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Pattern by Martina Behm 12/2010
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Trillian
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Measurements Length : 200 cm, Depth: 38 cm Materials & Tools 100 % • 1 skein of Wollmeise 100 Merino Superwash multicolor 150g (570 yards /520 m) (shown in colorway „Koralle im Meer“). • 3 mm circular needle, length 80 cm. 4.5 mm needle for binding off. • Tapestry needle
“Trillian” is the leading female character in Douglas Adams‘ great book “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”. She’s a mathematician and astrophysicist, and if she took up knitting, no doubt she would enjoy the unusual construction of this shawlette: You start knitting at one corner, adding wider and wider rows, thereby forming a long, shallow, slightly asymmetrical triangle. Just perfect for wrapping around your neck several times or hug your shoulders with a little warmth. Due to the shallow-but-long shape, you will get something useful to wear, no matter how much yarn you have. The garter-stitch center is perfect for showcasing a beautiful hand-dyed yarn, because it makes the colors flow into each other naturally. The fishnet-lace border on both short sides of the triangle adds just a bit of femininity without being frilly. Manageable even for beginning knitters. Pattern notes To achieve the size shown in the pictures, you will need about 520 m (570 yards) of sockyarn, which corresponds to 150 g of Wollmeise 100% Merino. If you use less, you will end up with a neckerchief or smaller shawlette.
Gauge 21 sts/27 ridges = 10 cm (4 inches) in garter stitch Skills needed Casting on, knit and purl, increasing by knitting into the front and back of one stitch, knitting two together, yarn over, binding off. Please respect my copyright. Do not distribute this pattern, do not use it or items made with it for commercial purposes.
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Pattern by Martina Behm 12/2010
Trillian Instructions Setup Rows Cast on 10 stitches. Row 1: kfb, (k2tog, yo) three times, k2tog, k1. Row 2: p8, k1, kfb (this is the back side). Row 3: kfb, k1, (k2tog, yo) three times, k2tog, k1. Row 4: p8, k2, kfb. Body Pattern Row 1: kfb, then knit until 9 stitches remain on the left needle, (k2tog, yo) three times, k2tog, k1. Row 2: p8, knit to last stitch, kfb.
Repeat two rows of body pattern until your shawlette has a size that you like, or until you have about 7% of your skein left. Make sure you have an odd number of stitches on the needles before you start the edging (my version had 191 stitches). Edging Row 1: kfb, then knit until 9 stitches remain on the left needle, (k2tog, yo) three times, k2tog, k1 (like Row 1 of Body Pattern.) Row 2: purl all stitches (no kfb at the end!) Row 3: k2, yo, (k2tog, yo) until three stitches remain on the left needle, k2tog, k1. Row 4: purl.
Repeat only rows 3 and 4 three more times (four rows of holes!). Bind off fairly loosely (I suggest using a needle 2-3 sizes bigger) on the next row in knit stitch. Finishing Weave in ends invisibly, wash and block (ideally stretching the edge, but not so much the garter stitch body).
Enjoy!
Please respect my copyright. Do not distribute this pattern, do not use it or items made with it for commercial purposes.
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Pattern by Martina Behm 12/2010
Trillian
This Mini-Sample illustrates Trillian’s construction
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