Twilight & Mist Shawl

by Alla Saenko

Twilight & Mist Shawl Copyright © 2014 Alla Saenko - November 12, 2014-
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Pattern notes:
Twilight & Mist Shawl is a lightweight, lofty and soft accessory in a classic rectangular
shape. The pattern features two simple reversible eyelet and lace stitch patterns that
create an equally beautiful fabric on both sides of the shawl.
It is knit sideways, allowing you to change colours of the yarn as you progress, making
it a perfect pattern for a gradient yarn to show it off to its best advantage. The cast-on
and bind-off edges of this shawl can be blocked either straight or in a pointy pattern,
giving your shawl the new look after every wash and blocking.
This shawl can be knit either in a single strand of fingering or sock weight yarn, or in
two strands of different lace weight yarn held together. Heavier weight yarns can also be
used with this design, but you need to adjust the number of cast-on stitches, and
number of row pattern repeats to accommodate for a different gauge.
The gauge is not very crucial, however it is highly recommended to knit a swatch with
both stitch patterns used in this design and block it to see if you like the look of the
fabric made with your yarn and needles. The lace pattern looks attractive both blocked
and unblocked. The blocking with blocking wires and pins opens up the lace pattern,
creating an airy meshy fabric, and dramatically changing the finished look and
measurements, and thus it is highly recommended.

Finished Measurements Materials:

(approx):
14 x 60 inches (35 x 152 cm) -
moderately blocked;
17 x 65 inches (43 x 165 cm) - blocked
with wires and pins.
Gauge:
14 sts x 28 rows to 10cm/4in square over
garter stitch on 4mm/US #6 needles,
blocked.
Yardage required (approx):
600 yards (549 m) of each - lace-weight
mohair and any other lace-weight yarn,
two strands of yarn held together;
or 600 yards (549 m) of fingering/sock
weight yarn.
Yarn used in a sample:
One strand of lace yarn -
Fiddlesticks Knitting Exquisite -
546 yards (499 meters), 50 grams (1.76
ounces) - 1.1 skeins;
And one strand of mohair yarn -
Lana Gatto Mohair Royal - 235 yards (215
meters), 25 grams (0.88 ounces) - 2 balls
of colour A and 1 ball of colour B;
or elann.com Silken Kydd - 232 yards
(212 meters), 25 grams (0.88 ounces) - 2
balls of colour A and 1 ball of colour B.
4mm/US #6 circular needles (24” or longer -
to accommodate all the stitches), or size to
obtain gauge;
2 stitch markers;
tapestry needle
Abbreviations and techniques:
k - knit
p - purl
yo - yarn over: see youtube tutorial
Yarn Over After A Purl Stitch And Before A Knit
Stitch , Yarn Over After a Knit Stitch And Before A
Purl Stitch
st(s) - stitch(es)
k2tog - knit 2 stitches together
rep - repeat
pm - place marker
sm - slip marker
RH/LH - right hand / left hand
to end - to the end of the row
BO - bind off using any basic knitting
bind-off method
Stretchy Bind-off
Step 1: yo, k1, pull yo stitch over the knit
stitch.
Step 2: k1, pull the first stitch on RH needle
over the stitch you just knit.
Step 3: yo, k1, pull both yo and the first
stitch on RH needle over the stitch you just
knit. Rep Steps 2 and 3 to end.

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Notes:
● The cast-on in this design is for the length of the shawl. If the length of the shawl is desired
to be different from the given in the pattern, or it has to be adjusted to different gauge, there
is a formula for the total number of cast-on stitches: it should be multiple of 4 sts plus 2
sts for symmetry, plus 8 sts for garter stitch borders (4 sts at each end of the
shawl).
● If you opt for the mohair strand colour to be changed every 8 rows of the pattern
repeat in Garter Eyelet Stitch pattern section, do not break the non-working yarn,
but carry it along the edge, twisting it with the working yarn. This way there will be
fewer tails to weave in.
● Regular bind-off method may create the edge tighter than the cast-on edge. To
avoid this bind off with a Stretchy Bind-off method.
● Since the pattern is reversible, there is no RS or WS.

Directions
Using two strand of yarn held together, one of which mohair yarn in colour A, and using long
tail cast-on method, CO 238 sts.
First Row: k4, pm, knit to last 4 sts, pm, k4.

Start Zig-zag Eyelet Rib pattern with sawtooth edgings:

Row 1: k1, [k1, yo, k1] into the same stitch, k2, sm, *yo, k2tog, p2; rep from * to 2 sts
before marker, yo, k2tog, sm, k4.
Row 2: k1, [k1, yo, k1] into the same stitch, k2, sm, *p2, yo, k2tog; rep from * to 2 sts
before marker, p2, sm, k6.
Row 3: BO2, k3, sm, *k2tog, yo, p2; rep from * to 2 sts before marker, k2tog, yo, sm, k6.
Row 4: BO2, k3, sm, *p2, k2tog, yo; rep from * to 2 sts before marker, p2, sm, k4.
Repeat these 4 rows 5 more times.

With the same colour of mohair strand start working the following Garter Eyelet Stitch
pattern with sawtooth edgings. Note: Change the mohair strand colour every 8 rows of the
pattern repeat.
Row 1: k1, [k1, yo, k1] into the same stitch, k2, sm, knit to marker, sm, k4.
Row 2: k1, [k1, yo, k1] into the same stitch, k2, sm, knit to marker, sm, k6.
Row 3: BO2, k3, sm, knit to marker, sm, k6.
Row 4: BO2, k3, sm, knit to marker, sm, k4.
Row 5: k1, [k1, yo, k1] into the same stitch, k2, sm, *k2tog, yo; rep from * to marker, sm,
k4.
Rows 6, 7, 8: rep Rows 2, 3, 4.
Rep these 8 Rows 2 more times. Remember to switch to colour B of mohair yarn strand for
the next 8 rows of the pattern, and back to colour A for the last repeat, i.e., finishing with
colour A. For a wider shawl, repeat the last 16 rows one more time.

Change to colour B and work Zig-zag Eyelet Rib pattern for a total of 5 pattern repeats.

Change to colour A and work again in Garter Eyelet Stitch pattern for a total of 3 pattern
repeats, changing the mohair strand colour every pattern repeat, finishing with colour A.

Continue with colour A and work the last section of a shawl in Zig-zag Eyelet Rib pattern
for a total of 6 pattern repeats.

BO with stretchy bind-off method (see Abbreviations and techniques), otherwise your
bind-off edge will be tighter than the cast-on edge.

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Cut off yarn, draw the tail through the remaining stitch and fasten securely in place.
Weave in ends, and block the shawl.

Chart (Reversible Zig-zag Eyelet Rib pattern with sawtooth edgings)

A pattern repeat is shown in yellow.

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