Kay's Tess Shawl/sontag

Kay's Tess D’Uberville Shawl Finished Size: Back neck to front sides 33”(each side), neck to back point 22” Materials Worsted weight wool yarn, approximately 650 yards Circular knitting needle, size 10 (6.00 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge Markers Gauge: In garter stitch (knit every row), 14 sts and 28 rows = 4” Note: Shawl is worked from the back of neck to the back point.

BODY Cast on 5 sts loosely. Row 1: Knit across. Note: Increases are made by knitting into the front and back of the stitch indicated. Row 2 (Right side): Increase 4 times, K1: 9 sts. Note: Mark Row 2 as right side. Row 3: Increase, K4, place marker, K2, increase, K1: 11 sts. Helpful Hint: I always place a safety pin marker on the edge of my right side row. When I see the safety pin, I know that this is the row that has all 4 increases. As I work my rows, I move it up. Row 4: Increase, knit across to within one stitch of center marker, increase, SM (slip marker), increase, knit across to last 2 sts, increase, K1: 15 sts. Row 5: Knit across. Row 6: Increase, knit across to within one stitch of center marker, increase, SM (slip marker), increase, knit across to last 2 sts, increase, K1: 19 sts. Row 7: Increase, knit across to last 2 sts, increase, K1: 21 sts. Repeat Rows 4 through 7, 28 times; then repeat Rows 4 and 5 once more: 305 sts. Bind off all sts loosely in knit. These instructions are intended for the beginning knitter. Every effort has been made to insure that these instructions are accurate. ©2008, Kay Meadors/Naturalstateknits, [email protected]. Visit me at http://naturalstateknitter.blogspot.com/ As long as the copyright is included, this pattern may be freely shared. This pattern may not be sold.