FORGET-ME-NOT SHAWL by Shui Kuen Kozinski Creek, under the bridge: Hidden, awaiting us- Forget-me-not. The Forget-me-not Shawl is a top-down, triangular shawl in 2 mirror image sections. The Wide-Weave Lace, both Eyelet version (chart 1) and Trellis version (chart 2) are from Barbara Walker's A Treasury of Knitting Patterns, p. 163. Both versions are 16 sts and 32 rows pattern repeat–all even number rows (wrong side return rows) are purled. Experience: Intermediate. Size: 70 inches wide at widest point by 34 inches long at longest point after blocking. Materials: 5 balls of elann.com Peruvian Pure Alpaca Fina 4.5 mm (US 7) straight needles or 32 inches circular needle in same size. 5.0 mm (US 8) straight needle for bind off. 5.0 mm (US H/8) crochet hook for provisional cast on. Slip markers. Smooth contrast color scrap yarn. Gauge: 14 sts 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 scrap yarn and crochet hook, chain 8. With shawl yarn pick up and knit 4 sts in the bumps on the back side of the center 4 chains - 4 sts. Knit 6 rows. Next row, K4>, pick up and knit 1 st in each of the 3 garter ridges along selvedge edge of the piece, unzip scrap yarn chain to expose 4 sts at base of the piece, place these 4 sts onto left needle, K4. (11 sts total) Top of the shawl: (see chart 1 row 1-20): Row 2 and all even number rows: K4, p to the last 4 sts, k4. Both side of edging stitches K4 and Center stitch K1 are in capital letter and bold printed. R 1: K4, yo, k1, yo, K1, yo, k1, yo, K4 (15 sts) Now, you have 4 garter edge sts on both sides, 1 center stitch, and 3 sts between edging sts and center sts. Use slip marker to mark the center stitch. R 3: K4, yo, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, yo, k4 (19 sts) R 5: K4, yo, k5, yo, k1, yo, k5, yo, k4 (23 sts) R 7: K4, yo, k7, yo, k1, yo, k7, yo, k4 (27 sts) R 9: K4, yo, k2, ssk, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, ssk, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k2, yo, k4 (31 sts) R11: K4, yo, k4, yo, s2kp, yo, k4, yo, k1, yo, k4, yo, s2kp, yo, k4, yo, k4 (35 sts) R13: K4, yo, k2, yo, ssk, ssk, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k2tog, yo,k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, yo, ssk, ssk, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k2tog, yo,k2, yo,k4 (39 sts) R15: K4, yo, k4, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k4, yo, k1 yo, k4, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k4, yo, k4 (43 sts) R 17: K4, yo, k6, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k6, yo, k1, yo, k6, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k6, yo, k4 (47 sts) R 19: K4, yo, k2, yo, ssk, k4, yo, sk2p, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, k1, , yo, k2, yo, ssk, k4, yo, k3tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, k4 (51 sts) R 20: K4, P to the last 4 st, K4 (51sts) Body of the shawl (see Chart 1, row 21-52): All even number rows: K4, p to the last 4 sts, k4 From * to * is a 16 sts repeat. Work additional repeats on subsequent repeats of row 21-52 sequence. Stitch counts are for successive repeats of row 21-52. R 21: K4, yo, k2, *(k2, yo,ssk, k4, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k1)*, K3, yo, K1, yo, k2, *(k2, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k1)*, k3, yo, K4 (55, 119, 183 sts) R 23: K4, yo, k3, *(k3, yo, ssk, k4, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k2)*, k4, yo, K1, yo, k3, *(k3, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k2)*, k4, yo, K4 (59, 123, 187 sts) R 25: K4, yo, k2, ssk, yo, *(k1, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, ssk, k4, yo, sk2p, yo, k1, ssk, yo)*, k1, yo, k2tog, k2, yo, K1, yo, k2, ssk, yo, *(k1, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k3tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k1, ssk, yo)*, k1, yo, k2tog, k2, yo, K4, (63, 127, 191 sts) R 27: K4, yo, k4, yo,*(s2kp, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k4, yo, ssk, k2, yo)*, s2kp, yo, k4, yo, K1, yo, k4, yo, *(s2kp, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k3, yo)* s2kp, yo, k4, yo, K4 (67, 131, 195 sts) R 29: K4, yo, k2, yo, ssk, ssk, yo,*(k1, yo, k2tog, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k4, yo, ssk, ssk, yo)*, k1, yo, k2tog, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, K1, yo, k2, yo, ssk, ssk, yo, *( k1, yo, k2tog, k2tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, ssk, yo)*, k1, yo, k2tog, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, K4 (71, 135, 199 sts) R 31: K4, yo, k4, yo, ssk, k1, *(k2, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k4, yo, ssk, k1)*, k2, k2tog, yo, k4, yo, K1, yo, k4, yo, ssk, k1, *(k2, k2tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1)*, k2, k2tog, yo, k4, yo, K4 (75, 139, 203 sts) R 33: K4, yo, k6, yo, ssk, *(k1, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, ssk, k4, yo, ssk)*, k1, k2tog, yo, k6, yo, K1, yo, k6, yo, ssk, *(k1, k2tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, ssk)*, k1, k2tog, yo, k6, yo, K4 (79, 143, 207 sts) R 35: K4, yo, k2, yo, ssk, k4, yo,*(k3tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k4, yo)*, k3tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k2, yo K1, yo, k2, yo, ssk, k4, yo, *(sk2p, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k4, yo)*, sk2p, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, K4 (83, 147, 211 sts) R 37: K4, yo, k4, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog,*( yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog)*, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k4, yo K1, yo, k4, yo, ssk, k4, *(yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k4)*, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k4, yo, K4 (87, 151, 215 sts) R 39: K4, yo, k6, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo,*( k4, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo)*, k4, k2tog, yo, k6, yo K1, yo, k6, yo, ssk, k3, *(k1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, ssk, k3)*, k1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k6, yo, K4 (91, 155, 219 sts) R 41: K4, yo, k2, ssk, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k3tog, yo, k1*( k3, k2tog, yo, k1, ssk, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k3tog, yo, k1)*, k3, k2tog, yo, k1, ssk, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k2, yo K1, yo, k2, ssk, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, ssk, k2, *(k2, yo, sk2p, yo, k1, ssk, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, ssk, k2 )*, k2, yo, sk2p, yo, k1, ssk, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k2, yo, K4 (95, 159, 223 sts) R 43: K4, yo, k4, yo, s2kp, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, k2,*( k2, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, s2kp, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, k2)*, k2, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, s2kp, yo, k4, yo K1, yo, k4, yo, s2kp, yo, k3,, yo, ssk, k1, *(k3, yo, ssk, k2, yo, s2kp, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1)*, k3, yo, ssk, k2, yo, s2kp, yo, k4, yo, K4 (99, 163, 227 sts) R 45: K4, yo, k2, yo, ssk, ssk, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k2tog, yo, k3, *( k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, ssk, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k2tog, yo, k3)*, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, ssk, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k2tog, yo, k2, yo K1, yo, k2, yo, ssk, ssk, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, *(k4, yo, ssk, ssk, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk)*, k4, yo, ssk, ssk, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, K4 (103, 167, 231 sts) R 47: K4, yo, k4, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k4, *(k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k4)*, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k4, yo K1, yo, k4, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, *( ssk, k4, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, )*, ssk, k4, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k4, yo,K4 (107, 171, 235 sts) R 49: K4, yo, k6, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k4, k2tog, *( yo, k5, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k4, k2tog)*, yo, k5, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k6, yo K1, yo, k6, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k5, *( yo, ssk, k4, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k5)*, yo, ssk, k4, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k6, yo,K4 (111, 175, 239 sts) R 51: K4, yo, k2, yo, ssk, k4, yo, sk2p, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, *(k1, yo, ssk, k4, yo, sk2p, yo, k4, k2tog, yo)*, k1, yo, ssk, k4, yo, sk2p, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, K1, yo, k2, yo, ssk, k4, yo, k3tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, *(k1, yo, ssk, k4, yo, k3tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo)*, k1, yo, ssk, k4, yo, k3tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, K4 (115, 179, 243 sts) R 52: K4, p to the last 4 sts, k4. (115, 179, 243 sts) Repeat chart 1, row 21- 52 total of 3 times. Continue the body of the shawl see chart 2 (row 53- 84) R 53: K4, yo, k1, k2tog, *( yo, k1, yo, ssk, k4, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k2tog)* yo, k2, yo, K1, yo, k2, yo, *( ssk, yo, ssk, k3 ,k2tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k1, yo)*, ssk, k1, yo K4 (247, 311 sts) R 55: K4, yo, k1, k2tog, yo *( k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k4, yo, ssk,k1, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo)* k2tog, yo, k2, yo, K1, yo, k2, yo, ssk, *( yo, ssk, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk)*, yo, ssk, k1, yo K4 (251, 315 sts) R 57: K4, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k2tog *(yo, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k4, yo, sk2p,yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog),* yo, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, K1, yo, k2, yo, ssk, yo *( ssk, yo, ssk, yo, k3tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, yo)*, ssk, yo, ssk, k1, yo K4 (255, 319 sts) R 59: K4, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, *(k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k4, yo, sk2p, yo, k2tog, yo)*, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, K1, yo, k2, yo, ssk, yo, ssk *(yo, ssk, yo, k3tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, yo, ssk)*, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, k1, yo K4 (259, 323 sts) R 61: K4, yo, k2, yo, sk2p, yo, k2tog, *(yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k4, yo, sk2p, yo, k2tog)*, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, K1, yo, k2, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, *(ssk, yo, k3tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, yo)*, ssk, yo, k3tog, yo, k2, yo, K4 (263, 327 sts) R 63: K4, yo, k4, yo, sk2p, yo, *(k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k4, yo, sk2p, yo)*, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k4, yo, K1, yo, k4, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, *( yo, k3tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, yo, ssk )*, yo, k3tog, yo, k4 yo, K4 (267, 331 sts) R 65: K4, yo, k6, yo, sk2p, *(yo, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, ssk, k4, yo, sk2p)*, yo, k2tog, yo, k6, yo, K1, yo, k6, yo, ssk, yo, *(k3tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, ssk, yo)*, k3tog, yo, k6, yo, K4 (271, 335 sts) R 67: K4, yo, k2, yo, ssk, k4, yo, *(k3tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k4, yo)*, k3tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k2, yo K1, yo, k2, yo, ssk, k4, yo, sk2p *(yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k4, yo, sk2p)*, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, K4 (275, 339 sts) R 69: K4, yo, k2, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, *(yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog)*, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, yo K1, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k4, yo, *(ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k4, yo)*, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, K4 (279 sts) R 71: K4, yo, k2, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo *(k4, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, k1 k2tog, yo)*, k4, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, k1, yo K1, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k4, *(yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k4)*, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, K4 (283 sts) R 73: K4, yo, k2, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, k3tog, yo, k1 *(k3, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, k3tog, yo, k1)*, k3, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, k1, yo K1, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k3, *(k1, yo, sk2p, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k3)* k1, yo, sk2p, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, K4 (287 sts) R 75: K4, yo, k2, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, k3tog, yo, k2 *(k2, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, k3tog, yo, k2)*, k2, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, k1, yo K1, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k2, *(k2, yo, sk2p, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k2)* k2, yo, sk2p, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, K4 (291 sts) R 77: K4, yo, k2, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, k3tog, yo, k3 *(k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, k3tog, yo, k3)*, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, k3tog, yo, k2, yo, K1, yo, k2, yo, sk2p, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, *(k3, yo, sk2p, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1)* k3, yo, sk2p, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, K4 (295 sts) R 79: K4, yo, k4, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, k3tog, yo, k4 *(k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, k3tog, yo, k4)*, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, k3tog, yo, k4, yo, K1, yo, k4, yo, sk2p, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, *(k4, yo, sk2p, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk)*, k4, yo, sk2p, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k4, yo, K4 (299 sts) R 81: K4, yo, k6, yo, ssk, yo, k3tog, yo, k4, k2tog *( yo, k5, yo, ssk, yo, k3tog, yo, k4, k2tog)*, yo, k5, yo, ssk, yo, k3tog, yo, k6, yo, K1, yo, k6, yo, sk2p, yo, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, *(ssk, k4, yo, sk2p, yo, k2tog, yo, k5, yo,)*, ssk, k4, yo, sk2p, yo, k2tog, yo, k6, yo, K4 (303 sts) R 83: K4, yo, k2, yo, ssk, k4, yo, sk2p, yo, k4, k2tog, yo *( k1, yo, ssk, k4, yo, sk2p, yo, k4, k2tog, yo)*, k1, yo, ssk, k4, yo, sk2p, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, K1, yo, k2, yo, ssk, k4, yo, k3tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k1*(yo, ssk, k4, yo,k3tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k1)*,yo, ssk, k4, yo, k3tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, K4 (307 sts) R 84: K4, p to the last 4 sts, K4 (307 sts) Repeat Chart 2, row 53 – 68 once more. K 8 rows (4 garter ridges). Bind off all sts very loosely using one size larger needle with 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 out the picots to form the scallop edging (see photo), and pin to measurement. Let dry thoroughly, and trim yarn ends to flush. Abbreviations: k - knit, k2tog - knit 2 sts together, k3tog - knit 3 sts together, p - purl, R - round or row, Sk2p - sl1, k2tog, psso, S2kp - sl2, k1, psso, sl - slip, st(s) - stitch(es), yo - yarn over, 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. 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.