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Catprints On My Heart

A shawl designed by Annie Smith

Skill Level:

Intermediate

Materials:

3 skeins Fabulous Felines 100% merino 100 g 110 yds Color 1112- Evie’s Eyes.

Size 10 ½ needle. (24” circular recommended because of the large number of stitches.)

8 markers

Size:

20” at center back.

Gauge:

6 ½” x 4” over swatch chart.

To work swatch cast on 21 stitches. Knit 1 row. Row 2 and all even rows, k1, purl to last stitch, k1. Work chart to row 13. Bind off loosely. To block the swatch, soak it in tepid water. Then roll it up in a towel and squeeze as much water out as possible. Spread the swatch out on a dry towel and pin it out to dry. Unpin the swatch to measure it.

Note: work the Centered Double Decrease as follows: slip 2 tog as if to knit, k1, pass 2 slipped stitches over.

Swatch Chart for Catprints On My Heart

Catprints On My Heart Shawl Instructions

Notes. Only right side rows are charted. For all wrong side rows, k4, purl to last 4 stitches, k4. The triangular sections (Chart A), and the beginning of the column sections (Chart B), are shaped by increases that have no corresponding decreases. On the charts these increases are in red.

Begin shawl. Leaving a 12” tail, temporarily cast on 11 stitches. Set up: Row 1: K4, (k1, yo, k1) in next stitch, k1, (k1, yo, k1) in next stitch, k4. Row 2: k4, p7, k4. Row 3: k4, kf&b, k1, kf&b, k1, kf&b, k1, kf&b, k4. Row 4: k4, (place marker, p2, place marker, p1) 3X, place marker, p2, place marker, k4.

Begin charts. Keeping the first and last 4 stitches of the shawl in garter stitch, work across the charts as follows, Chart B, A, B, A, B, A, B. Work to row 52. Row 53, k3, remove marker, k2tog. Work across shawl removing markers as you come to them. At the end of the last repeat of Chart B, ssk, k3. Work 5 rows of garter stitch and bind off as follows: K1, slip that stitch back onto the left needle, k2tog. *k1, slip 2 stitches back onto the left needle, k2tog.* Repeat to the end. Cut the yarn leaving a 6” tail. Weave in all the ends, but do not cut them until after shawl is blocked.

Take out the temporary cast on and using the 12” tail, graft the 4 border stitches together. Put the last 3 stitches on a needle and make a centered double decrease. Weave in this end.

To block, soak the shawl in tepid water. Roll up in a couple of towels and squeeze out as much water as you can. Do not wring the shawl. Spread it out on a dry towel and pin it out to dry.

Catprints On My Heart Chart A

Catprints On My Heart Chart B

Line by line instructions for Chart A

1. yo, k1, yo.

3. yo, k3, yo.

5. yo, k5, yo.

7. yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, yo.

9. yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1, yo.

11. yo, k4, yo, cdd, yo, k4, yo.

13. yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, yo.

15. yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, cdd, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1, yo.

17. yo, k4, yo, cdd, yo, k3, yo, cdd, yo, k4, yo.

19. yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k7, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, yo.

21. yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k5, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1, yo.

23. yo, k4, yo, cdd, yo, k9, yo, cdd, yo, k4, yo.

25. yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k4, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k4, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, yo.

27. yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k2, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k2, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1, yo.

29. yo, k4, yo, cdd, yo, k6, yo, cdd, yo, k6, yo, cdd, yo, k4, yo.

31 yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k4, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k4, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, yo.

33. yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k2, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, cdd, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k2, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1, yo.

35. yo, k4, yo, cdd, yo, k6, yo, cdd, yo, k3, yo, cdd, yo, k6, yo, cdd, yo, k4, yo.

37. yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k4, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k7, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k4, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, yo.

39. yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k2, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k5. k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k2, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1, yo.

41. yo, k4, yo, cdd, yo, k6, yo, cdd, yo, k9, yo, cdd, yo, k6, yo, cdd, yo, k4, yo.

43. yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k2, *k2, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k2* repeat to end, last repeat k1, yo.

45. yo, *k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1* to end, yo.

Note: beginning on this row, there are no more shaping yarnovers.

47. k4, *yo, cdd, yo, k6* repeat from * to * to end, last repeat, k4.

49. k1, *k2, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k2* repeat from * to * to last stitch, k1.

51. k1, *k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1* repeat to last stitch, k1.

53. ssk(removing marker and using 1 stitch from section B), *k2tog, yo, k1, yo, cdd, yo, k1, yo, ssk* repeat to last st, k2tog (removing marker and using 1 stitch from section B).

Finish as above.

Line by line instructions for Chart B. Note. The stitch count does not remain constant.

1. k2.

3. k2.

5. k1, yo, k1.

7. k1, yo, k1, yo, k1.

9. k1, yo, cdd, yo, k1.

11. k1, yo, k3, yo, k1.

13. k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1.

15. k2tog, yo, cdd, yo, ssk.

17. k1, yo, k3, yo, k1.

Repeat rows 13-18 a total of 6 times, then repeat rows 13-16 once more.

Row 53. yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo

Line by line instructions for Swatch Chart

1. K5, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k5.

3. k4, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, cdd, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k4.

5. k6, yo, cdd, yo, k3, yo, cdd, yo, k6.

7. k2, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k2.

9. k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, cdd, yo, k3, yo, cdd, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1.

11. k3, yo, cdd, yo, k3, yo, cdd, yo, k3, yo, cdd, yo, k3.

13. knit.