Caryopsis Shawl by Miriam L. Felton

Caryopsis Shawl

Knitting
June 2019
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in Chart 3 repeat after blocking
US 5 - 3.75 mm
435 - 870 yards (398 - 796 m)
80 inches (203cm) across curved wingspan, 70 inches (178 cm) along panel side, 53 inches (134.5cm) along bind-off edge.
English
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This shawl will be exclusive to the Wooly Wonka Celtic Year Club for a period of time, but then will be released to the public. Club members should use this link to redeem their codes: www.ravelry.com/redeem/miriam-l-felton-designs


Starting with just a few stitches, this asymmetrical triangular shawl grows in size until the wheat motif panel is revealed, then builds furrows akin to freshly tilled earth alongside the panel until the full length is reached. Slipped stitch edges along the garter border give a clean and neat finish to this celebration of the first harvest.

Yarn: Approx. 870 yards total of Fingering Weight yarn. Shown in Wooly Wonka Fibers Nimue Sock (50% Superwash Merino/50% Silk; 435 yds per 100g) in ‘Wheat Fields’.
Finished Size: 80 inches (203cm) across curved wingspan, 70 inches (178 cm) along panel side, 53 inches (134.5cm) along bind-off edge.
Gauge: 20 sts & 30 rows = 4 inches (10cm) in Chart 3 repeat after blocking.
Needle: 3.5mm (US5) 24-inch (60cm) circular needle for flat knitting or size needed to obtain gauge.
Notions: tapestry needle for weaving in ends, 4 on-needle type stitch markers, 1 pin-style stitch marker (see notes), blocking wires and pins.
Stitches Used: knit, purl, slipping of stitches with yarn in front, k2tog, k3tog, p2tog, yo, ssk, sssk, kfb, use of markers.

The bind off used is a knitted lace bind off, which you can view a tutorial for here: https://youtu.be/1o7g1H-V7Ts Bind off: k2, slip left hand needle into front of both stitches, k2tog through the back loops, k1; repeat from to end.

This shawl is designed to be knit until you run out of yarn (or very close to it). To help with that, you can measure out the required # of yards (see Chart 3 instructions below), tie a slip knot at that point, then slip a pin-style stitch marker through the loop so it won’t slip undone. Then you can knit until you reach that point, ending with either a RS or WS row complete. If you cannot finish a row before you reach the slip knot, unknit the partially finished row and then work the edging.

If you are substituting yarn, or making a different size, you can measure your own yardage per row as you near the end of your Chart 3 repeat using the tips here