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Xale Inspiração English Version

Xale Inspiração – ©Iris Alessi 2012 (flordeiris.com) Versão 1.3

Xale Inspiração – Inspiration Shawl(English Version)

By Iris Alessi

This idea was born after a class about

shawls creation in I Brazilian Knitting

Congress. A magical conversation had

shown me the possibility of creation. What

seemed impossible until that moment. I

had already seen some shawls without

lace, but the biggest passion was always for

the laces. But, creating my own pattern?

Until that day it seemed impossible.

It seemed... Since that class until the start

of creative process some days had passed. I

looked for many stitches, saw many works

that I liked, but until I found the perfect

stitch there were many drawings in the

paper. These drawings became the first

chart. That soon became a sample made by

yarns and needles.

After completing the first chart, I needed

another chart to finish the shawl, but

nothing that I had drawn fitted in the first

chart. For it, I created an intermediate

chart to link both drawings.

None of this would have been possible without Paula Nina’s (from Peace Knit Love

http://www.peaceknitlove.com/) magical class. Thank you Nina for changing transpiration into

inspiration.

Materials:

2 skeins of Lírio (Círculo brand) – about 450 meters – Worsted yarn

Circular needle 4 mm (US size 6) with 1,20m cable

Stitch markers

Blocking pins

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Gauge: 24 sts x 32 rows = 10 cm x 10 cm (approximately 4 in x 4 in)

Final measures after blocking:

|------------------------------------------------ 148 cm ------------------------------------------|

66cm

knit (k)

d knit 2 together (k2tog)

s slip slip knit (ssk)

j yarn over (yo)

v

Slip 2, Knit 2, Pass Slipped Stitches Over (S2KP)

h purl (p)

z no stitch

repetition

pm slip marker

Notes:

The Inspiração (‘Inspiration’ in English) shawl is knitted from neck to waist, in two sections.

These two sections are equal but mirrored so that each side has a trim "out of work". Because

of this, the charts (A, B and C) have the right and left sections. They are signed above each

one. The central stitch is signed too in the description (in yellow) and in the chart (with the

letter C). In all of the charts, the three first stitches are not accounted and should always be

worked in knit. The first chart (A) has seven repetitions. The second and the third one are

worked only once.

The charts are knitted from right to left, following the numbers sequence. The chart shows the

right side of the shawl.

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Instructions: Cast on 3 stitches and work for 6 rows in knit (garter stitch). When you finish the sixth row, do not turn the work and rotate it 90° clockwise. Use the edge to pick up 3 stitches and knit them. Rotate the work again in 90°, clockwise pick up 3 stitches and knit them. Then, you will have 9 stitches. In the following row, you will work: knit 3, purl 3 and knit 3 (WS). In the next row, knit 3 stitches, knit front and back, knit 1, knit front and back and finish the row with knit 3 (11 stitches – RS) Back to the WS: knit 3, purl 5, knit 3 (11 stitches). Row 1: knit 3, place marker, yo, knit 2, yo, place marker, knit 1, place marker, yo, knit 2, yo, place marker, knit 3 (15 stitches) Row 2: knit 3, purl all stitches until the last marker, knit 3 Row 3: knit 3, pm, yo, knit until the marker, yo, pm, knit 1, pm, yo, knit until the marker, yo, pm, knit 3 (19 stitches) Row 4: knit 3, purl all stitches until the last marker, knit 3 Repeat rows 3 and 4 two more times, until you reach 10 stitches between the markers, except the center stitches (27 stitches) Finishing the beginning it is time to go to the charts.

Chart A (see the graph in the end of the file) The sections between square brackets [...] correspond to the repetitions of the chart. The stitches marked in yellow are the central stitch of the work. Row 1: k3, pm, yo, k1, [k4, k2tog, yo, k2], k1, yo, pm, k1, pm, yo, k1, [k2, yo, ssk, k4], k1, yo, pm, k3 Row 2 and even rows: k3, purl until the last marker, k3 Row 3.: k3, pm, yo, k2, [k3, k2tog, yo, k3], k2, yo, pm, k1, pm, yo, k2, [k3, yo, ssk, k3], k2, yo, pm, k3 Row 5: k3, pm, yo, k3, [k2, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1], k3, yo, pm, k1, pm, yo, k3, [k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k2], k3, yo, pm, k3 Row 7: k3, pm, yo, k2, yo, ssk, [k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk], k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, pm, k1, pm, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, [k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1], k2tog, yo, k2, yo, pm, k3

