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Traveling Woman

A simple shawl designed by Liz Abinante

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Traveling Woman

Being an indecisive individual, this shawl is

named after two things. First, the song

“Travelling Woman” by Bat for Lashes (she’s

British, hence the extra “l”). “Travelling Woman”

is a song about a brilliant woman with a

promising future, who loses it all because she fell

in love with a man who had too much potential,

and not enough substance. She sings: “Hang on,

travelling woman / Don't sacriﬁce your plan /

Cause it will come back to you / Before you lose

it on the man.” e edge of the shawl represents

the dangerous web of love, as well as its highs

and lows.

Second, the character Angela Montenegro on

Bones . If you’re familiar with Angela’s character, I

think the song selection makes sense: she’s

artistic, a believer in love, and just the type who

might get in a little too deep before she can ﬁnd

her way out (she did get married in Fiji to a

complete stranger, afterall). is is the second in a

series of patterns based on the characters from

the Bones television show.

And ﬁnally, the yarn used for this shawl traveled

from California to London: it’s only ﬁtting that

the pattern be named Traveling Woman.

Yarn:

e Plucky Knitter Merino Cashmere Nylon

Fingering (80/10/10 Merino/Cashmere/Nylon)

in “Queensway” (385 yd/120g).

Recommended needles:

One US 6 (4.0mm) circular needle, your choice

of length (I’d recommend 24” or longer).

Gauge:

Variable due to lace.

based on your preference. Chart A can be

repeated as many times as you like without any

problems. Chart B is the edge chart.

Sample shown 48” wingspan, 17” deep.

I have provided instructions to knit a one skein

shawl. is sizing of this shawl is easily adjusted

If you want to make the project larger, you have

three choices:

1.) repeat chart A more than twice

PDF Version: 1.3

Correction: August 126, 2009.

Changes/modifications: fixed row 5 of A, 19 of B (written)

Sizes:

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2.) larger stocking stitch section, 2 rpts of

chart A

3.) larger stocking stitch section, additional

rpts of chart A

Instructions:

Knit the set-up rows. Knit chart A 2x. Knit chart

B 1x. BO. Block. Wear. Love.

Pattern notes:

e basis of this lace pattern comes from the

Horseshoe pattern in Barbara Walker’s A

Treasury of Knitting Patterns (pg 209). I have

modiﬁed it to add extra rows and width, and

created the edging myself.

Set-up rows:

CO 3 sts. Knit 6 rows. Pick up and knit 6 sts

along the long edge and cast on edge (9 sts).

Row 1: (WS) k2, pm, yo, p to last 2 sts, yo, pm,

k2 (11 sts)

Row 2: (RS) k2, slm, yo, k3 , yo, pm, k1, pm, yo, k

to marker, yo, slm, k2 (15 sts)

Row 3: k2, slm, yo, p to last marker, yo, slm, k2

(17 sts)

Row 4: k2, slm, yo, k to marker, yo, slm, k1, slm,

yo, k to marker, yo, slm, k2 (21 sts)

Always slip markers as you come to them. I have

indicated where to slip the marker in the set-up

rows, but beyond that, you will need to

remember. All stitches should be slipped knitwise

unless indicated.

I have knit this pattern with a garter stitch

border of 2 stitches on each side. Some knitters

may prefer a larger garter stitch border.

Repeat rows three and four 23 times (159 sts).

Next Row: k2, yo, p2tog, p to last 4 sts (removing

both center markers as you come to them), p2tog,

yo, k2

e charts do not contain the garter stitch

border or the yo at the beginning and end of

each row . Instructions are provided in the lace

charts section.

You should be ready to begin a RS row. Knit lace

chart A twice. Knit lace chart B. Bind oﬀ.

In the stocking stitch portion on right side rows,

you increase four stitches. On wrong side rows,

you increase two stitches. In the lace portion, you

increase two stitches on both right and wrong

side rows (you omit the increases along the center

stitch).

Modiﬁcation notes : if you want to make your

shawl larger, follow this formula-type thingy

below to set your increases. Plug-in your numbers

here:

14 x ____ (# of rpts desired) = x

x + 1 = y

y + 4 = z

z = number of sts you should increase to

Abbreviations:

k: knit

p: purl

sl: slip

x: ____ y: ____ z: ____

yo: yarn over

k2tog: knit two together

ssk: slip, slip, knit two slipped stitches together

slk2p: slip one, k2tog, pass the slipped st over

CO: cast on

BO: bind oﬀ

RS/WS: right side/wrong side

pm: place marker

slm: slip marker

rpt/s: repeat/s

st/s: stitch/es

For this pattern, I worked 11 chart repeats. It

doesn’t have to be an even number of repeats

because we will be removing the markers for the

center st and working the shawl as one large

piece. My math looked like this:

14 x 11 = 154 -> 154 + 1 = 155 -> 155 + 4 = 159

PDF Version: 1.3

Correction: August 126, 2009.

