Bright, jewel-toned bands of simple lace flow through a speckled river of garter stitch in this graceful, fingering-weight shawl. Each lace band represents an Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol (flax, house, lotus) and teaches a new, simple lace stitch that is easy to memorize and a treat to learn.
Skill Level: Easy
Size: 70” x 30”
Gauge: 20 sts and 22 ridges = 4” [10 cm] in Garter St after wet blocking
Materials
Yarn: Frabjous Fibers and Wonderland Yarns Queen of Hearts (80% Superwash fine merino, 10% Cashmere, 10% Nylon; 410 yards [375 meters]/113 grams): #141 SPLASH! (MC, 2 balls), #49 Frumenty (CC, 1 ball)
Needles: US size 4 (3.5 mm) 24” or 30” circular
Notions: Removable markers, tapestry needle
Special Stitches
M1R – Lift purl bump below st just completed on the right needle, knit 1 st into it.
M1L – Lift purl bump below next st on left needle, knit 1 st into it.
DD (Double decrease) – Sl 2 as if to knit, k next st, pass slipped stitch over k st.
Pattern Notes
Pattern as written requires a full ball of MC and very little of a second ball. However, if you wish to use only 1 ball of MC, you can bind off in CC directly after completing Lotus Chart, omitting the final 8 rows of MC.
Pattern
With MC, CO 7 sts.
Row 1 (RS): K2, yo, k3, yo, k2. (9 sts)
Row 2 and all WS rows (including charts): Knit.
Row 3: K2, yo, k2, M1R, pm, k1, M1L, k2, yo, k2. (13 sts)
Row 5: K2, yo, k to marker, M1R, sm, k1, M1L, k to last 2 sts, yo, k2. (17 sts)
Row 6 (WS): Knit.
Rep Rows 5-6 until there are 89 sts.
Break MC yarn, join CC. Begin Flax Lace chart.
Flax Lace Chart
Row 1 (RS): K2, yo, k to marker, remove marker, k to last 2 sts, yo, k2. (91 sts)
Row 2 and all WS rows: Knit.
Row 3: K2, *yo, k2tog; rep from * to last 3 sts, yo, k1, yo, k2. (93 sts)
Row 5: K2, *yo, k2tog; rep from * to last 3 sts, yo, k1, yo, k2. (95 sts)
Row 7: K2, *yo, k2tog; rep from * to last 3 sts, yo, k1, yo, k2. (97 sts)
Row 8: Knit.
Break CC, join MC.
Row 1 (RS): K2, yo, k46, pm, k to last 2 sts, yo, k2. (99 sts)
Row 2 and all WS rows: Knit.
Row 3: K2, yo, k to marker, M1R, sm, k1, M1L, k to last 2 sts, yo, k2. (103 sts)
Rep Rows 2-3 until there are 199 sts.
Next Row (WS): Knit.
Break MC, join CC.
Set-up Row 1 (RS): K2, yo, k to marker, M1R, remove marker, k1, M1L, k to last 2 sts, yo, k2. (203 sts)
Set-up Row 2 (WS): Knit.
Begin House Lace Chart.
House Lace Chart
Row 1 (RS): K2, yo, k1, *yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k3*; rep from * to last 8 sts, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2. (205 sts)
Row 2 and all WS rows: Knit.
Row 3: K2, yo, k1, yo, *ssk, yo, dd, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, yo; rep from * to last 10 sts, ssk, yo, dd, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2. (207 sts)
Row 5: K2, yo, k3, *yo, ssk, k, k2tog, yo, k3; rep from * to last 10 sts, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2. (209 sts)
Row 7: K2, yo, k4, *k1, yo, dd, yo, k4; rep from * to last 11 sts, k1, yo, dd, yo, k5, yo, k2. (211 sts)
Row 9: K2, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, *yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog; rep from * to last 11 sts, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2. (213 sts)
Row 11: K2, yo, k1, yo, ssk, yo, dd, yo, *k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, yo, dd, yo; rep from * to last 13 sts, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, yo, dd, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2. (215 sts)
Row 13: K2, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, *yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog; rep from * to last 13 sts, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2. (217 sts)
Row 15: K2, yo, k5, yo, dd, yo, *k5, yo, dd, yo; rep from * to last 15 sts, k5, yo, dd, yo, k5, yo, k2. (219 sts)
Row 17: K2, yo, k to last 2sts, yo, k2. (221 sts)
Row 18 (WS): Knit.
Break CC, join MC.
Row 1 (RS): K2, yo, k108, M1R, pm, k1, M1L, k to last 2 sts, yo, k2. (225 sts)
Row 2 (WS): Knit.
Row 3: K2, yo, k to marker, M1R, sm, k1, M1L, k to last 2 sts, yo, k2. (229 sts)
Row 4: Knit.
Rep Rows 3-4 until there are 329 sts.
Break MC, join CC. Begin Lotus Lace chart .
Lotus Lace Chart
Row 1 (RS): K2, yo, k to last 2 sts, yo, k2. (331 sts)
Row 2 and all WS rows: Knit.
Row 3: K2, yo, k2, *yo, k4, dd, k4, yo, k1; rep from * to last 3 sts, k1, yo, k2. (333 sts)
Row 5: K2, yo, k3, *k1, yo, k3, dd, k3, yo, k2; rep from * to last 4 sts, k2, yo, k2. (335 sts)
Row 7: K2, yo, k4, *k2, yo, k2, dd, k2, yo, k3; rep from * to last 5 sts, k3, yo, k2. (337 sts)
Row 9: K2, yo, k5, *k3, yo, k1, dd, k1, yo, k4; rep from * to last 6 sts, k4, yo, k2. (339 sts)
Row 11: K2, yo, k6, *k4, yo, dd, yo, k5; rep from * to last 7 sts, k5, yo, k2. (341 sts)
Row 13: K2, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k1, *yo, k4, dd, k4, yo, k1; rep from * to last 8 sts, yo, ssk, k4, yo, k2. (343 sts)
Row 15: K2, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k2, *k1, yo, k3, dd, k3, yo, k2; rep from * to last 9 sts, k1, yo, ssk, k4, yo, k2. (345 sts)
Row 17: K2, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k3, *k2, yo, k2, dd, k2, yo, k3; rep from * to last 10 sts, k2, yo, ssk, k4, yo, k2. (347 sts)
Row 19: K2, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k4, *k3, yo, k, dd, k, yo, k4; rep from * to last 11 sts, k3, yo, ssk, k4, yo, k2. (349 sts)
Row 21: K2, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k5, *k4, yo, dd, yo, k5; rep from * to last 12 sts, k4, yo, ssk, k4, yo, k2. (351 sts)
Row 23: K2, yo, k to last 2 sts, yo, k2. (353 sts)
Row 24: Knit.
Break CC, join MC.
Row 1 (RS): K2, yo, k to last 2 sts, yo, k2. (355 sts)
Row 2 (WS): Knit.
Rep Rows 1-2, 3 more times. (361 sts)
BO all sts loosely.
Finishing
Weave in all ends. Block.