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Row 9: k3, pm, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k2, [k4, k2tog, yo, k2], k5, yo, pm, k1, pm, yo, k5, [k2, yo, ssk, k4], k2, yo, ssk, k1, yo, pm, k3 Row 11: k3, pm, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k3 [k3, k2tog, yo, k3], k3, ssk, yo, k1, yo, pm, k1, pm, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k3, [k3, yo, ssk, k3], k3, yo, ssk, k1, yo, pm, k3 Row 13: k3, pm, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, [k2, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1], k2, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, yo, pm, k1, pm, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k2, [k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k2], k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, yo, pm, k3 Row 15: k3, pm, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, [k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk], k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, yo, pm, k1, pm, yo, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1, [k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1], k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1, yo, pm, k3 Rows 1 to 16 should be repeated 7 times. This is the number of repetitions necessary to reach the original size. Although, you can repeat the first chart as many times as you wish to have a larger or smaller shawl.

Chart B Chart B is worked only once. Just like chart A, the left and the right sides are mirrored. In this chart there is a difference, yarn over increases will be made in the wrong side, which means the even rows.

Row 1: k3, pm, yo, k1, [k8], k1, yo, pm, k1, pm, yo, k1, [k8], k1, yo, pm, k3 (RS)

Row 2: k3, pm, p2, [yo, p7, yo, p1], p2, pm, p1, pm, p2, [p1, yo, p7, yo], p2, pm, k3 (WS)

Row 3: k3, pm, yo, k2, [k10], k2, yo, pm, k1, pm, yo, k2, [k10], k2, yo, pm, k3 (RS)

Row 4: k3, pm, p3, [yo, p9, yo, p1], p3, pm, p1, pm, p3, [p1, yo, p9, yo], p3, pm, k3 (WS)

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Chat C

(see the graph in the end of the file)

This is the last chart. On the wrong side rows you have to make the stitches following the

stitches of the last row. Pay attention from the row 10, when you have purl stitches on right

side and knit on wrong side.

Row 1: k3, pm, yo, k3, [yo, k4, S2KP, k4, yo, k1], k3, yo, pm, k1, pm, yo, k3, [k1, yo, k4, S2KP,

k4, yo], k3, yo, pm, k3

Rows 2, 4, 6 and 8: k3, purl until the last marker, k3


k4, yo], k4, yo, pm, k3


k4, yo], k5, yo, pm, k3

Row 7.: k3, pm, yo, k6, [yo, k4, S2KP, k4, yo, k1], k6, yo, pm, k1, pm, yo, k6, [k1, yo, k4, S2KP,

k4, yo], k6, yo, pm, k3

Row 9: k3, pm, yo, k2tog, k3, yo, k1, p1, [k1, yo, k3, S2KP, k3, yo, k1, p1], k1, yo, k3, k2tog, k1,

yo, pm, k1, pm, yo, k1, ssk, k3, yo, k1, [p1, k1, yo, k3, S2KP, k3, yo, k1], p1, k1, yo, k3, ssk, yo,

pm, k3

Row 10: k3, pm, p7, k1, [p11, k1], p8, pm, k1, pm, p8, [k1, p11], k1, p7, pm, k3

Row 11: k3, pm, yo, k1, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, p1, [yo, ssk, yo, k2, S2KP, k2, yo, k2tog, yo,

p1], yo, ssk, yo, k2, S2KP, k1, yo, pm, k1, pm, yo, k1, S2KP, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, [p1, yo, ssk, yo, k2

S2KP, k2, yo, k2tog, yo], p1, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k1, yo, pm, k3

Rows 12 and 14: k3, pm, p8, k1, [p11, k1], p8, pm, k1, pm, p8, [k1, 11p], k1, p8, pm, k3

Row 13: k3, pm, yo, k1, S2KP, k1, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, p1, [k1, yo, ssk, yo, k1, S2KP, k1, yo, k2tog,

yo, k1, p1], k1, yo, ssk, yo, k1, S2KP, k1, yo, pm, k1, pm, yo, k1, S2KP, k1, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, [p1,

k1, yo, ssk, yo, k1, S2KP, k1, yo, k2tog, yo, k1], p1, k1, yo, ssk, yo, k1, S2KP, k1, yo, pm, k3

Row 15: k3, pm, yo, k1, yo, S2KP, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, p1, [yo, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, S2KP, yo,

k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, p1], yo, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, S2KP, yo, k1, yo, pm, k1, pm, yo, k1, yo, S2KP, yo,

k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, [p1, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, S2KP, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo], p1, yo, ssk, yo,

ssk, yo, S2KP, yo, k1, yo, pm, k3

Don’t work the row 16.

Bind off: p1, *p1, slip 2 sts back to left needle, and p2tog through the back loops* across.

Block you shawl.

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If you find any mistake, please let me know: [email protected]

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Chart A

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Chart C

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