Metsäkukkia (means forest flowers)
Pattern & images © 2006 Ziina
The shawl is started from top and decreased to the tip. The flower pattern would not look the same if knitted otherwise. Make sure you have enough yarn before you start!
There´s 19 sts by the each edge of the shawl, and the middle there has to be amount of stitches that could be divided by eight, for example 78-86-95-102-110-118-126-134-142-150-158 etc. so that the pattern would decrease as shown in diagram.
I used Filati Baronesse (150m/50g) mohair yarn and my shawl took 100 g of yarn. Still there were only few metres of leftover-yarn, so I´d recommend to buy at least 150 g of mediun thick mohair.
Measures: 155 cm wide and 80 cm high
Cauge / 10 cm : 9 sts and 19 rows stockinette with 6mm needles
Use boldly any kind of yarns and cauges, I recommed two size bigger needles to lace knitting.
Pattern & images © 2006 Ziina
Cast loosely! Cast 19 sts+78-86-95-102-110-118-126-134-142-150+19 sts. Knit 4 rows of garter sts and then begin the pattern from bottom of the right edge. On WS always knit the edge sts, purl the rest. Repeat rows 21-28 until you have only 14 sts of stockinette between the flower borders. After that, use the last diagram (TIP OF SHAWL) to finish the shawl.
Explanations:
* = pick one knitwise, knit two together,
o =yarnover
q =knit two together
Q =knit two together through back of the loops
a =knit sts
U =garter sts
V =pick one knitwise, knit one, psso
l =nothing, marking is for technical reasons
RIGHT EDGE OF THE SHAWL
LEFT EDGE OF THE SHAWL
Pattern & images © 2006 Ziina
TIP OF SHAWL
Pattern & images © 2006 Ziina
This patters is also found in pdf format. In case of emergency, contact me at ziina77 at gmail dot com.
