Pink-a-licious Shawl

Knitted shawl in DROPS BabyMerino and DROPS Kid-Silk. The piece is worked sideways with moss stitch.

DROPS 242-12
DROPS Design: Pattern bm-111
Yarn group A + A or C
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SIZE:
Height: Measured down middle = approx. 20 cm.
Width: Measured along top = approx. 116 cm.

YARN:
DROPS BABY MERINO from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group A)
50 g colour 08, cerise
And use:
DROPS KID-SILK from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group A)
25 g colour 13, cerise

NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 5 MM: Length 40 cm.

KNITTING TENSION:
17 stitches in width and 28 rows in height with moss stitch and 1 strand of each quality = 10 x 10 cm.
NOTE: Needle size is only a guide. If you get too many stitches on 10 cm, change to a larger needle size. If you get too few stitches on 10 cm, change to a smaller needle size.

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EXPLANATIONS FOR THE PATTERN:
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EDGE STITCHES:
At the beginning of each row, work 2 edge stitches as follows:
Slip 1 stitch purl-wise with the strand in front, knit 1.
At the end of each row work 2 edge stitches as follows:
Work until there are 2 stitches left on the row, slip 1 stitch purl-wise with the strand in front, knit 1.
Repeat at the beginning and end of each row.

MOSS STITCH (worked back and forth):
Row 1: * Knit 1. purl 1 *, work from *-*.
Row 2: Knit over purl and purl over knit.
Repeat row 2 onwards.

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START THE PIECE HERE:

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SHAWL – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
The piece is worked back and forth on circular needle, and from side to side.

SHAWL:
Cast on 5 stitches with circular needle size 5 mm, 1 strand DROPS Baby Merino and 1 strand DROPS Kid-Silk (= 2 strands). Read EDGE STITCHES and MOSS STITCH in explanations above.
ROW 1 (right side): Work 2 edge stitches, 1 moss stitch, 2 edge stitches.
ROW 2 (wrong side): Work 2 edge stitches, 1 moss stitch, 2 edge stitches.
ROW 3 (right side): Work 2 edge stitches, make 1 yarn over, 1 moss stitch and 2 edge stitches. The yarn over is worked twisted in moss stitch on the next row – no hole.
ROWS 4-7: Work 2 edge stitches, moss stitch until there are 2 stitches left, 2 edge stitches.
ROW 8 (wrong side): Work 2 edge stitches, moss stitch until there are 2 stitches left, make 1 yarn over, 2 edge stitches. The yarn over is worked twisted in moss stitch on the next row – no hole.
ROWS 9-12: Work 2 edge stitches, moss stitch until there are 2 stitches left, 2 edge stitches.
ROW 13 (right side): Work 2 edge stitches, make 1 yarn over, moss stitch until there are 2 stitches left, 2 edge stitches The yarn over is worked twisted in moss stitch on the next row – no hole.
Repeat rows 4-13 onwards. You increase on one side of the piece every 5th row, alternately from the right and wrong side. There are 2 edge stitches on each side and increasing numbers of moss stitch in the middle.
REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION!

When the piece measures 56 cm, it measures approx. 20 cm down the middle and there are 34 stitches. Work in moss stitch with edge stitches as before but without further increases for 4 cm.

Continue with moss stitch and edge stitches but now decrease inside the 2 edge stitches on the same side as you increased. Decrease every 5th row, alternately from the right and wrong side:
From the right side:
Work 2 edge stitches, slip 1 stitch knit-wise, knit 1 and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch, work moss stitch until there are 2 stitches left, 2 edge stitches.
From the wrong side:
Work 2 edge stitches, moss stitch until there are 4 stitches left, knit 2 together, 2 edge stitches.
Continue working like this until there are 5 stitches left on the needle. Work 2 rows without decreasing and cast off on the next row. The shawl measures approx. 116 cm.

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