I’d never try to limit what
repeats of pattern without decreasing the purl stitches you can do with them. All I ask is that you credit me
between charts A and B. Resume with decreases after for the design if you’re selling the items.
desired number of repeats has been added to length.

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