SUN RAY SHAWL by Shui Kuen Kozinski Morning, Spider Web – On Pearls of Dew, Sun Ray Play. The Sun Ray Shawl is a top-down, triangular shawl in 2 mirror image sections. The Sun Ray motif is a modified Ivy pattern from Barbara Walker’s “Charted Knitting Designs, a Third Treasury of Knitting patterns” p.154. Ivy pattern has a 10 row repeat and Sun Ray pattern has a 20 row repeat – all even number rows (wrong side return rows) are purled. The basic structure of the shawl is very simple. On the same row, the single decrease stitch is always in the same direction on one side (right) and mirror image on the other side (left). Therefore, it is a good beginner’s shawl. Experience Level: Easy Size: 76 inches wide at widest point by 36 inches long at longest point after blocking. Materials: 6 balls of elann.com Peruvian Highland Wool. Pair of 6mm (US10) straight needles and 40 inch circular needle in same size. Slip markers. Crochet hook size 6mm (US J). Gauge: 14 sts and 20 rows per 4 inches after blocking. Charts: click here to download a printable PDF version of the charts for this pattern. Instructions: Cast on: Shawl begins at the center back using provisional cast on. With contrast color waste yarn and crochet hook, chain 6. With shawl yarn pick up and knit 3 sts in the bumps on the backside of the center 3 chains - 3 sts. Knit 18 rows. Next row, K3, pick up and knit 1 st in each of the 9 garter ridges along selvedge edge of piece, unzip waste yarn chain to expose 3 sts at base of the piece, place these 3 sts onto left needle, K3. (15 sts total) Top of the shawl: (see chart 1 row 1-14) Row 2 and all even number rows: K3, p to the last 3 sts, k3 Center stitch K1 is in capital letter and bold print. R 1: k3, yo, k4, yo, K1, yo, k4, yo, k3 (19 sts) Now, you have 3 garter edge sts on both sides, 1 center stitch, and 6 sts between edging sts and center sts. Use slip marker to mark the center stitch. R 2 and all even number rows: K3, p to the last 3 sts, k3 R 3: k3, yo, k6, yo, K1, yo, k6, yo, k3 (23 sts) R 5: k3, yo, k3, k2tog, k1, yo, k2, yo, K1, yo, k2, yo, k1, ssk, k3, yo, k3 (27 sts) R 7: k3, yo, k3, k2tog, k2, yo, k3, yo, K1, yo, k3, yo, k2, ssk, k3, yo, k3 (31 sts) R 9: k3, yo, k3, k2tog, k3, yo, k4, yo, K1, yo, k4, yo, k3, ssk, k3, yo, k3 (35 sts) R11: k3, yo, k3, k2tog, k4, yo, k5, yo, K1, yo, k5, yo, k4, ssk, k3, yo, k3 (39 sts) R13: k3, yo, k3, k2tog, k5, yo, k6, yo, K1, yo, k6, yo, k5, ssk, k3, yo, k3 (43 sts) R14: k3, p to the last 3 sts, k3 (43 sts) Body of the shawl (see Chart 2, row 15-34) All even number rows: K3, p to the last 3 sts, k3 From * to * is a 10 stitch repeat. R 15: k3, yo, k4, *(k3, yo, k1, ssk, k4)*, K4, yo, K1, yo, k4, *(k4, k2tog, k1, yo, k3)*, k4, yo, k3 R 17: k3, yo, k1, ssk, k3, *(k3, yo, k2, ssk, k3)*, k3, yo, k1, yo, K1, yo, k1, yo, k3, *(k3, k2tog, k2, yo, k3)*, k3, k2tog, k1, yo, k3 R 19: k3, yo, k3, ssk, k2, *(k3, yo, k3, ssk, k2)*, k3, yo, k2, yo, K1, yo, k2, yo, k3, *(k2, k2tog, k3, yo, k3)*, k2, k2tog, k3, yo, k3 R 21: k3, yo, k5, ssk, k1, *(k3, yo, k4, ssk, k1)* k3, yo, k3, yo, K1, yo, k3, yo, k3, *(k1, k2tog, k4, yo, k3)*, k1, k2tog, k5, yo, k3 R 23: k3, yo, k7, ssk, *(k3, yo, k5, ssk)*, k3, yo, k4, yo, K1, yo, k4, yo, k3, *(k2tog, k5, yo, k3)*, k2tog, k7, yo, k3 R 25: k3, yo, k3, k2tog, k1, yo, k3, *(k4, k2tog, k1, yo, k3)*, k4, k2tog, k1, yo, k2, yo, K1, yo, k2, yo, k1, ssk, k4, *(k3, yo, k1, ssk, k4)*, k3, yo, k1, ssk, k3, yo, k3 R 27: k3, yo, k3, k2tog, k2, yo, k3, *(k3, k2tog, k2, yo, k3)*, k3, k2tog, k2, yo, k3, yo, K1, yo, k3, yo, k2, ssk, k3, *(k3, yo, k2, ssk, k3)*, k3, yo, k2, ssk, k3, yo, k3 R 29: k3, yo, k3, k2tog, k3, yo, k3, *(k2, k2tog, k3, yo, k3)*, k2, k2tog, k3, yo, k4, yo, K1, yo, k4, yo, k3, ssk, k2, *(k3, yo, k3, ssk, k2)*, k3, yo, k3, ssk, k3, yo, k3 R 31: k3, yo, k3, k2tog, k4, yo, k3, *(k1, k2tog, k4, yo, k3)*, k1, k2tog, k4, yo, k5, yo, K1, yo, k5, yo, k4, ssk, k1, *(k3, yo, k4, ssk, k1)*, k3, yo, k4, ssk, k3, yo, k3 R 33: k3, yo, k3, k2tog, k5, yo, k3, *(k2tog, k5, yo, k3)*, k2tog, k5, yo, k6, yo, K1, yo, k6, yo, k5, ssk, *(k3, yo, k5, ssk)*, k3, yo, k5, ssk, k3, yo, k3 R 34: K3, P to the last 3 sts, k3 Repeat chart 2, row 15-34 five to six times for the desired length, working additional sts into pattern repeats as established. K 6 rows (3 garter ridges) and bind off all sts very loosely using picot bind off. Picot bind-off: Insert the right-hand needle into the first stitch on the left-hand (LH) needle, and knit a stitch but do not slip the stitch off the left needle. Slip the new stitch back onto the LH needle, then make a second new stitch as before. Cast off four stitches, then slip the remaining stitch back onto the LH needle. Repeat along the row, making two stitches and casting off four each time. Finishing: Weave in loose ends. Soak shawl in warm water for 20 minutes, wrap in towel to remove excess water. Lay flat on a big towel and pull every 5th picot out to form a scallop, and pin to measurement. Let dry thoroughly, and trim yarn ends to flush. Abbreviations: ssk - a left-slanting single decrease 1. Slip 2 stitches separately to right needle as if to knit. 2. Insert tip of left needle into fronts of these stitches, from left to right. Knit them together. One stitch has been decreased. k - knit, k2tog - knit 2 sts together, p - purl, R - round or row, st(s) - stitch(es), yo – yarn over. Please note this pattern is copyrighted material and the entire contents of this pattern are copyrighted as a collective work under the copyright laws of Canada and the United States. You may print a copy of this pattern for your own personal use and enjoyment, but editing, publishing, transmitting, e-mailing, posting it to a list service or database, or otherwise commercially exploiting this pattern is strictly forbidden. Copyright elann.com inc.