Afaga-me Amélia,

Afaga-me
Design by Owlmania
 Afaga-me Amélia, Afaga-me
Design by Owlmania

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
+/- 210 cm from side to side and 60 cm from top to bottom at
deepest point (after blocking).

MATERIALS
Yarn: 5 skeins of Amélia (100% merino) | 190m/50g; or approx.
810 meters of fingering weight yarn.
The sample was made using colorway 2 Amélia 03 (red) /
2 Amélia 09 (gray) / 1 Amélia 87 (yellow/green).
Needles: US 6 (4 mm) needles.
Other notions: Tapestry needle, blocking pins or wires.

GAUGE
The gauge is not crucial, depend of your tension.
22 st and 27 rows to 4” (10cm) in garter st on US 6 (4 mm)
needles after blocking.

CONSTRUCTION NOTES
This shawl is worked from the centre top down.
Stitches are increased at each side on every odd row (RS) to
give it its characteristic crescent shape.
The lace edge instructions are both written and charted.

Directions
GARTER TAB:
Using MC cast on 2 sts. BORDER:
Knit 10 rows in garter st. Using CC2
Row 11: K2, pick up 5 sts along the side of your little rectangle Charted Instructions:
(1 st for every purl ridge) and then pick up 2 sts from the bottom Row 1 (RS): K3, yo, kfb, work Lace Chart,repeating the middle
edge of your rectangle. section as many times as necessary to get to the last 4 stitches,
You should have 9 sts on the needles. kfb, yo, k3.
Row 2 (WS): K4, p to last 4 sts, k4.
SHAWL: Repeat these 2 rows always following the next row in the chart
Using MC until you have completed all 15 rows.
Set-up row (WS): K2, kfb, kfb, k1, kfb, kfb, k2. (13sts)
Using MC Next row A (WS): K to end of row.
Row 1 (RS): K3, yo, kfb, k to 4 sts from end, kfb, yo, k3. (17 sts) Next row B (RS): K to end of row.
Row 2 (WS): K to end of row. Repeat the last 2 rows (A and B) 2 more times and on the
Using CC1 following row BO all stitches using an elastic BO.
Row 3 (RS): K3, yo, kfb, k to 4 sts from end, kfb, yo, k3. (21 sts)
Row 4 (WS): K to end of row. Written Instructions:
Row 1 (RS): K3, yo, kfb, k to 4 sts from end, kfb, yo, k3.
Repeat rows 1-4 39 more times. Row 2 and all foll WS rows: K4, p to last 4 sts, k4.
Repeat rows 1-2 one more time. Row 3: K3, yo, kfb, k2, *ssk, yo, k3, yo, k2tog*, repeat * until 6
You should have 337 sts. from end, k2, kfb, yo, k3.
 Afaga-me Amélia, Afaga-me
Design by Owlmania

Row 5: K3, yo, kfb, k4, *k1, ssk, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k1*, repeat * Row 15: K3, yo, kfb, *k2tog,yo, k3, yo, ssk,*, repeat * until 4 from
until 8 from end, k4, kfb, yo, k3. end, , kfb, yo, k3.
Row 7: K3, yo, kfb, k6, *k2, yo, sk2p, yo, k2*, repeat* until 10
from end, k6, kfb, yo, k3. Purl 6 rows (if you prefer you can knit 6 rows)
Row 9: K3, yo, kfb, k1, *ssk, yo, k3, yo, k2tog*, repeat * until 5
from end , k1, kfb, yo, k3. BO all stitches using an elastic BO.
Row 11: K3, yo, kfb,k3, *k1,ssk, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k1*, repeat *
until 7 from end, k3 , kfb, yo, k3.
Row 13: K3, yo, kfb, k5, *k2, yo, sk2p, yo, k2*, repeat * until 9 Happy Knitting!!!!!
from end, k5, kfb, yo, k3.

Repeat

\ o o / \ o o / \ o o / \ o o / \ o o / 15
14
o /|\ o o /|\ o o /|\ o 13
12
/ o o \ / o o \ / o o \ 11
10
/ o o \ / o o \ / o o \ 9
8
o /|\ o 7
6
/ o o \ 5
4
/ o o \ 3
2
1

Knit on the RS, purl on the WS

\ Ssk (slip, slip, knit)

/ K2tog (knit 2 together)

o YO (yarn-over)

/|\ Sk2p (slip 1, k2tog, pass slipped st over)

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knitted from the pattern. If you have any questions, please contact me: http://www.ravelry.com/people/Owlmania