KNITTED SHAWL

Materials Required:

AMERICAN THREAD “AUNT LYDIA’S” HEAVY RUG YARN

5—70 Yd. Skeins Black

3—70 Yd. Skeins each Lavender, Lilac and Peacock

2—70 Yd. Skeins Jade

1 Pr. Knitting Needles No. 10½ OR ANY SIZE NEEDLES WHICH WILL RESULT IN MOTIF GAUGE BELOW

GAUGE: (BLOCKED): 4 sts = 1 inch; 4 rows: 1 inch

MOTIF: 12 x 12 inches

NOTE: When changing colors leave a 6 inch length for sewing.

MOTIF: MAKE 8: With Lilac cast on 3 sts. Inc 1 st at beg of all rows; work 6 rows in garter st (K each row), drop Lilac, with Lavender work 6 rows in stockinette st (K 1 row, P 1 row), drop Lavender; with Jade work 4 rows in garter st; then with Peacock work 6 rows in stockinette st; with Black work 4 rows in garter st; with Lavender work 6 rows in stockinette st; with Lilac work 8 rows in garter st; with Peacock work 4 rows stockinette st (47 sts). Then dec 1 st at beg of all rows work as follows: 4 rows stockinette st Peacock; 4 rows garter st Jade; 6 rows stockinette st Lavender; 2 rows garter st Lilac; 2 rows garter st Black; 2 rows garter st Jade; 6 rows stockinette st Lilac; 4 rows garter st Peacock; 6 rows stockinette st Black; 8 rows garter st Black. K remaining 3 sts tog.

FINISHING: Pin and block motifs to 12 x 12 inches. Sew 4 motifs tog matching colors having Black corners to center. Sew other 4 motifs in same manner; Sew both sections together.

EDGE: Attach Black in any corner, work a row of sl sts all around keeping work flat. NEXT 6 ROUNDS: Without joining rounds and working in back loop of sts only, * 3 sc in corner st, 1 sc in each st to next corner, repeat from * all around, sl st in last 2 sts of last round to even round, cut yarn.

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