LIQUID SILVER SHAWL by Rosemary Hill Designer Rosemary Hill of Designs by Romi writes "I loved knitting with this incredibly sumptuous and shimmery yarn. It was a pleasure from start to finish! The finished shawl has a lovely drape because of the beads, and it sparkles as it catches the light!" SIZE: One size fits all adults FINISHED MEASUREMENTS: Measurements taken after blocking. Width: 24 inches Length: 78 inches MATERIALS: - 4 balls of elann.com Silken Kydd. - One 24 inch 5mm (US 8) circular needle - 1465 size 6/0 seed beads: square holed clear with silver foil lining, (beads may be purchased at your local bead store, we also recommend Fire Mountain Gems as an online source for beads) -as an elegant accessory, a Romi Designs shawl pin. Elann carries 5 different designs of Romi shawl pins, available in both sterling silver and copper: eternity, treble clef, cat, sheep, plus this special elann pin, designed for and available exclusively at elann.com: GAUGE AFTER BLOCKING: (correct gauge is not essential for this project) Approximately 24 stitches = 4 in 22 rows = 4 in PATTERN NOTES: Always wash and block (pin out) your lace swatch before measuring gauge! pb = place bead on stitch and then knit st (a very fine crochet hook (0.60mm size) can be used to thread the bead on the stitch) CHART: (Every row is shown, work first row from right to left, work second row from left to right, continue as set.) click here for a PDF version of the chart for this pattern. PATTERN: Border: Using working yarn,cast on 93 stitches loosely, using the knitted cast on. Row 2, 4, 6 - WS: *K1, pb* rep bet *'s until one st is left, k1 Row 3, 5, 7 - RS: knit Row 8 - WS: k3, p87, k3 Begin Chart: - work 14 repeats of entire chart - then work rows 1-10 of chart Border: Rows 355, 357, 359, 361 - RS: knit Row 356 - WS: knit Rows 358, 360 - WS: rep row 2 Row 362 - RS: bind off loosely in this manner: [k1, pb, sl sts back on left needle, ssk], *k1, sl sts back on left needle, ssk, pb, sl sts back on left needle, ssk* rep bet *s to last st, k1, sl sts back on left needle, ssk and fasten off. Finishing: Weave in ends. Thoroughly wet and pin out piece to dry, using blocking wires. Abbreviations: K = knit, P = purl, pb = place bead on stitch and then knit st, sl = slip, SSK = slip next two stitches, one at a time, to right needle as follows: slip the first stitch knitwise and the second one purlwise. Insert tip of left needle into fronts of these stitches, from left to right. Knit them together, st = stitch. 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 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.