free knitting patterns for a shawl, women's winter clothes

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The basic knit fabric (usually called a stocking or stockinette pattern) has a definite right side and wrong side. Because the yarn holding rows together is all on the front, and the yarn holding side-by-side stitches together is all on the back, stockinette stitch has a strong tendency to curl toward the front on the top and bottom, and toward the back on the left and right side.

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The length and quality of the fiber in a knitting yarn determines its texture, luster, strength and hand.
Knitting yarn made from long fibers will pill less, be smoother, stronger, more lustrous and more elastic.
Knitting Yarns containing a mixture of fiber lengths are softer, fuzzier and less strong.
Tightly twisted knitting yarns display the texture of a knitted pattern to its best advantage.

your free knitting pattern for a shawl in 2 sizes; Size 40 and 44

pattern is for a stocking stitch knitting pattern, but you can crochet it too.

Gauge (Stocking Stitch over 4 in = 10 cm): 30,0 stitches by 40,0 rows.
Body knit by hand on 2 mm needles
Ribbing knit by hand on 2 mm needles

FINISHED DIMENSIONS: (cms)
SHAWL WIDTHS SHAWL LENGTHS
Main Panel 112,0 56,0
Border 9,0
Total 124,7 65,0
Note: Read ALL these instructions thoroughly BEFORE starting to knit.

MAIN PANEL:
1. Cast on 336 stitches on size 2 needles. Start knit in Stocking Stitch.
2. (Dec 1 st at each end of every 2 rows once, then every row once) 56 times, then every row 55 times. Total 224 rows
(approx 56,0 cms) with 2 stitches remaining.
3. Cast off last 2 stitches.

BORDER PANEL:
1. Crochet 9,0 cms around the outer edge of the shawl in pattern of your choice.

FINISHING:
1. knit a small edging (2-4 rows) along the top edge to prevent curl.
2. Darn/weave/sew in all loose ends.
3. BLOCK. Really, it makes all the difference.

REQUIRED AMOUNT OF YARN: ( APPROX. ):
164,6 for main shawl panel
91,3 for borders
255,9 Grams TOTAL

NOTES:

Free knitting pattern © Jessica Tromp with KNITWARE DESIGN
Medium Triangle Shawl with a Crochet Border
constructed Top Down

Free knitting pattern: triangle shawl
Size: Pattern for Woman chestsize 111 cms for * Size 44
Always knit (or crochet) a tension swatch first

STITCH OR KNITTING GAUGE, AND TENSION: depends on the pattern of stitches in the fabric and the tension of the
individual knitter or crocheter ( or how tightly one knits or crochets, and thick or thin yarns produce different stitches ).

Gauge (Stocking Stitch over 4 in = 10 cm): 30,0 stitches by 40,0 rows.
Body knit by hand on 2 mm needles
Ribbing knit by hand on 2 mm needles

FINISHED DIMENSIONS: (cms)
SHAWL WIDTHS SHAWL LENGTHS
Main Panel 114,0 57,0
Border 9,0
Total 126,7 66,0
Note: Read ALL these instructions thoroughly BEFORE starting to knit.

MAIN PANEL:
1. Cast on 342 stitches on size 2 needles. Start knit in Stocking Stitch.
2. (Dec 1 st at each end of every 2 rows once, then every row once) 57 times, then every row 56 times. Total 228 rows
(approx 57,0 cms) with 2 stitches remaining.
3. Cast off last 2 stitches.

BORDER PANEL:
1. Crochet 9,0 cms around the outer edge of the shawl in pattern of your choice.

FINISHING:
1. knit a small edging (2-4 rows) along the top edge to prevent curl.
2. Darn/weave/sew in all loose ends.
3. BLOCK. Really, it makes all the difference.

REQUIRED AMOUNT OF YARN: ( APPROX. ):
170,6 for main shawl panel
92,7 for borders
263,3 Grams TOTAL

NOTES:

Free knitting pattern © Jessica Tromp with KNITWARE DESIGN