Baskin Shawlette
by
©Rhiannon McCulloch 2016, please do not
reproduce or share in any form. Not for re-sale.
Yarn
1 x 100g skein of Vintage Purls Superstar; 70% NZ Polwarth / 20% Tussah Silk / 10% NZ Black Merino; 380m /
415yds per 100g skein; colour: Polaris
Needles: 4mm / US6
Size
Wingspan: 160cm / 63in
Depth: 30cm / 11.75in
Gauge: 20 sts x 34 rows in Rays patterns, after blocking.
Gauge is not essential for this projects but may affect yarn consumption.
Cable Cast On
Knit the next stitch (or slip knot), but don’t slip the loop off
the needle, instead place it back on the LH needle.*Put the
needle point between the two sts on the LH needle and
knit, but don’t slip the loop off the needle, instead place it
back on the LH needle; repeat from * to cast on desired
number of sts.
Abbreviations
BO: bind off
CO: cast on
inc’d: increased
k: knit
k2tog: knit 2 stitches together
LH: left hand
p: purl
rep: repeat
RH: right hand
RS: right side
ssk: (slip, slip, knit), slip next 2 sts one at a time, knitwise,
to the RH needle, knit them together through the front of
the sts
sts: stitches
WS: wrong side
yo: (yarn over), bring the yarn forward between the needles, therefore creating a new yarn over stitch when the
next stitch is knit.
CO 3 sts and purl one row.
Row 1 (RS): [K1, yo] x2, k1. 5 sts
Row 2 and all WS rows: Purl.
Row 3: [K1, yo] x4, k1. 9 sts
Row 5: [K1, yo] x3, k3, [yo, k1] x3. 15 sts
From now on 6 sts are increased every RS row, by 3
yarn overs at each end of the row, as for Row 5.
At the same time the Rays pattern is started and gradually incorporates the new sts.
The chart below shows Rows 1 to 23, or continue to
follow the written directions below.
Row 7: [K1, yo] x4, k2tog, k3, yo, k2tog, [k1, yo] x3,
k1. 21 sts
Row 9: [K1, yo] x3, k2, [yo, k2tog] x2, k3, [yo, k2tog]
x3, [yo, k1] x3. 27 sts
Row 11: [K1, yo] x4, [k2tog, yo] x3, k2tog, k3, [yo,
k2tog] x4, [k1, yo] x3, k1. 33 sts
Row 13: [K1, yo] x3, k4, ([ssk, yo] x4, k3) x2, k1, [yo,
k1] x3. 39 sts
Row 15: [K1, yo] x3, [ssk, yo] x2, k3, ([ssk, yo] x4, k3)
x2, ssk, yo, k2, [yo, k1] x3. 45 sts
Row 17: [K1, yo] x3, k1, [ssk, yo] x3, k3, ([ssk, yo] x4,
k3] x2, [ssk, yo] x3, k1, [yo, k1] x3. 51 sts
Row 19: [K1, yo] x3, k2, [yo, k2tog] x4, k3, ([yo, k2tog]
x4, k3) x2, [yo, k2tog] x4, k2, [yo, k1] x3. 57 sts
Row 21: [K1, yo] x3, k5, ([yo, k2tog] x4, k3] x4, yo,
k2tog, [yo, k1] x3. 63 sts
Row 23: [K1, yo] x4, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k3, ([yo, k2tog]
x4, k3) x4, [yo, k2tog] x2, [k1, yo] x3, k1. 69 sts
After Row 24, all 12 rows and a full repeat of Rays
Pattern has been worked, as can be seen on the chart,
outlined in red.
The Rays pattern can also be seen in written form
below.
Rays Pattern
Rows 1, 3, 5: [Ssk, yo] x4, k3.
Row 2 and every WS row: Purl to end.
Rows 7, 9, 11: [yo, k2tog] x4, k3.
Row 12: Purl to end.
Next: Work the 12 rows of Rays pattern twice more
followed by Rows 1 to 6 again, incorporating new sts
into new repeats of the Rays pattern at either end of
the row. 159 sts
When incorporating new sts into the pattern remember to keep the yarn over increases balanced with a
decrease, ie. always work an ssk/k2tog along with it’s
matching yo, so that the stitch count remains balanced.
Refer to the Increases Chart to see how new sts are
incorporated.
Next: Work the 24 rows of Rays Pattern 2 twice, (see
Rays Pattern 2 in written form below), whilst continuing
to increase 6 sts on every RS row as before. Incorporate new sts into new repeats of Rays Pattern 2. 303
sts
Refer to the Increases Chart to see how new sts are
incorporated.
Next: On the next RS row, bind off with the Triple Picot
Bind Off.
Triple Picot Bind Off
1. BO up to the 3 knit stitch zig zag.
2. BO the first st of the 3, and place the st remaining on the RH needle after BO back on to the LH
needle.
3. CO 4 sts using a cable cast on.
4. BO 4 sts.
5. BO the next st and place the st remaining on the
RH needle after BO back onto the left.
6. Repeat steps 3, 4, 5, followed by steps 3 and 4
again.
7. Repeat from step 1.
Finishing
Block: soak gently in cool water, remove and very gently roll in a towel to remove excess water. Pin out flat in
an elongated crescent shape, to measurements shown
above. Pin each of the picots out straight. Leave to dry.
Rays Pattern 2
Rows 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11: [yo, k2tog] x4, k3.
Row 2 and every WS row: Purl to end.
Rows 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23: [ssk, yo] x4, k3.
Row 24: Purl to end.
Repeat
Increases Chart
Repeats are outlined in red.
Work the sts at the beginning of the row (reading from RS rows from right to left), then repeat the pattern inside the red outline across the
row, until there are the number of sts remaining shown on the left hand side of the chart outside the red outline. Work these last few sts as
shown on the chart.