Liilia has the shape of a bottom up crescent shawl without the need to cast on hundreds of sts! With the body knit on small needles and a lace edging it has the warmth of a scarf and the beauty of a shawl. It’s long wingspan allows for the knitter to wear it in a multitude of different ways.
Size
72” wingspan, 15” deep at deepest point
Yarn
Cauldron’s Path Yarns Sunrises (100% Merino; 475 yards [434 meters]/100 grams): Wisteria Blooms (MC), 1 skein (sample used .66 skeins or 313.5 yards [286.7 meters]/66 grams)
Cauldron’s Path Yarns Crescent Moon (100% Merino; 400 yards [366 meters]/110 grams: Soft Rose (CC), 1 skein (sample used .83 skeins or 330.9 yards [302.6 meters]/91 grams)
Needles
Size US 1.5 (2.5 mm): 48” circular
Size US 4 (3.5 mm): 48” circular
Notions
Size E/4 (3.5 mm) crochet hook; markers; removable marker; stitch holder or waste yarn for holding held sts; tapestry needle
Gauge
In stockinette on smaller needles: 15.5 sts by 16 rows = 2” once blocked (row gauge more important than stitch gauge)
Schematic
Abbreviations
See our standard abbreviations.
Pattern Notes
This pattern is worked by knitting the body sideways, shaped by increases and decreases and at the same time reserving sts for the lace border which is worked second, top down. Afterwards a crochet border is added along the top.
Charts
Chart A
Chart B
Chart C
Shawl
Right Wing
CO 5 With MC and smaller needles
Set up row purl 1, p2tog, yo, p2
Row 1 Knit until one stitch before end, m1 w/ eyelet, place removable marker, turn
Row 2 purl until 4 before end, p2tog, yo, p2
Row 3 Knit until one stitch before marker, m1, move marker, turn
Row 4 See Row 2
Row 5 Knit until two sts before marker, kfb, m1, move marker, turn (1 stitch increased)
Row 6 see Row 2
1 held stitch for every 2 rows
1 stitch increased for every 6 rows
Permanent stitch marker every x number of held sts helpful so you don’t have to count all of them when
checking if you’re on.
Repeat rows 1-6 50 times there will be 55 live sts and 150 held sts
Center
Row 1 Knit until one stitch before marker, m1, move marker, turn
Row 2 Purl until 4 before end, p2tog, yo, p2
1 held stitch for every 2 rows
No sts increased or decreased
Repeat rows 1 & 2 37 times there will be 55 live sts and 187 held sts
Left Wing
Row 1 Knit until 3 sts before marker, k2tog, m1, move marker, turn
Row 2 Purl until 4 before end, p2tog, yo, p2
Row 3 Knit until one stitch before marker, m1, move marker, turn
Row 4 See row 2
Row 5 See row 3
Row 6 See row 2
1 held stitch for every 2 rows, 1 stitch decreased for every 6 rows
Repeat rows 1-6 50 times there will be 5 live sts and 337 held sts
Bind off remaining 5 sts. You will now be working across the held sts
With ws facing, attach CC at far right side
Row 0 with larger needles knit 1, purl all until 1 stitch, knit 1
Rows 1-16 work chart A
Sts 14-25 represent chart repeat
First and last sts of every ws row (except row 16) are knit, the rest are purled
Row 16 increase by 1 stitch at the beginning and end of the row, purl the rest. New stitch count 339
Rows 17-30 Work Chart B
Sts 1-26 represent chart repeat except on WS rows, you will purl all sts (or purl 5 together, as marked) except for first and last which are knit.
On the final row of this chart, row 14, increase by 1 stitch at the beginning and end of the row, purl the rest.
New stitch count 341
Rows 31 Work Chart C
Sts 6-15 represent chart repeat
Bind off in the following manner:
K2, return both sts to the left needle and k2togtbl, *k1, return both sts to the left needle and k2togtbl. Repeat from * until no sts remain on left needle. Cut yarn and pull through remaining stitch on right needle.
Weave in ends and block
Crochet Border
After blocking, the crochet border along the top is added as follows:
With 3.5mm hook and contrasting yarn color, single crochet into every eyelet formed by your yo, p2tog when you knit the body.
Picot trim
Single crochet into the first stitch
*Single crochet into the next stitch, chain 3, slip stitch into the first chain, single crochet into the next stitch. Repeat this process from * down the line.
Finishing
Weave in ends and block using desired method.
About the Designer: Mesha McMullen
I learned to knit in 2014 and quickly fell in love with the craft. Before long I was challenging myself with bigger and more intricate projects and soon after that I began designing! Knitting is my passion. When I’m not knitting I’m wrangling my children Mason and Marie (ages 3 and 1).
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