The Blanket Shawl

Abbreviations:

CO: cast on

WS: wrong side

RS: right side

Sts: stitches

K: knit

P: purl

M1R: make one right

RLIP: right lifted increase purl

SSK: slip,slip, knit

P2TOG: purl two together

Explanation of Techniques

M1R Use the left-hand needle to pick up the strand between the last stitch you knit and the one you are about to knit, bringing the needle from back to front. Leave the strand on the left needle. Next, insert the tip of the right needle knitwise into the front leg of the strand and knit as usual.

RLIP On the purl side (WS), Insert your right knitting needle into the right loop of the stitch one row below the next stitch on your left knitting needle coming from below. Lift that loop back on the left needle. Bring the yarn to the front and insert your right knitting needle through the back of that extra loop.Wrap the yarn around the needle counter-clockwise. Pull the yarn through and drop the lifted loop. For images or tutorial go to link https://nimble-needles.com/stitches/how-to-knit-the-right-lifted-purl-increase/

SSK Slip two stitches knitwise from left-had needle to right-hand needle (slipping one at a time). Slip both stitches back to the left-hand needle and knit these two stitches together through back loop.

Gauge

Finished Dimensions

Materials

• US 15/10 mm circular knitting needles in 40" length

• __________ yds of Twisted Caster 100% Fine Superwash Merino Wool 21.5 mic Bulky 2 ply twist yarn or equivalent.

• Tapestry needle for weaving in ends

• Measuring tape

• 6 mm crochet hook or similar for adding fringe

• Scissors

Pattern

Set up:

Using long-tail cast-on method, CO 5 sts

Row 1 (WS): P5

Row 2: K3, M1R, K to end

Row 3: P until 2 STs left, RLIP, P2

Repeat rows 2-3 until you have 97 STs on the needle (90 total rows).

Now, continue with Shaping Curved Bottom Section:

K3, M1R, K to end

P to end

Repeat these two rows twice more until you have 100 STs on your needle (total of 6 rows in this section.

Next section combination:

K3, M1R, K to end

P to end

K to end

P to end

Repeat these 4 rows twice more until you have 103 STs on your needle (12 rows total in this section).

Work the next 9 rows in stockinette stitch, knitting all RS rows and purling all WS rows. No increases are made in this section. End on a RS (knit) row.

Beginning on a WS row, decreasing starts in this section:

P to end

K to end

P to end

K3, SSK, K to end

Repeat these 4 rows twice more until you have 100 STs on your needle (12 rows total in this section)

P to end

K3, SSK, K to end

Repeat these two rows 2 more times until you have 97 STs on your needle (6 rows total)

P until 3 STs left, P2TOG, P1

K1, SSK, K to end

Repeat these two rows until you have 5 STs left on your needle

CO 5 STs.

Finishing

Weave in the ends and gently steam block to smooth edges and shape blanket shawl.

Make Fringe

Cut 15" strands, evenly and fold in half. Using crochet hook, insert the hook from back to front, pulling a folded 15" strand of yarn through and looping around to knot at the front of your work. Fill in the fringe as desired.