AUTUMN LEAVES SHAWL Designed by Anna Stoklosa
The golden hues of autumn inspired this free-form shawl, composed of individual leaves in a one-of-a-kind design.
Intermediate
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
SHAWL Large Leaf (make 18)
Shawl width Approx 52"/132cm
Cast on 7 sts.
Shawl length Approx 34"/86cm
Row 1 (WS) Purl.
Large leaf Approx 8"/20.5cm square
Row 2 Sl 1, [yo, k1] 6 times —13 sts.
Medium leaf Approx 6 x 7"/15 x 18cm
Rows 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11 Purl.
Small leaf Approx 5 x 6"/12.5 x 15cm
Row 4 Sl 1, [yo, k1] 12 times — 25 sts.
MATERIALS
Row 6 Sl 1, [k3, yo, k1, yo] 5 times, k4 — 35 sts. Row 8 Sl 1, k4, [yo, k1, yo, k5] 5 times — 45 sts.
• 4 3 ½oz/100g skeins (each approx 328yd/300m) of Noro Silk Garden
Row 10 Sl 1, k5, [yo, k1, yo, k2, k3tog, k2] 4 times, yo, k1, yo,
Sock (wool/silk/nylon/mohair) in #S421 Hokuto
k6 — 47 sts.
• One pair size 6 (4mm) needles, OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE
Row 12 K2tog, k5, yo, k1, yo, k7, [yo, k1, yo, k2, k3tog, k2] twice,
• Stitch holders
yo, k1, yo, k7, yo, k1, yo, k5, k2tog — 51 sts.
GAUGE 18 sts and 23 rows to 4"/10cm over St st using size 6 (4mm) needles.
Row 13 P2tog, p to last 2 sts, p2tog — 49 sts. Row 14 K2tog, k4, yo, k1, yo, k9, [yo, k1, yo, k7] twice, yo, k1, yo, k9, yo, k1, yo, k4, k2tog — 57 sts.
TAKE TIME TO CHECK GAUGE.
NOTE
Leaf tip 1 Row 1 (WS) P2tog, p11; turn work, leaving rem sts on hold.
The shawl uses a total of 54 leaves with 18 leaves in each of the
Row 2 Bind off 2 sts, k3 (4 sts on RH needle), yo, k1, yo, k3,
3 leaf sizes. The leaves are laid out in a random fashion.
k2tog —11 sts.
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