‘Time stops at Shamli’, a short story by Ruskin Bond, is set in a nondescript town named Shamli where people lead mundane lives and time seems to drag. The protagonist impulsively decides to get down at Shamli from a train and ends up meeting his old love. It is a beautiful story told around love, life and relationships.
This shawl, with its long lace lines in constantly changing colors, increases and decreases, is also meant as a little representation of this beautiful journey called life. It uses twisted increases and decreases along with yarn overs to form a lacy fabric with interesting surface texture along the ribs.
Yarn
Supersocke Montana Color (75% wool, 25% nylon; 459yds [420m]/100g[3.5oz]): 1943 colorway, 1 skein.
Needle
US 5 (3.75mm) 16” [40cm] circular needlesor size needed to obtain gauge
Gauge
21 sts and 32 rows = 4” [10cm] in St st pre-blocking
26 sts and 22 rows = 4” [10cm] in patt st pre-blocking
Size
53” [135cm] wingspan, 24” [61cm] depth blocked
Tutorials
Notions
Tapestry needle
Abbreviations
See our standard abbreviations.
twk2tog: Sl2 pwise, sl 2ndst back to left needle by inserting tip of left needle from right to left to twist st, sl 1stst back to left needle and k2tog.
twskp: Sl1 pwise, k1, pass slipped st over.
Pattern Notes
‘Time stops at Shamli’ is a triangular shawl constructed sideways.
It starts at one tip, increases until the shawl reaches its full depth, and then decreases to the other tip.
It is easy to increase the length of the shawl by simply doing extra repeats of the increase and decrease section. However, it is a good idea to weigh your yarn beforehand and stop increasing when you are almost through half the yarn quantity.
Charts
Increase Chart
Decrease Chart
Shawl Instructions
CO 2 sts.
Section 1
Setup Row (WS): P1, kfb. (3 sts)
Row 1 (RS): K1, m1R, k1tbl, k1. (4 sts)
Row 2 (WS): K2, p1tbl, m1L, k1. (5 sts)
Row 3: K1, m1R, k1tbl, twskp, yo, k1. (6 sts)
Row 4: K2, p1tbl, k1, p1tbl, m1L, k1. (7 sts)
Row 5: K1, m1R, k1tbl 2x, p1, twskp, yo, k1.(8 sts)
Row 6, 8, 10: K2, *p1tbl, k1, rep from * until last 2 sts, p1tbl, m1L, k1. (1 st inc; 9, 11, 13 sts)
Row 7: K1, m1R, k1tbl 2x, yo, twk2tog, p1, twskp, yo, k1.(10 sts)
Row 9: K1, m1R, k1tbl 2x, p1, k1tbl, yo, twk2tog, p1, twskp, yo, k1. (12 sts)
Increase Section
Work Increase section from Increase Chart or written directions below. Rep Rows [1-8] a total of 15 times (8 sts inc per rep; 133 sts).
Written instructions
Row 1: K1, m1R, k1tbl, *twskp, yo, k1tbl, p1, k1tbl, yo, twk2tog, p1, rep from * until last 3, twskp, yo, k1.(1 st inc)
Row 2 and all WS (even) rows to 8: K2, *p1tbl, k1, rep from * until last 2 sts, p1tbl, m1L, k1. (1 st inc).
Row 3: K1, m1R, k1tbl 2x, p1, *twskp, yo, k1tbl, p1, ktbl, yo, twk2tog, p1, rep from * until last 3 sts, twskp, yo, k1. (1 st inc)
Row 5: K1, m1R, k1tbl 2x, yo, twk2tog, p1, *twskp, yo,k1tbl, p1, k1tbl, yo, twk2tog, p1, rep from * until last 3 sts, twskp, yo, k1. (1 st inc)
Row 7: K1, m1R, k1tbl 2x, p1, k1tbl, yo, twk2tog, p1, *twskp, yo, k1tbl, p1, k1tbl, yo, twk2tog, p1, rep from * until last 3 sts, twskp, yo, k1. (1 st inc)
Decrease Section
Work Decrease section from Decrease Chart or written directions below. Rep Rows [1-8] a total of 15 times (8 sts dec per rep; 13 sts).
Written instructions
Row 1 (RS): K1, ssk, p1, k1tbl, p1, k1tbl, yo, twk2tog, p1, *twskp, yo, k1tbl, p1, k1tbl, yo, twk2tog, p1, rep from * until last 3 sts, twskp, yo, k1. (1 st dec)
Row 2 and all WS (even) rows to 8: K2, *p1tbl, k1, rep from * until last 4 sts, p1tbl, k2tog, k1. (1 st dec)
Row 3:K1, ssk, p1, k1tbl, yo, twk2tog, p1, *twskp, yo, k1tbl, p1, k1tbl, yo, twk2tog, p1, rep from * until last 3 sts, twskp, yo, k1. (1 st dec)
Row 5: K1, ssk, yo, twk2tog, p1, *twskp, yo, k1tbl, p1, k1tbl, yo, twk2tog, p1, rep from * until last 3 sts, twskp, yo, k1. (1 st dec)
Row 7: K1, ssk, p1, *twskp, yo, k1tbl, p1, k1tbl, yo, twk2tog, p1, rep from * until last 3 sts, twskp, yo, k1. (1 st dec)
Final Section
Row 1 (RS): K1, ssk, k1tbl 2x, p1, k1tbl, yo, twk2tog, p1, twskp, yo, k1. (12 sts)
Row 2, 4, 6 (WS): K2, *p1tbl, k1, rep from * until last 4 sts, p1tbl, k2tog, k1. (1 st dec)
Row 3: K1, ssk, k1tbl 2x, yo, twk2tog, p1, twskp, yo, k1. (10 sts)
Row 5: K1, ssk, k1tbl 2x, p1, twskp, yo, k1. (8 sts)
Row 7: K1, ssk, k1tbl, twskp, yo, k1. (6 sts)
Row 8: K2, p1tbl, k2tog, k1. (5 sts)
Row 9: K1, ssk, k1tbl, k1. (4 sts)
Row 10: K2, k2tog. (3 sts)
Row 11: K1, ssk. (2 sts)
Row 12: K2tog.
Finishing
Cut yarn and pull through loop. Weave in ends.
Block to measurements.
ABOUT THE DESIGNER: KAVITHA
ABOUT THE DESIGNER: KAVITHAKavitha Raman used to be Wireless Systems Specialist is now a SAHM to two kids. Knitting/Crochet has been a 10 year old hobby for her. She crafts for family, gifting and sometimes for commission. Designing and writing patterns is a fairly new path, where she hopes to explore and discover more in this amazing world of fibers.
She blogs at https://craftdoodling.wordpress.com/ or you can view her designs on Ravelry.
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Three Things About Your Design
- ‘Time stops at Shamli’ is designed to use one skein of fingering weight yarn.
- As a general rule, lace is formed by combining yarn-overs and decreases. This pattern uses twisted decreases along with yarn-overs, resulting in an interesting surface texture to regular lace.
- The stitch pattern allows variegated, tonal yarns to be beautifully showcased.
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