How to Knit a Burgundy Limbo Shawl

You’ll Need

400g of burgundy Limbo yarn (100% merino wool; 125m/50g);

Knitting needles 4;

Crochet hook 3.5.

Size

155 x 78 cm.

Used Patterns

Knot Selvage Stitches

Slip 1 purl, yarn behind work in the beginning of row, make 1 knit st in the end of the row.

Rhomb Pattern

(12 sts x 10 rows): Due to scheme 1, on which only RS rows are stated, make WS row and yarn overs as purls.

Main Pattern

Due to scheme 1, on which only RS rows are stated, make WS rows according to the pattern, yarn overs as purls. Start and finish every row with 1 knit selvage stitch. Make 1^st-24^th rows x once, then, repeat 25^th-34^th rows.

Garter Stitch

Knit;

Zigzags Pattern

(10 sts wide): Due to scheme 2, on which both RS and WS rows are stated. Repeat 1^st-8^th rows, bind off 6 purls in the beginning of the 8^th row.

Fringe

1 chain stitch increase, *1 picot, skip 3 sts, 1 single crochet, 1 chain stitch, 1 single crochet*; repeat from * to *, skip 2 x 4 sts instead of 3 sts.

Stitches Control

Main pattern: 18 sts x 34.5 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

Zigzags pattern: 21.5 rows = 10 cm.

Instructions

Cast on 5 sts and work with the main pattern, making side increases. There are 27 sts in work after the 24^th row. Then, work according to the pattern as stated. In 68 cm = 234 rows from the set-up row (there are 279 sts in work), make 3 cm of garter stitch and bind off the sts as knit sts. For the placket, cast on 10 sts and make 190 cm = 408 rows with the zigzags pattern and bind off the sts. Sew the placket to the side. Fasten the upper edge with fringe using the crochet hook.