Do you remember the post where I told you I am designing a shawl for Mothers Day? The one with cable edging with twisted trim? I would say it was part one.

Well, now comes the part two – lace pattern with “nupps”.

If you’re interested in the actual knitting pattern for a Mother’s Day lace shawl then you can find it here:

I wanted the lacy part to repeat itself to match the lace next to cable and I wanted to elaborate the cable trim with “nupp” pattern. “Nupp” pattern needed to be light and springy. For me, it reminds me of Lily of the Valley. I don’t know… What do you think?

Here is the pattern. Written instructions as well as chart, as always.

NOTE: First 3 and last 3 stitches are edge stitches and should be always knit. I didn’t do this on my swatch and the edges started to curl.

* If you want to use this pattern for wider projects (like a scarf) then you can repeat the middle part two or three times. That would be part between * * in a total of 18 stitches for one repeat.

Abbreviations:

k – knit;
YO – yarn over;
k2tog – knit 2 stitches together;
ssk – slip 1, slip 1, knit slipped stitches together;
nupp – peek here for tutorial of “nupp” stitch;

Cast on 34 (6 for edges and 28 for pattern) stitches and knit 1 row.

Start with the pattern.

Row 1: k2, k2tog, YO, k2tog, *YO, k2tog, YO, k1, YO, k2, ssk, k4, nupp, k2tog, k2, YO, k2tog*, YO, k2tog, YO, k2;

Rows 2, 4 etc: Wrong side rows are all purl rows (except those first 3 and last 3 stitches).

Row 3: k1, k2tog, YO, k2tog, *YO, k2tog, YO, k3, YO, k2, ssk, k2, nupp, k2tog, k2, YO, k2tog*, YO, k2tog, YO, k3;

Row 5: k2tog, YO, k2tog, *YO, k2tog, YO, k5, YO, k2, ssk, nupp, k2tog, k2, YO, k2tog*, YO, k2tog, YO, k4;

Row 7: k1, k2tog, *YO, k2tog, YO, k7, YO, k2, k3tog, k2, YO, k2tog*, YO, k2tog, YO, k5;

Row 9: k1, YO, *ssk, YO, ssk, YO, k2, ssk, nupp, k4, k2tog, k2, YO, k1, YO*, ssk, YO, ssk, YO, ssk, k3;

Row 11: k2, YO, *ssk, YO, ssk, YO, k2, ssk, nupp, k2, k2tog, k2, YO, k3, YO*, ssk, YO, ssk, YO, ssk, k2;

Row 13: k3, YO, *ssk, YO, ssk, YO, k2, ssk, nupp, k2tog, k2, YO, k5, YO*, ssk, YO, ssk, YO, ssk, k1;

Row 15: k4, YO, *ssk, YO, ssk, YO, k2, k3tog, k2, YO, k7, YO*, ssk, YO, ssk, YO, ssk;

And the chart:

This was part two for the Mothers Day shawl. I think there would be part three too, before the actual pattern.

See you next time and happy knitting!