free knitting patterns for a triangle shawl

free knitting patterns for a triangle 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.

Women's shawl knit pattern, knitted flat

you need straight or flat knitting needles straight or flat knitting needles

Tips for my basic knitting patterns

1 First you knit your knitting swatch, if you want to knit in a cable stitch pattern, knit your swatch with 1 or more cables,
2 then determine your gauge, now you can choose a knitting pattern with the right gauge, this way it will always fit,
3 no need for special yarns or needles size, you decide which yarn you use and which gauge you use, so easy.

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 knitted top down

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

Medium Triangle Shawl with a Marathon Border
constructed Top Down

Free knitting pattern:
Size: 125 cm x 65 cm

Designed : 8-2-2011
Pattern File Name: shawl

KNIT 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): 22,0 stitches by 29,0 rows.
Body knit by hand on ? mm needles
Ribbing knit by hand on ? 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 246 stitches on size ? needles. Start knit in Stocking Stitch.
2. (Dec 1 st at each end of every 2 rows once, then every row once) 41 times, then every row 40 times. Total 164 rows (approx 56,0 cms) with 2 stitches remaining.
3. Cast off last 2 stitches.

BORDER PANEL:
1. Using size ? circular needle and starting at the top right corner with right side of knit facing, pick up and knit 174 stitches from each side. Total 348 stitches.
2. knit in chosen border pattern around the shawl for 26 rows, shaping at corners as follows:
... Top corner: Inc 1 st in the next row, then every 2 rows 6 times, then every row 13 times.
... Bottom corner: Inc (both sides of the corner) 1 st in next row, then every 2 rows 6 times, then every row 13 times.
2A. Bottom corner. Mark bottom stitch. This stitch will be knitted plain on every row with the increase shaping on either side of it.
3. Cast off very loosely, carefully checking tension at the corners.

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.

AMOUNT OF YARN REQUIRED TO MAKE GARMENT:
--- THIS IS A ROUGH ESTIMATE ONLY. Measure a sample piece for a more accurate calculation.
Amount needed:
166,0 for main shawl panel
94,2 for borders
260,2 Grams TOTAL

NOTES:
Pattern designed by: Jessica Tromp with KNITWARE DESIGN