I find half of the time I knit, I am knitting prayer shawls; I would classify a prayer shawl as a shawl knit with the prayer that peace and strength comes to those who wear it. A friend of mine once told me, that getting a prayer shawl was like receiving a "knitted hug", I love that analogy. This particular shawl I knit for my Aunt Peggy, after she lost her twin sister. Having two sisters myself, I cannot imagine the grief my Aunt carries.
Pattern Notes:
Peggy V is an edged triangle shawl with a climbing diamond pattern at the center; starting at a point, the right border is knit, followed by a set of straight stitches before finishing with the left border. On each right side row, a stitch is added by the right border to create the length of the triangle. At the center of the shawl a diamond pattern is knit; after the diamond pattern is finished, the shawl decreases while maintaining the border stitch pattern. This shawl is perfect for fending off the cool air without suffocating you with warmth.
markers
Gauge: 20 stitches by 27 rows = 4 inches
Finished Measurements: wingspan 66 inches by 24 inches in length
Abbreviations:
k: knit
p: purl
WS: wrong side of work
RS: Right side of work
pm: place marker
sm: slip marker
yo: yarn over
k2t: knit 2 stitches together
k3t: knit 3 stitches together
m1: make one stitch
ssk: slip slip knit; slip 2 stitches onto your needle, knit them together (decreases 1 stitch)
sk2p: slip a stitch knit wise, knit two stitches together, pass slipped stitch over the two stitches knitted together
Peggy V:
CO 19
Set up Row (WS): p
Increase Section:
Row 1 (RS): yo, k 3, k3t, k 2, yo, pm, m 1, k 1, pm, yo, k 2, ssk, k 4, p 2
Row 2 (and all even rows): k 2, p to end of row, slipping markers as you go
Row 3: yo, k 2, k3t, k 2, yo, k 1, sm, m 1, k to marker, sm, k 1, yo, k 2, ssk, k 3, p 2
Row 5: yo, k1, k3t, k 2, yo, k 2, sm, m 1, k to marker, sm, k 2, yo, k 2, ssk, k 2, p 2
Row 7:yo, k3t, k 2, yo, k 3, sm, m 1, k to marker, sm, k 3, yo, k 2, ssk, k 1, p 2
repeat increase rows 1-8 until you have 93 stitches between the markers
Center Panel:
Row 1: yo, k 3, k3t, k 2, yo, sm, [k 3, k2t, k 2, yo, k 1, yo, k 2, ssk, k 3] 6x, k 3, sm, yo, k 2, ssk, k 4, p 2
Row 2 (and all even rows): k 2, p to end of row
Row 3: yo, k 2, k3t, k 2, yo, k 1, sm, [ k 2, k2t, k 2, yo, k 3, yo, k 2, ssk, k 2] 6x, k 3, sm, k 1, yo, k 2, ssk, k 3, p 2
Row 5: yo, k1, k3t, k 2, yo, k 2, sm, [k 1, k2t, k 2, yo, k 5, yo, k 2, ssk, k 1] 6x, k 3, sm, k 2, yo, k 2, ssk, k 2, p 2
Row 7: yo, k3t, k 2, yo, k 3, sm, [k2t, k 2, yo, k 7, yo, k 2, ssk] 6x, k 3, sm, k 3, yo, k 2, ssk, k 1, p 2
Row 9: yo, k 3, k3t, k 2, yo, sm, [ssk, k 2, yo, k 7, yo, k 2, k2t] 6x, k3, sm, yo, k 2, ssk, k 4, p 2
Row 11: yo, k 2, k3t, k 2, yo, k 1, sm, [m1, ssk, k 2, yo, ssk, k 3, k2t, yo, k 2, k2t, m1] 6x, k 3, sm,
k 1, yo, k 2, ssk, k 3, p 2
Row 13: yo, k1, k3t, k 2, yo, k 2, sm, [k 1, m 1, ssk, k 2, yo, ssk, k 1, k2t, yo, k 2, k2t, m 1, k1, ] 6x, k 3, sm, k 2, yo, k 2, ssk, k 2, p 2
Row 15: yo, k3t, k 2, yo, k 3, sm, [k 2, m 1, k 2, ssk, yo, sk2p, yo, k 2, k2t, m 1, k 2] 6x, k 3, sm,
k 3, yo, k 2, ssk, k 1, p 2
Decrease Section:
Row 1: yo, k 3, k3t, k 2, yo, sm, ssk, k to marker, sm, yo, k 2, ssk, k 4, p 2
Row 2 (and all even rows): k 2, purl to end of row
Row 3: yo, k 2, k3t, k 2, yo, k 1, sm, ssk, k to marker, sm, k 1, yo, k 2, ssk, k 3, p 2
Row 5: yo, k1, k3t, k 2, yo, k 2, sm, ssk, k to marker, sm, k 2, yo, k 2, ssk, k 2, p 2
Row 7: yo, k3t, k 2, yo, k 3, sm, ssk, k to marker, sm, k 3, yo, k 2, ssk, k 1, p 2
Repeat decrease rows 1-8 until there are 19 stitches on the needles.
Bind off all stitches.
Weave in ends and block to finished measurements.
A special thanks to my lovely sister Ellie for modeling for me.
