Barely There Shawl:

Printable Add-on 2-color instructions

Complete instructions for the Barely There Shawl may be found in the purchased pattern. The notes below are an “add-on” and relate specifically to the 2-color version.

The 2-color shawl sample shown here is knit with Shelridge Farm Ultra: Charcoal = MC; Beige = CC. When using 2 colors, use the information in capital letters below for color changes and the additonal top edging.

Shawl begins in the middle of top edge. It is worked outward by increasing stitches. To begin, cast on 3 sts WITH MC . Knit 1 row (WITH MC). Next Row: WITH MC, K 1, k in front, back and front of next st, k 1. (5 sts). Turn work, knit 1 row WITH MC.

Next Row: JOIN CC (DO NOT CUT MC -- CARRY COLOR NOT IN USE UP SIDE OF WORK) WITH CC, K 1, k in front and back of next st, k in front, back and front of next st, k in front and back of next st, k 1 (9 sts). Turn work, knit 1 row WITH CC.

BEGIN STITCH PATTERN AS GIVEN IN THE PURCHASED PATTERN.
ROWS 1 AND 2: USE CC.
ROWS 3, 4, 5, AND 6: USE MC.
ROWS 7 AND 8: USE CC

WORK ROWS 1 TO 8:
10 TIMES FOR WORSTED WEIGHT YARNS (169 STS)
14 TIMES FOR DK/SPORTWEIGHT YARNS (233 STS)
18 TIMES FOR FINGERING/SOCK WEIGHT YARNS (297 STS)

FOR ALL YARN WEIGHTS, WORK ROWS 1 TO 4 ONCE MORE [ROW 1-2 ARE CC; ROW 3-4 ARE MC]. CUT CC LEAVING 4" TAIL.

WORK PICOT BIND OFF WITH MC. AFTER COMPLETING PICOT BIND OFF ON DIAGONAL EDGES, DO NOT FASTEN OFF.

WORK 3-STITCH I-CORD ALONG TOP EDGE TO HIDE CARRYING "YARN NOT IN USE". I PREFER USING JOYCE WILLIAMS' METHOD FOR ATTACHING I-CORD: CAST ON 3 STITCHES. KNIT 3. *SLIDE THE STITCHES BACK TO THE BEGINNING OF THE NEEDLE, K 2, SLIP LAST STITCH KNITWISE, MAKE A YARN OVER. PICK UP ONE STITCH FROM TOP EDGE. PASS TWO STITCHES (THE SLIPPED ST AND THE YARN OVER) OVER THE PICKED UP STITCH. THE EXTRA YARN OVER COVERS THE CONTRAST COVER. THIS METHOD IS FAST, EASY, AND REALLY WORKS -- THANK YOU JOYCE FOR "UN-VENTING" IT! REPEAT FROM *.

NOTE 1 -- TO SPAN THE WIDTH OF EACH DROP STITCH ROW, YOU WILL NEED TO WORK FIVE I-CORD ROWS, ATTACHING 1ST, 3RD, AND 5TH ROWS. DO NOT ATTACH 2ND OR 4TH ROWS.

NOTE 2 -- BECAUSE YOU ARE USING A DARK MC TO COVER A LIGHT CC, SOME CC WILL SHOW THROUGH IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY. USING JOYCE'S METHOD FOR ATTACHING I-CORD COVERS THE CC PRETTY GOOD -- HOPEFULLY, THE REST OF THE SHAWL WILL DAZZLE ONLOOKERS SO MUCH, THEY WON'T NOTICE A BIT OF CC PEEK-A-BOO! :-)