Flora Sol
Notes
Flora Sol is a boomerang type shawl knit on the bias. Its shaping results in a drapey,
asymetrical triangle that combines the length of a crescent shawl and the depth of a
traditional triangle in a wearable middle-ground.
With its all over garter base, it's a relaxing knit with gentle eyelets and textures to add
rhythm.
Like its soothing name, inspired by the Rosa Candida novel from Icelandic author Audur
Ava Olafsdottir, Flora Sol is meant to be a peaceful and versatile accessory. Choose two
muted neutrals for a soft marbled effect, two more contrasted yarns for a colour-block look
or work the shawl in just one special colourway.
Use the hashtag #florasolshawl to share your project.
Pattern, pictures and notes © Audrey Borrego. This pattern is for personal use only, please do not sell knit
items made from it. You can contact me via Ravelry (Yarnflakes) with any questions.
Yarn :
You will need approximately 200g – 800 m / 876 yards of fingering weight yarn
Sample used Papiput Tough Sock in Abu and Smoke haze.
Gauge & needles :
18 stitches x 38 rows per 10 cm / 4 inches on 4 mm (US 6) needles in garter stitch after
blocking.
Size :
240 cm / 94 inches long per 50 cm / 19 ½ inches at the widest point.
Abbreviations :
– CO : Cast-on
– MC : main colour
– CC : contrast colour
– st : stitch
– k : knit stitch
– (RS) : right side
– (WS) : wrong side
– sl : slip the stitch purlwise
– wyif : hold the yarn in front of the work
– wyib : hold the yarn in back of the work
– kfbf : knit through the front loop of the stitch, through its back loop and then
through its front loop again. 2 st increased
– k2tog : knit the next two stitches together. 1 st decreased
– k3tog : knit the next three stitches together. 2 st decreased
– double yo : double yarn over
– *-* : repeat instructions between asterisks
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Using MC, CO 5 stitches using the long-tail rows 9, 11 : sl1wyif, k2tog, knit to last 2 st,
cast-on method. kfbf, k1
set up (WS) : sl1wyif, knit to end
row 13 : sl1wyif, k2tog, k7, k2tog, double yo,
*k10, k2tog, double yo* repeat from * to last
Section 1 - Stripes : 10 st, knit to last 2 st, kfbf, k1
row 1 (RS) : sl1wyif, k2tog, k to last 2 st,
kfbf, k1 row 15, 17 : sl1wyif, k2tog, knit to last 2 st,
kfbf, k1
row 2 (WS) : sl1wyif, knit to end
row 19 : sl1wyif, k2tog, *k10, k2tog, double
Join CC and work rows 1-2 in CC. yo* repeat from * to last 10 st, knit to last 2
st, kfbf, k1
Keep repeating rows 1-2, alternating MC
and CC to create small stripes until you rows 21, 23 : sl1wyif, k2tog, knit to last 2 st,
have 95 stitches. kfbf, k1
Cut CC. Work rows 1 to 24 a total of 4 times, adding
12 st per 24-row repeat. Then knit rows 1 to
12 once more, adding 6 st.
Section 2 - Holes : 154 st total
This section is knit using MC.
Cut MC.
next row (RS) : sl1wyif, k2tog, k to last 2 st,
kfbf, k1
next row (WS) : sl1wyif, knit to end Section 3 - Floats :
This section is knit using CC.
Work last 2 rows a total of 5 times (100 st). You will create floats on the RS by slipping
segments of 5 stitches. To knit 1 st into
Eyelet pattern : those floats lift the two strands onto your
On the RS, you will create a double yo to left-hand needle, making sure not to twist
make the eyelet hole bigger. When you them, then knit into both strands.
come to it on the WS, resolve it by knitting
only 1 stitch into it and dropping the other The following set-up row has a k3tog
loop off the needle. instead of k2tog : this is so you don't
increase here and remain at 154 st.
