Swan’s Embrace Shawl

Knitted shawl in DROPS Air. The piece is worked sideways with garter stitch, cables and I-cord.

DROPS 253-28
DROPS Design: Pattern ai-509
Yarn group C or A + A
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SIZE:
Height: In middle = approx. 30 cm.
Width: From side to side = approx. 164 cm.

YARN:
DROPS AIR from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group C)
150 g colour 33, pink sand

NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 5 MM: Length 80 cm.

KNITTING TENSION:
17 stitches in width and 22 rows in height, with stocking stitch on needle size 5 mm = 10 x 10 cm.
17 stitches in width and 33 rows in height, with garter stitch on needle size 5 mm = 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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2 EDGE-STITCHES I-CORD:
BEGINNING OF ROW:
Slip 1 stitch purl-wise with the strand in front, knit 1.
END OF ROW:
Work until there are 2 stitches left on the row, slip 1 stitch purl-wise with the strand in front, knit 1.
Repeat from both the right and wrong side.

PATTERN:
See diagram A.1.
The diagram shows all rows from the right side.

GARTER STITCH (worked back and forth):
Knit all rows, from both the right and wrong side.
1 ridge in height = knit 2 rows.

INCREASE TIP:
All increases are worked from the right side!
Increase 1 stitch by working 1 yarn over, which is worked twisted on the next row to avoid a hole.

KNITTING TIP:
When working short rows, there will be a small hole after each turn. This hole can be closed by tightening the strand or using the technique German Short Rows as follows:
Slip the first stitch purl-wise, take the strand over the right needle and tighten well from the back (2 loops on the needle). These loops are worked together on the next row.

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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 with circular needle, from side to side.

BEGINNING OF SHAWL:
Cast on 7 stitches with circular needle size 5 mm and DROPS Air.
Purl 1 row from the wrong side.
Continue back and forth with stocking stitch, increasing as follows:
ROW 1 (right side): Work 2 EDGE STITCHES I-CORD – read description above, make 1 yarn over – read INCREASE TIP (1 increased stitch), knit until there are 2 stitches left, work 2 edge-stitches I-cord.
ROW 2 (wrong side): Work 2 edge-stitches as before, purl until there are 2 stitches left, purl yarn over twisted, 2 edge stitches as before.
Work ROWS 1 and 2 until there are 20 stitches on the needle. Remember to maintain the knitting tension.

From the right side, insert 1 marker-thread after the 3rd stitch, with 17 stitches after the thread. Allow the thread to follow your work onwards, always with 17 stitches after the thread on the left-hand side, when viewed from the right side.

SECTION 1:
Now work PATTERN and GARTER STITCH – read description above, increasing as follows:
ROW 1 (right side): Work 2 edge-stitches as before, make 1 yarn over – remember INCREASE TIP (1 stitch increased), work garter stitch as far as the marker-thread, A.1 across 15 stitches, 2 edge stitches as before.
ROW 2 (wrong side): Work 2 edge-stitches as before, work A.1, garter stitch (yarn over is knitted twisted) until there are 2 stitches left, 2 edge stitches as before.
ROW 3 (right side): Work 2 edge-stitches as before, garter stitch as far as the marker-thread, work A.1 across 15 stitches, 2 edge stitches as before.
ROW 4 (wrong side): Work 2 edge-stitches as before, A.1, garter stitches until there are 2 stitches left, 2 edge stitches as before.
ROW 5 (right side): Work 2 edge-stitches as before, garter stitch as far as the marker-thread, turn, this is a short row – read KNITTING TIP.
ROW 6 (wrong side): Work garter stitch until there are 2 stitches left, 2 edge stitches as before.

Repeat ROWS 1 to 6 until there are 60 stitches on the needle.

MID-SECTION:
Now continue pattern and garter stitch without increasing as follows:
ROW 1 (right side): Work 2 edge-stitches as before, garter stitch as far as the marker-thread, work A.1, 2 edge-stitches as before.
ROW 2 (wrong side): Work 2 edge-stitches as before, A.1, garter stitch until there are 2 stitches left, 2 edge-stitches as before.
ROW 3 (right side): Work 2 edge-stitches as before, garter stitch as far as the marker-thread, work A.1, 2 edge-stitches as before.
ROW 4 (wrong side): Work 2 edge-stitches as before, A.1, garter stitch until there are 2 stitches left, 2 edge-stitches as before.
ROW 5 (right side): Work 2 edge-stitches as before, garter stitch as far as the marker-thread, turn; this is a short row – remember KNITTING TIP.
ROW 6 (wrong side): Work garter stitch until there are 2 stitches left, 2 edge-stitches as before.
The piece measures approx. 82 cm from the cast-on edge (half the width) and 30 cm in height.
Work ROWS 1 to 6 one more time.

SECTION 2:
Now continue the pattern and garter stitch decreasing as follows:
ROW 1 (right side): Work 2 edge-stitches as before, knit 2 together (1 stitch decreased), garter stitch as far as the marker-thread, work A.1 across 15 stitches, 2 edge-stitches as before.
ROW 2 (wrong side): Work 2 edge-stitches as before, A.1, garter stitch until there are 2 stitches left, 2 edge-stitches as before.
ROW 3 (right side): Work 2 edge-stitches as before, garter stitch as far as the marker-thread, work A.1 across 15 stitches, 2 edge-stitches as before.
ROW 4 (wrong side): Work 2 edge-stitches as before, A.1, garter stitch until there are 2 stitches left, 2 edge-stitches as before.
ROW 5 (right side): Work 2 edge-stitches as before, garter stitch as far as the marker-thread, turn; this is a short row – remember KNITTING TIP.
ROW 6 (wrong side): Work garter stitch until there are 2 stitches left, work 2 edge-stitches as before.

Repeat ROWS 1 to 6 until there are 20 stitches on the needle. Remove the marker-thread and continue with stocking stitch as follows (A.1 is finished).

END OF SHAWL:
Work stocking stitch and decrease as follows:
ROW 1 (right side): Work 2 edge-stitches as before, knit 2 together (1 decreased stitch), knit until there are 2 stitches left, 2 edge-stitches as before.
ROW 2 (wrong side): Work 2 edge-stitches as before, purl until there are 2 stitches left, 2 edge-stitches as before.

Work ROWS 1 and 2 until there are 7 stitches left. Cast off.
The piece measures approx. 164 cm from the cast-on edge.

Diagram explanations

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