Rosemary's Bell Shawl
Materials: Sport weight yarn: 10-12 ounces (I'm using Brown Sheep Cotton Fine)
Size 3 needles is what I'm using.
Gauge: approximately 4 sts = 1 inch; it is not critical
Size: about 47 inches along each of the short sides; 67 inches on long side
Cast on 2 sts. Work in garter st (k every row), increasing 1 st in first st on every row, until there are 11 sts on needle. Start bell
pattern.
(Note: there is only one pattern repeat on the first 18 rows of bell pattern):
Row 1: K1, M1, *yo, k 8, yo, k 1, repeat from *, until 2 sts remain, k 2.
Row 2: K1, M1, k 2, *p 8, k 3, repeat from * until 3 sts remain, k 3.
Row 3: K1, M1, k 2, *yo, k 8, yo, k 3, repeat from * until 4 sts remain, k 4
Row 4: K1, M1, k 4, *p 8, k 5, repeat to end
Row 5: K1, M1, k 4, *yo, k 8, yo, k 5, repeat from * until 6 sts remain, k 6
Row 6: K1, M1, k 6, *p 8, k 7, repeat to end
Row 7: K1, M1, k 6, *k 4 tog-b, k 4 tog, k 7, repeat from * until 8 sts remain, k 8
Row 8: K1, M1, k to end
Row 9: K1, M1, k 4, *yo, k 8, yo, k 1, repeat from * until 6 sts remain, k 6
Row 10: K1, M1, k 6, *p 8, k 3, repeat from * until 7 sts remain, k 7
Row 11: K1, M1 , k 6, *yo, k 8, yo, k 3, repeat from * until 8 sts remain, k 8
Row 12: K1, M1, k 8, *p 8, k 5, repeat from * until 9 sts remain, k 9
Row 13: K1, M1, k 8, *yo, k 8, yo, k 5, repeat from * until 10 sts remain, k 10
Row 14: K1, M1, k 10, *p 8, k 7, repeat from * until 11 sts remain, k 11
Row 15: K1, M1, k 10, *k 4 tog-b, k 4 tog, k 7, repeat from * until 12 sts remain, k 12
Rows 16-18: K1, M1, k to end
Repeat rows 1 through 18 for pattern until shawl is size desired, ending with row 18 of patternfollowed by about 1 inch of garter
stitch, continuing increase at beginningof each row.
Bind off. Work an edging if desired.
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