Caribbean Coral Knit Shawl
Don't you just love the colors in this Caribbean Coral Knit Shawl? They just remind you of a vibrant reef beneath a clear, tropical sea. It even works well on a boat to protect you from whipping winds, while being lacy enough to keep you cool. The best part is that this shawl is actually pretty easy to knit once you have a few simple techniques down. You can probably even finish it up before your summer vacation if you hurry! It only takes three balls of yarn and a hint of saltwater.
Knitting Needle Size8 or 5 mm, Circular Knitting Needles
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Gauge11 sts x 15 rows = 4” in Lace patt blocked. Save time, check your gauge.
Finished SizeWidth: 72", Depth: 36"
Materials List
- Deborah Norville Collection™ Alpaca Dance by Premier® Yarns (75% acrylic, 25% alpaca; 100gm/371 yds) #25-15 Aqua Splash (A) - 2 balls
- Deborah Norville Collection™ Alpaca Dance by Premier® Yarns (75% acrylic, 25% alpaca; 85gm/316 yds) #275-04 Bermuda (B) - 1 ball
- Needle: US Size 8 (5 mm) 24” or longer circular or size needed to obtain gauge
- Tapestry needle
- Stitch markers
- 8 1/2" buttons
Instructions
Shawl
With A, cast on 5 sts.
Row 1 and all WS rows: Purl.
Row 2: *K1, yo, k1, yo, place marker (pm); rep from * once more, k1 - 9 sts.
Row 4: * K1, yo, knit to m, yo, sl m; rep from * once more, k1 - 4 sts inc’d.
Row 6: Rep Row 4.
Row 8: * (K1, yo) twice, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, sl m; rep from * once more, k1 - 21 sts.
Row 10: * K1, yo, k2, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, sl m; rep from * once more, k1 - 24 sts.
Row 12: * K1, yo, k4, yo, sl 1-k2tog-psso, yo, k4, yo, sl m; rep from * once more, k1 - 27 sts.
Row 14: * K1, yo, k1, (yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1) across to m, yo, sl m; rep from * once more, k1 - 4 sts inc’d.
Row 16: * K1, yo, k2, (yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1) across to 1 bef m, k1, yo, sl m; rep from * once more, k1 - 4 sts inc’d.
Row 18: * K1, yo, k4, (yo, sl 1-k2tog-psso, yo, k3) across to 1 bef m, k1, yo, sl m; rep from * once more, k1 - 4 sts inc’d.
With A, rep Rows 13-18, 14 more times - 207 sts.
With B, rep Rows 13-18, 4 more times - 255 sts.
With A, rep Rows 13-18, once more - 267 sts.
Edging
Row 1 and all WS rows: Purl.
Row 2: * K1, yo, k2tog, k4, yo, k1, (yo, k4, sl 1-k2tog-psso, k4, yo, k1) to last 6 sts bef m, yo, k4, ssk, yo, sl m; rep from * once more, k1 - 271 sts.
Row 4: * K1, yo, k1, k2tog, k4, yo, k1, (yo, k4, sl 1-k2tog-psso, k4, yo, k1) to last 7 sts bef m, yo, k4, ssk, k1, yo, sl m; rep from * once more, k1 - 275 sts.
Row 6: * K1, yo, k2, k2tog, k4, yo, k1, (yo, k4, sl 1-k2tog-psso, k4, yo, k1) to last 8 sts bef m, yo, k4, ssk, k2, yo, sl m; rep from * once more, k1 - 279 sts.
Row 8: * K1, yo, k9, yo, k1, (yo, k11, yo, k1) to last 9 sts bef m, yo, k to m, yo, sl m; rep from * once more - 331 sts.
Row 9 (WS): Purl.
Bind off all sts very loosely.
Finshing
Weave in ends, using end from cast-on to sew together the beginning 5 sts. Block shawl to open up lace, pinning out points along bind-off edge.
Abbreviations
- inc(‘d)
- increase(d)
- k2tog
- knit 2 sts together (1 st dec’d)
- m
- marker
- pm
- place marker
- psso
- pass slipped stitch over
- RS
- right side
- sl
- slip
- ssk
- slip next 2 sts individually knitwise, slip them back to left needle in this position, knit them together through the back loops (1 st dec’d)
- WS
- wrong side
- yo
- yarn over