Changes/modifications: fixed row 5 of A, 19 of B (written)

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Lace Charts:

Both RS and WS rows are charted. Remember, the

garter stitch border and the yarn overs at the edge

are not charted. e repeat is outlined in red.

e lace charts should be worked as follows:

RS: k2, yo, [work chart to last m], yo, k2.

WS: k2, yo, [work chart to last m], yo, k2.

Lace Pattern, Written:

Chart A:

1 (RS): k1, [yo, k5, slk2p, k5, yo, k1] to end

2 and all WS rows: work sts as established (k the ks, p the ps)

3: k2, p1, [k1, yo, k4, slk2p, k4, yo, k1, p1] to last 2 sts, k2

5: k2tog, yo, k2, p1, [k2, yo, k3, slk2p, k3, yo, k2 , p1] to last 4 sts, k2, yo, ssk

7: k1, k2tog, yo, k3, p1, [k3, yo, k2, slk2p, k2, yo, k3, p1] to last 6 sts, k3, yo, ssk, k1

9: k1, k2tog, k1, yo, k4, p1, [k4, yo, k1, slk2p, k1, yo, k4, p1] to last 8 sts, k4, yo, k1, ssk, k1

11: k4, yo, k1, yo, k5, p1, [k5, yo, slk2p, yo, k5, p1] to last 10 sts, k5, yo, k1, yo, k4

Chart B:

1 (RS): k1, [yo, k5, slk2p, k5, yo, k1] to end

2 and all WS rows: work sts as established (k the ks, p the ps)

3: k2, p1, [k1, yo, k4, slk2p, k4, yo, k1, p1] to last 2 sts, k2

5: k2tog, yo, k2, p1, [k2, yo, k3, slk2p, k3, yo, k2, p1] to last 4 sts, k2, to, ssk

7: k1, k2tog, yo, k3, p1, [k3, yo, k2, slk2p, k2, yo, k3, p1] to last 6 sts, k3, yo, ssk, k1

9: [k2, k2tog, yo] 2x, p1, [yo, ssk, k2, yo, k1, slk2p, k1, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, p1] to last 8 sts, [yo, ssk, k2] 2x

11: k3, k2tog, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, k1, p1, [k1, yo, ssk, k2, yo, slk2p, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, k1, p1] to last 10 sts,

k1, yo, ssk, k2, yo, ssk, k3

13: k1, yo, ssk, k5, k2tog, yo, k2, p1, [(yo, ssk) 2x, k5, (k2tog, yo) 2x, p1] to last 12 sts, k2, yo, ssk, k5,

k2tog, yo, k1

15: k2, [yo,ssk] 2x, k3, [k2tog, yo] 2x, k1, p1, [k1, (yo, ssk) 2x, k3, (k2tog, yo) 2x, k1, p1] to last 14 sts,

k1, [yo, ssk] 2x, k3, [k2tog, yo] 2x, k2

17: k3, yo, [ssk, yo] 2x, k1, slk2p, k1, yo, [k2tog, yo] 2x, p1, [yo, (ssk, yo) 2x, k1, slk2p, k1, yo, (k2tog,

yo) 2x, p1] to last 16 sts, yo, [ssk, yo] 2x, k1, slk2p, k1, yo, [k2tog, yo] 2x, k3

19: k4, yo, [ssk, yo] 3x, slk2p, yo, [k2tog, yo] 2x, k1, p1 [k1, yo, (ssk, yo) 2x, slk2p, yo, (k2tog, yo) 2x,

k1, p1] to last 18 sts, k1, yo, [ssk, yo] 3x, slk2p, yo, [k2tog, yo] 2x, k4

Binding Off & Blocking:

Bind oﬀ on the WS row as follows:

p2tog, *sl st back to left needle, p2tog*, repeat to

end.

When blocking, the shawl can have slight points, or

be blocked straight along the BO edge. It is

pictured with small points.

PDF Version: 1.3

Correction: August 126, 2009.

Changes/modifications: fixed row 5 of A, 19 of B (written)

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PDF Version: 1.3

Correction: August 126, 2009.

Changes/modifications: fixed row 5 of A, 19 of B (written)

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