Knit Iris Shawl - City Farmhouse Studio

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Knit Iris Shawl
by City Farmhouse Studio

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Color 1 – I Love This Yarn Cotton – 3.5oz/100g – 180 yd/165 m – 100% Cotton – Category 4 Medium – 11 WPI – 2 skeins – Serene Spa – (approx 250 yards needed)

Color 2 – I Love This Yarn Cotton – 3.5oz/100g – 180 yd/165 m – 100% Cotton – Category 4 Medium – 11 WPI – 2 skeins – Antique Cream – (approx 200 yards needed)

Color 3 – I Love This Yarn Cotton – 3.5oz/100g – 180 yd/165 m – 100% Cotton – Category 4 Medium – 11 WPI – 2 skeins – French Lilac – (approx 250 yards needed)

(yarn alternatives: Village Yarn Craft Cotton, K+C Essential Cotton, Loops & Threads Classic Cotton, Lily Sugan ‘n Cream)

Gauge 4” x 4” = 18 sts x 22 rows of stockinette
Needles – US 8 (5mm) straight or circular

Size: 18 inches x 55.5 inches long side length

A YouTube tutorial video showing the sts and each step of the construction can be found at: https://youtu.be/qoiEc4bJVnI

Glossary
Cdd – center double decrease
K – knit
P – purl
P3tog – purl three together
RC – row count
RS – right side
Sssk – slip, slip, slip, knit together
Sts – stitches
WS – wrong side
YO – yarn over

Panel Layout

Panels 1 & 6
Color: Serene Spa (Color 1)
Cast On: 33 stitches using a single cast-on.

Row 1 (RS): K10, p2, k13, p2, k6.

Row 2 (WS): P6, k2, p13, k2, p10.

Row 3: K2, yo, k2, cdd, k2, yo, k1, p2, sssk, k2, (yo, k1) 4 times, k1, k3tog, p2, k1, yo, cdd, yo, k2.

Row 4: P2, (k1, p1) 2 times, k2, p13, k2, p10.

Row 5: K2, yo, k2, cdd, k2, yo, k1, p2, sssk, k1, (yo, k1) 2 times, k2, (yo, k1) 2 times, k3tog, p2, k6.

Row 6: P6, k2, p13, k2, p10.

Row 7: K2, yo, k2, cdd, k2, yo, k1, p2, sssk, (yo, k1) 2 times, k3, (k1, yo) 2 times, k3tog, p2, k1, yo, cdd, yo, k2.

Row 8: P2, (k1, p1) 2 times, k2, p13, k2, p10.

Row 9: K2, yo, k2, cdd, k2, yo, k1, p2, sssk, k2, (yo, k1) 4 times, k1, k3tog, p2, k6.

Row 10: P6, k2, p13, k2, p10.

Row 11: K2, yo, k2, cdd, k2, yo, k1, p2, sssk, k1, (yo, k1) 2 times, k2, (yo, k1) 2 times, k3tog, p2, k1, yo, cdd, yo, k2.

Row 12: P2, (k1, p1) 2 times, k2, p13, k2, p10.

Row 13: K2, yo, k2, cdd, k2, yo, k1, p2, sssk, (yo, k1) 2 times, k3, (k1, yo) 2 times, k3tog, p2, k6.

Row 14: P6, k2, p13, k2, p10.

Panel 1: Repeat Rows 3–14 a total of 13.5 times (finishing after Row 8).

Panel 6: Repeat Rows 3–14 a total of 21 times.

Bind Off: Use a backstitch bind-off.

Panels 3 & 4
Color: Antique Cream (Color 2)
Cast On: 19 stitches using a single cast-on.

Row 1 (RS): K1, p2, k13, p2, k1.

Row 2 (WS): P1, k2, p13, k2, p1.

Row 3: K1, p2, sssk, k2, (yo, k1) 4 times, k1, k3tog, p2, k1.

Row 4: P1, k2, p13, k2, p1.

Row 5: K1, p2, sssk, k1, (yo, k1) 2 times, k2, (yo, k1) 2 times, k3tog, p2, k1.

Row 6: P1, k2, p13, k2, p1.

Row 7: K1, p2, sssk, (yo, k1) 2 times, k3, (k1, yo) 2 times, k3tog, p2, k1.

Row 8: P1, k2, p13, k2, p1.

Panel 3: Repeat Rows 3–8 a total of 33 times.

Panel 4: Repeat Rows 3–8 a total of 38 times.

Bind Off: Use a backstitch bind-off.

Panels 2 & 5
Color: French Lilac (Color 3)
Cast On: 33 stitches using a single cast-on.

Row 1 (RS): K6, p2, k13, p2, k10.

Row 2 (WS): P10, k2, p13, k2, p6.

Row 3: K2, yo, cdd, yo, k1, p2, sssk, k2, (yo, k1) 4 times, k1, k3tog, p2, k1, yo, k2, cdd, k2, yo, k2.

Row 4: P10, k2, p13, k2, (p1, k1) 2 times, p2.

Row 5: K6, p2, sssk, k1, (yo, k1) 2 times, k2, (yo, k1) 2 times, k3tog, p2, k1, yo, k2, cdd, k2, yo, k2.

Row 6: P10, k2, p13, k2, p6.

Row 7: K2, yo, cdd, yo, k1, p2, sssk, (yo, k1) 2 times, k3, (k1, yo) 2 times, k3tog, p2, k1, yo, k2, cdd, k2, yo, k2.

Row 8: P10, k2, p13, k2, (p1, k1) 2 times, p2.

Row 9: K6, p2, sssk, k2, (yo, k1) 4 times, k1,

k3tog, p2, k1, yo, k2, cdd, k2, yo, k2.

Row 10: P10, k2, p13, k2, p6.

Row 11: K2, yo, cdd, yo, k1, p2, sssk, k1, (yo, k1) 2 times, k2, (yo, k1) 2 times, k3tog, p2, k1, yo, k2, cdd, k2, yo, k2.

Row 12: P10, k2, p13, k2, (p1, k1) 2 times, p2.

Row 13: K6, p2, sssk, (yo, k1) 2 times, k3, (k1, yo) 2 times, k3tog, p2, k1, yo, k2, cdd, k2, yo, k2.

Row 14: P10, k2, p13, k2, p6.

Panel 2: Repeat Rows 3–14 a total of 16.5 times (finishing after Row 8).

Panel 5: Repeat Rows 3–14 a total of 18 times.

Bind Off: Use a backstitch bind-off.

Assembly
Lay out and pin panels together based on diagram of panel #s. SUsing a Bickford seam (or your preferred invisible join), sew the panels together starting from the outer edge toward the center. Join bound off edge of each panel to remaining section of coordinating panel. Weave in ends.

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