Shetland Shawl
This shawl may be worked with a colored border.
Diamond border and leaf pattern middle. Pins No. 6, cast on 336 stitches.
BORDER.
1st row—Knit 5, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 6.
2nd row—Plain.
3rd row—Knit 4, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 5.
4th row—Plain.
5th row—Knit 3, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 4.
6th row—Plain.
7th row—Knit 2, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 3.
8th row—Plain.
9th row—Knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 2.
10th row—Plain.
11th row—Knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1.
12th row—Plain.
13th row—Knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 3.
14th row—Plain.
15th row—Knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, make 1, knit 3 together, make 1, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 4.
16th row—Plain.
17th row—Knit 4, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 3, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 5.
18th row—Plain.
19th row—Knit 5, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 6.
20th row—Plain.
21st row—Knit 6, make 1, knit 3 together, make 1, knit 7.
22nd row—Plain.
Repeat this pattern once more, then with a needle and thread, take 32 stitches off the pin; these stitches are to be left for the side border. With the white wool knit 272 stitches plain, leaving 32 stitches for the other side; fasten them, and commence the
Middle
1st row—Slip 1, knit 1, turn the slipped stitch over the knitted 1, knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 2, knit 2 together.
2nd row—Purl.
3rd row—Slip 1, knit 1, turn the slipped stitch over it, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, knit 2 together.
4th row—Purl.
5th row—Slip 1, knit 1, turn over, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 5, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 2 together.
6th row—Purl.
7th row—Knit 1, * make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 2, knit 2 together, knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 2 together; repeat from mark.
8th row—Purl.
9th row—Knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 2, knit 2 together, slip 1, knit 1, turn over, knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1.
10th row—Purl.
11th row—Knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, knit 2 together, slip 1, knit 1, turn over, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1.
12th row—Purl.
13th row—Knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 2 together, slip 1, knit 1, turn over, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 2.
14th row—Purl.
15th row—Knit 2 together, knit 2, (make 1, knit 2 together, 3 times,) make 1, knit 3.
16th row—Purl.
Repeat this pattern until the middle is square; then knit the sides the same as the first pattern, until the same length as the middle, sew them to it, and put all the stitches on 1 pin; then knit the border the same as commencement. Finish with the following fringe.