Rák KAL – Part 2

Pattern Notes
The Rák shawl is worked flat and features a range of different stitch patterns: garter, lace, slipped stitch & cable patterns, while at the same time playing with color. It also includes a novel way to incorporate vertical stripes seamlessly into your knitting. The piece is constructed in a way that allows the easy adjustment of its overall length.

In Section #2, yarn strands can be carried to the next working row, when changing between colors. For all other sections yarn strands should be cut to a short tail, 5 cm / 2 inches in length.

There are several ways to work double yarn overs, two of them are:
– work 2 yarn overs the usual way on the RS, and knit 1, purl 1 on the WS
– work 2 reverse yarn overs on the RS, and purl 1, purl 1 through the back loop on the WS.

Information on Yarn, Needles, Gauge & Size can be found on the KAL Master page.

References & Techniques
ssk Decrease
Slip the next two stitches, one-by-one, knitwise; insert the tip of the left needle, from left to right, into the fronts of those two stitches and knit them together.

Abbreviations

• st(s) = stitch(es)
• sl st = slip st
• k = knit
• p = purl
• yo = yarn over
• ssk = see References & Techniques
• k2tog = knit 2 sts together
• 1/1 RC = Slip 1 st to cable needle and hold in back of work; k1, then k1 from cable needle.
• 1/1 LC = Slip 1 st to cable needle and hold in front of work; k1, then k1 from cable needle.
• CO = cast on
• BO = bind off
• RS = right side
• WS = wrong side
• MC = main color
• CC# = contrast color #

Chart
Color Sequence:
2 rows with MC,

2 rows with CC1,

4 rows with CC2,

2 rows with MC,

2 rows with CC3,

2 rows with CC4,

2 rows with MC,

2 rows with CC5,

2 rows with CC6,

2 rows with CC5,

2 rows with CC6,

2 rows with CC5,

2 rows with MC,

2 rows with CC4,

2 rows with CC3,

2 rows with MC,

4 rows with CC2,

2 rows with CC1.

Directions

Section #2:
Row 1 (RS): k6, turn.

Repeat Row 1 for a total of 40 rows, ending with a WS row.

Set-up Row 1 (RS): k6, pick up and k19 along the left side of the border (on the garter stitch ridges), pick up 1 more and ssk this st with the next st, turn.

Set-up Row 2 (WS): sl1, p to last 6 sts, turn.

With CC1:
Row 1 (RS): k19, ssk last st with the next st, turn.
Row 2 (RS): sl1, p to last 6 sts, turn.

Repeat Rows 1 and 2, changing colors as per color sequence, for a total of 240 rows, ending with a WS row. (6 color sequence repeats)

With MC:
Next Row (RS): k20, k6, turn. 26 sts.
Next Row (WS): k5, k2tog, turn.

Row 3 (RS): sl1, k5, turn.
Row 4 (WS): k5, k2tog, turn.

Repeat Rows 3 and 4 until there are only 6 sts on the needle, ending with a WS row.

Next Row (WS): k6, pick up and p120 from the selvedge edge of stripe section (1st every 2 sts), k6, turn.

Knit across for 2 rows.