Elderberry by Natalia Sha

Elderberry

Knitting
June 2014
Light Fingering ?
US 0 - 2.0 mm
0.6 mm
2.5 mm
656 - 984 yards (600 - 900 m)
adjustable (the more pattern repeats you work, the larger your shawl will become)
English German Russian


“Elderberry” is a crescent shaped shawl with cropped corners, worked in one piece from the top down and finished with a crochet bind-off. The lace design with added beads reminds of the fruit and blossoms of the elderberry bush.

You will need:
• Needles: Circular needles 2 mm [US 0], 100–120 cm [40 to 48 inches] long

Additionally:
• 1 stitch marker
• crochet hook 0.5 mm (US 14 steel) for threading beads
• crochet hook 2.5 mm (US B/C, UK 12) for binding off
• black or red plastic or glass beads, diameter 5–7 mm,
33 beads for each edge pattern repeat

Yarn used in pictured sample:
YarnStories linen (100% linen, 656 yds/3.5 oz)
Yardage needed: 656 yards (or more if working more pattern repeats for a larger shawl)

Finished size: adjustable (final yardage and size of finished shawl depending on number of pattern repeats worked, individual gauge and blocking efforts)

Difficulty level: slightly above medium
Reading charts, co, k, p, yo, “3 from 1” with yo, adding beads (explained), crochet bind off (explained).

Useful information for beginning shawl knitters has been added in a separate file entitled Beginner_info.
This material explains the edge stitches in greater detail and repeats those parts of the instructions from the original pattern pertaining to the edge stitches in more depth with the beginning lace knitter in mind.
All of this information is already contained in the original pattern instructions in shorter form, and you only need to download this additional file if you found the original instructions not detailed enough.


GER

“Elderberry” (Holunder) - Dieses sichelförmige Tuch mit seinem an beerenbehangene Zweige erinnernden Lace-Pattern wird in einem Stück von oben nach unten gearbeitet. Abgekettet wird mit einer Häkelnadel.

Benötigte Materialien und Werkzeuge

• Garn (empfohlen): YarnStories linen (100% Leinen, 600 m/100 g), Materialverbrauch 600 m
• Rundstricknadel US 0 – 2.0 mm, 100–120 cm lang
• 1 Maschenmarkierer
• Häkelnadel 0,5 mm zum Perlenauffädeln
• Häkelnadel 2,5 mm zum Abketten
• Rocailles, Plastik- oder Glasperlen, Durchmesser 5–7 mm, in Schwarz bzw. Rot, 33 Stk. pro Mustersatzwiederholung Kante

Fertige Größe: anpaßbar

Schwierigkeitsgrad: etwas komplizierter als mittelschwer.
Kenntnisse und Fertigkeiten:
Arbeiten nach Strickschrift, M anschlagen, rechte und linke Maschen, rechts- und linksgeneigte Abnahmen, mittige doppelte Abnahme, 3 M aus einer herausstricken, Perlen mit Häkelnadel einfügen, Abketten mit Häkelnadel

Anleitung in Strickschriften mit ausführlichen Erklärungen.