row 1 (RS): sl1wyif, k2tog, k1, k2tog, double
yo, *k10, k2tog, double yo* repeat from * to set up row (RS) : sl1wyif, k3tog, *sl5wyif,
last 10 st, knit to last 2 st, kfbf, k1 k5* repeat to last 10 st, sl5wyif, knit to last 2
st, kfbf, k1 (154 st)
row 2 and all other WS rows up to row 24 :
sl1wyif, knit to end row 1 (WS) : sl1wyif, k6, *sl5wyib, k5*
repeat to last 7 st, sl5wyib, knit to end
rows 3, 5 : sl1wyif, k2tog, knit to last 2 st,
kfbf, k1 row 2 : sl1wyif, k2tog, knit to last 2 st, kfbf,
k1
row 7 : sl1wyif, k2tog, k4, k2tog, double yo,
*k10, k2tog, double yo* repeat from * to last row 3 : sl1wyif, knit to end
10 st, knit to last 2 st, kfbf, k1
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row 4 : sl1wyif, k2tog, k1 into the floats, row 20 : sl1wyif, k2tog, *k2, k1 into the
k2tog, k1, *sl5wyif, k2, k1 into the floats, floats, k2tog, k1, sl5wyif* to last 10 st, knit
k2tog, k1* to last 9 st, knit to last 2 st, kfbf, to last 2 st, kfbf, k1
k1
row 21 : sl1wyif, k6, *k5, sl5wyib* to last 7
row 5 : sl1wyif, k10, *k5, sl5wyib* to last 5 st, knit to end
st, knit to end
row 22 : sl1wyif, k2tog, knit to last 2 st, kfbf,
row 6 : sl1wyif, k2tog, knit to last 2 st, kfbf, k1
k1
row 23 : sl1wyif, knit to end
row 7 : sl1wyif, knit to end
row 24 : sl1wyif, k2tog, k3, *k2, k1 into the
row 8 : sl1wyif, k2tog, k1, *k2, k1 into the floats, k2tog, k1, sl5wyif* to last 9 st, knit to
floats, k2tog, k1, sl5wyif* to last 13 st, k5, last 2 st, kfbf, k1
sl5wyif, knit to last 2 st, kfbf, k1
row 25 : sl1wyif, k10, *sl5wyib, k5* to last 5
row 9 : sl1wyif, k4, *sl5wyib, k5* to last 3 st, st, knit to end
knit to end
row 26 : sl1wyif, k2tog, knit to last 2 st, kfbf,
row 10 : sl1wyif, k2tog, knit to last 2 st, kfbf, k1
k1
row 27 : sl1wyif, knit to end
row 11 : sl1wyif, knit to end
row 28 : sl1wyif, k2tog, k1, *sl5wyif, k2, k1
row 12 : sl1wyif, k2tog, k4, *k2, k1 into the into the floats, k2tog, k1* to last 13 st,
floats, k2tog, k1, sl5wyif* to last 12 st, k2, k1 sl5wyif, knit to last 2 st, kfbf, k1
into the floats, k2tog, k1, knit to last 2 st,
kfbf, k1 row 29 : sl1wyif, k4, *k5, sl5wyib* to last 3
st, knit to end
row 13 : sl1wyif, k8, *k5, sl5wyib* to last 11
st, knit to end row 30 : sl1wyif, k2tog, knit to last 2 st, kfbf,
k1
row 14 : sl1wyif, k2tog, knit to last 2 st, kfbf,
k1 row 31 : sl1wyif, knit to end
row 15 : sl1wyif, knit to end row 32 : sl1wyif, k2tog, k1, k1 into the floats,
k2tog, k1, *sl5wyif, k2, k1 into the floats,
row 16 : sl1wyif, k2tog, k2, sl5wyif, *k2, k1 k2tog, k1* to last 12 st, sl5wyif, knit to last 2
into the floats, k2tog, k1, sl5wyif* to last 11 st, kfbf, k1
st, knit to last 2 st, kfbf, k1
row 33 : sl1wyif, k8, *sl5wyib, k5* to last st,
row 17 : sl1wyif, k7, *k5, sl5wyib* to last 4 knit to end
st, knit to end
row 34 : sl1wyif, k2tog, knit to last 2 st, kfbf,
row 18 : sl1wyif, k2tog, knit to last 2 st, kfbf, k1
k1
row 35 : sl1wyif, knit to end
row 19 : sl1wyif, knit to end
4
row 36 : sl1wyif, k2tog, k2, *k2, k1 into the
floats, k2tog, k1, sl5wyif* to last 16 st, k2, k1
into the floats, k2tog, k1, knit to last 2 st,
kfbf, k1
row 37 : sl1wyif, k12, *k5, sl5wyib* to last 9
st, knit to end
row 38 : sl1wyif, k2tog, knit to last 2 st, kfbf,
k1
row 39 : sl1wyif, knit to end
row 40 : sl1wyif, k2tog, *sl5wyif, k2, k1 into
the floats, k2tog, k1* to last 20 st, sl5wyif,
k5, sl5wyif, knit to last 2 st, kfbf, k1
Work rows 1 to 40 a total of 2 times then
work rows 1 to 11 once more.
next row (RS) : sl1wyif, k2tog, k6 *k1 into
the floats, k2tog, k8* to last 11 st, k1 into the
floats, k2tog, knit to last 2 st, kfbf, k1
Finishing :
next row (WS) : sl1wyif, knit to end
Loosely bind-off all stitches knitwise.
Weave in all ends and block gently into
shape.
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