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Temperature Shawl

This revised temperature shawl increases for half of the project and then decreases for the other half of the project.

Materials

  • 10 skeins yarn one for each 10 degrees, or split up as desired

Instructions

Starting the Project

  • CO3
  • Row 1: Knit all stitches
  • Row 2: Knit all stitches
  • Rows 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15: Knit until the last two stitches, K1FB , K1
  • Rows 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16: Knit until end

Block 1: Dropped Stitch (Inc)

  • Row 1: K1, *K1, YO2*, repeat*-* until the last two stitches, K1FB, K1
  • Row 2: K1, Purl across dropping YO stitches until the last stitch, K1

Block 2: Garter Stitch One (Inc)

  • Rows 1, 3, 5, 7: Knit until the last two stitches, K1FB, K1
  • Rows 2, 4, 6: Knit until end
  • Row 8: K1, Purl until last stitch, K1

Block 3: Yarn Over Lace (Inc)

  • Row 1: K1, *K2tog, YO1*, repeat*-* until the last two stitches, K1FB, K1
  • Row 2: K1, Purl until last stitch, K1
  • Row 3: K1, *K2tog, YO1*, repeat*-* until the last three stitches, K1, K1FB, K1
  • Row 4: K1, Purl until last stitch, K1
  • Row 5: K1, *YO1, K2tog*, repeat*-* until the last three stitches, YO1, K3
  • Row 6: K1, Purl until last stitch, K1

Block 4: Garter Stitch Two (Inc)

  • Rows 1, 3, 5, 7: Knit until the last two stitches, K1FB, K1
  • Rows 2, 4, 6, 8: Knit until end

Shawl (Inc)

  • Repeat Blocks One through Four until mid-length desire is reached. For a temperature shawl, there should be183 stitches before moving onto the decrease rounds.
  • Block 1: Dropped Stitch (Dec)
  • Row 1: K1, *K1, YO2*, repeat*-* until the last two stitches, K2tog, K1
  • Row 2: K1, Purl across dropping YO stitches until the last stitch, K1

Block 2: Garter Stitch One (Dec)

  • Rows 1, 3, 5, 7: Knit until the last two stitches, K2tog, K1
  • Rows 2, 4, 6: Knit until end
  • Row 8: K1, Purl until last stitch, K1

Block 3: Yarn Over Lace (Dec)

  • Row 1: K1, *K2tog, YO1*, repeat*-* until the last two stitches, K2tog, K1
  • Row 2: K1, Purl until last stitch, K1
  • Row 3: K1, *K2tog, YO1*, repeat*-* until the last three stitches, K1, K2tog, K1
  • Row 4: K1, Purl until last stitch, K1
  • Row 5: K1, *YO1, K2tog*, repeat*-* until the last two stitches, K2tog, K1
  • Row 6: K1, Purl until last stitch, K1

Block 4: Garter Stitch Two (Inc)

  • Rows 1, 3, 5, 7: Knit until the last two stitches, K2tog, K1
  • Rows 2, 4, 6, 8: Knit until end

Shawl (Dec)

  • Repeat Decrease Blocks One through Four until 10 stitches remain on the shawl

Finishing the Project

  • Rows 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13: Knit until the last two stitches, K2tog, K1
  • Rows 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12,14: Knit until End
  • Row 15: Knit all stitches
  • Row 16: Knit all stitches
  • BO3