Help with shawl pattern please

Hi I wondered if anyone could help im knitting a 3 ply shawl …the pattern is basically a large knitted square in the centre with 4 triangular lacy patterns attached with a diamond edging…ive knitted the square picked up yo stitches and knit one triangular section and edging leaving 17 stitched on holder…then anticlockwise start another triangular piece when I get to edging it says pick up stitches on holder…the problem I have is the stitches on the holder if then picked up would make rhe shawl twisted as its not adjacent to it
…any suggestions please.

What is your exact pattern?

Does the attaching of the points somehow “fold” the shawl thus creating the “three plies”?

Can you give us a link to the pattern, please, or a link to a photo or pattern name? You described it very well but I’m not sure where the sts on the holder are located. Are these the live sts left after knitting the triangle?

Hi im at work at mo so haventt got pattern but its a patons newborn collection book and its a mia shawl pattern…if this helps

It sounds like the second triangular border is knit on the picked up sts and joined to the first border at the same time. I think the trick here is to be sure to turn the shawl counterclockwise (right side or public side facing you). I’m assuming the held sts on at the right edge of the triangular border that you’ve already completed. That way you can pick up the sts on the square with the righthand needle and then continue with the 17sts on the holder. They’ll be adjacent to the last stitch picked up on the square.
Welcome to the forum. It’s a spectacular shawl and will be lovely.

It appears that the center square is worked on the bias.

Are the trapeziod sections worked parallel or perpendicular to the squares edge?
Parallel = You would make all four trapeziods and then have to seam together at the corners. (Though you could do all four sides at once (in-the-round) with the YOs creating the mitered corners.)
Perpendicular = You would work along one edge, corner to corner, then turn the corner and continue along the next edge. The 17sts might be carrying around the corner???

Hi the trapezoid sections are picked up and knit clockwise to the last one…the lacy section is knit then 17 st from previous trapezoid border are knit before knitting the border…if this makes sense

Hi the trapezoid are picked up and knit clockwise
The main trapezoid is knit in lacy pattern with border ending with 17 st on holder…next trapezoid is knit to border then 17 st picked up and next border knit…does this make sense?

You need to knit the trapezoid to the side of the first so that the 17sts of the border can be picked up right next to the last row of the trapezoid. If the 17sts aren’t there, and that seems to be the problem, I’d put the current sts on a holder, go to the other side of trapezoid one and pick up and knit that trapezoid. Then the 17 held sts should be in the coreect place for you to work them.

Hi ive taken photos which may show it easier but im unable to load as it says file too large.

You’ll need to re-size the photo in order to post. Here are some directions that will help.
http://forum.knittinghelp.com/t/new-how-to-post-a-photo?t=80610

Please see attached photos…think ive done something wrong as its reasy to pick up 17st now and then to carry on border…any suggestions

Yes, it looks like you done everything correctly as far as turning and picking up sts on the second section. I’m not sure if the pattern has an error or if you missed a row on the first border but the held sts should be there on the left side of the border instead of the right. I would pick up 17sts at the first border (the left side of the border in your photo) and work with those 17sts instead of the held sts. You may have to continue this way for the third and fourth sections as well.
It’s going to be beautiful once you get this border set.

Yes think I must have missed a row. That now makes sense to me so il carry on and the held st should now always be to the left so im guessing il prob have to cast offy original held sts.

You may have to cast off the original set of held sts but you could leave them for now and see what’s easiest when you get to that border. Maybe you can graft them to the 4th border.

It would be great to see a photo of the finished shawl if you’d like to post one.

Yes il try that …thank you so much for the help and il post when finished .

How do you finish off the peaks once you have picked op the 17sts?


It looks like the old link to the pattern has broken. It may be this one.
If you have the 17sts on a holder then pick up along the next edge of the square for the next section. This new set of picked up sts should be next to the 17 held stitches. As you knit the next section, it seems that you’ll be joining to one of the 17sts maybe every other row.
Is that the point you’re up to or are you picking up sts for the first time? If you’d like to post a photo of your work so far, that would help.

https://www.ravelry.com/projects/knit-therapy/feather-knitted-shawl-12
Just in case it helps, I notice that knit-terapy has worked the border in the round all in one go. She is happy to share her row-by-row directions if you send a Ravelry message.