Ashes of Roses Shawl

“Magic is always pushing and drawing and making things out of nothing. Everything is made out of Magic, leaves and trees, flowers and birds, badgers and foxes and squirrels and people. So it must be all around us. In this garden—in all the places.”
― Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden

All kinds of knitting is magic to me, but there is something different about lace! Taking only the simplest of tools, some needles and thread; fancy doilies have always intrigued me.  Worked in a heavier yarn than the thread that doilies are typically made from, Ashes of Roses includes all the things that fascinate me about fancy lace knitting in a fingering weight shawl. Beads, nupps and the mysterious “no stitch” chart boxes make it exciting enough for the adventurous lace knitter, but really it is much easier than it looks, like magic!

Size

17″ [43 cm] deep, x 34″ [86 cm] wide at widest point.

 

Yarn

Ozifarmer’s Market Moolah 125 (80% Superwash Merino, 10% Cashmere, 10% Nylon; 548yds [500 m] /125 grams [4.5 oz]), Pink Heath 1 skein.

Thanks to Ozifarmer for all her support!

Needles

US 5 [3.75mm]: 47″ circular needles to accommodate stitch count, or size needed to obtain gauge.

Notions

US 5 [3.75mm] Steel Crochet Hook for crochet bind off

US 16 [0.6mm] Steel Crochet Hook or size needed for bead placement.

200 size 6/0 beads.

Blocking wires

T-pins

Tapestry needle

Gauge

28 sts and 22 rows = 4 inches [10cm] relaxed after blocking in pattern.

Abbreviations

Please see our standard abbreviations.

B: k and bead: place bead on shank of 0.6mm crochet hook, k 1 st, sl st to the crochet hook, pull through bead and replace on right ndl

nupp:

Row 1 (RS): (k1, yo, k1, yo, k1) into 1 st.

Row 2 (WS): p5tog.

P5tog – purl 5 sts together.

Pattern Notes

• 5-st-nupps create 5 sts from 1 on RS rows, and decrease to 1 st on WS rows (see instructions above).
• Stitch counts are variable throughout the pattern.
• When swatching using a gradient yarn, swatch using the opposite end from where you will begin your project; save your swatch as you might need it for the bind off.
• Sample used almost all of the suggested yarn.
• Gauge, while not critical to a shawl, will impact knitters yarn requirements and finished size.
• Pattern is charted only.
• Double yarn overs (2 sequential yos in a RS row) are worked on WS rows as p1, k1.

Charts

Chart A

revised on June 29, 2020

Chart B

Chart C

Key for Charts A, B & C

Bindoff Helper Chart

Bindoff Helper Key

 

Shawl Instructions

Body

Using your favorite provisional CO, CO 3 sts.

Work 13 rows of garter stitch (k every row).

Turn work 90 degrees and pick up and p 6 sts along one long edge, turn work 90 degrees, pick up and k 3 stitches from provisional CO; 12 sts.

Set up row (RS): K3, *yo, k1, repeat from* to last 3 sts, k3; 18 sts.

Next row (WS): K3, p to last 3 sts, k3.

Starting with row 1 of Chart A, work charts A, B and C sequentially as follows, working reps of the area outlined in red (6 reps for Charts A and B, 14 reps for Chart C):

Odd Rows, 1 to 97 (RS): K3, work chart to last 3 sts, k3.

Even Rows 2 to 98 (WS): K3, p to last 3 sts, closing all nupps as you come to them by working a p5tog, k3.

Finishing

Chain Loop Edging

Following the “BO helper chart” or the written instructions here, BO as follows:

Using your size 5 crochet hook, gather 5 sts tog, ch 7, (gather 3 sts, ch 7) 4 times, gather 4 sts, ch 7, *gather 3 sts, ch 7, gather 4 sts, ch 7, (gather 3 sts, ch 7) 9 times, gather 4 sts, ch 7, repeat from * to last 24 sts, gather 3 sts, ch 7, gather 4 sts, ch 7, (gather 3 sts, ch 7) 4 times, gather 5 sts.

Cut yarn, leaving a long tail. Pull yarn through last loop on crochet hook snuggly and weave in ends.

Blocking

Soak piece in lukewarm water for at least 30 minutes; roll in a towel to absorb most of the moisture. Using blocking wires (if desired) and t-pins, pin out as shown in photograph.