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AQUARELLE
Caroline Hegwer
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*Before You Start*
Aquarelle was inspired by the beautiful watercolors of a
French artist, Marie Laurencin. Celadons and corals often
dominate her paintings of women. Aquarelle captures the
ethereal qualities of the paintings. The colors and patterns
grow and flow into each other, taking your needles and your
eyes on a poetic journey. The harmony of the yarns used was
created with natural dyes.

Sizes
One size fits all

finished Size after blocking

60” wingspan measured along top edge by 30” at deepest point

yarn
MC Neige: 2 skeins The Noble Thread Pure (436 yards/100g
skein)
CC Ecume/ Eau/ Melon/ Grenade :1 skein each The Noble
Thread Pure (436 yards per 100g skein)

needles
US 5 interchangeable needles with cables from 24” to 60”.
Change cable length as the shawl grows

Notions
Stitch markers, row counter, darning needle

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Gauge
24 sts and 24 ridges /4” in garter stitch on US5

Some technical notes

To help you with some of the techniques used in Aquarelle,
we are including some links to wonderful YouTube tutorials!

Picking up stitches: https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=N7HuRXWsnfU

i-cord bind off: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyhgyvEgsBM

kfb: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmOymzswPZA

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glossary
BO: bind off

CO: cast on

CR: chevron repeat

K: knit

K2TOG: knit 2 stitches together

K2togtbl: knit 2 stitches together through back loop

K3tog: knit 3 stitches together

Kfb: knit front leg of stitch, pull up a loop, with stitch

still left on left needle, knit back leg of stitch. Slide
stitch off left needle

LN: left needle

MB (Make Bobble):knit front, back, front, back, front of

same stitch, turn, K 6sts, turn, K 6sts, turn, K 6sts, turn,
K3tog, k3tog, pass st created from 1st K3tog you completed
over the second. You have 1 stitch left on your right needle

P: purl

P2tog: purl 2 stitches together

RS: right side

SL1PWYF: slip 1 stitch purlwise with yarn in front

SM: slip marker

st(s): stitch(es)

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SSK: slip 1 stitch knit wise, slip another stitch knit wise,
insert left needle through front of 2 slipped stitches and
knit them together

YO: bring yarn forward between needles

WS: wrong side

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Section 1
Using your favorite cast on, with Neige, CO 7 sts.

R1: K

R2 (inc row):K1, *(kfb). Repeat from * till last 2 sts, k2

(11 sts)

R3-4: K

R5: same as R2 (19 sts)

R6-9: K

R10: same as R2 (35 sts)

R11-18: K

R19: same as R2 (67 sts)

R20-21: K

Section 2
Do not break Neige. Join Ecume.

R22-23: with Ecume K

R24-25: with Neige K

R26-27: same as R22-23

R28-29: same as R24-25

R30-31: same as R22-23

R32-33: same as R24-25

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R34-35: same as R22-23.

Break Ecume

R36: With Neige, K1, *(kfb). Repeat from * till last 2 sts,
K2. (131 sts)

R37-39: With Neige K

Section 3
With RS facing and Neige, using the cable CO cast on 21 sts.

R1: K20, P2tog, turn

R2: sl1pwyf, K to end

Do not break Neige, join Ecume.

For this section, you will be repeating the chevron repeat

given below, until all stitches from the body of the shawl
have been consumed. Follow the color order instructions
listed immediately below the chevron repeat.

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Chevron Repeat (CR):

R1: K2, [ K2tog x3, (YO, K1)x5, YO, K2togx3], K1, P2tog,
turn

R2: sl1pwyf, K to end

R3: K20, P2tog, turn

R4: sl1pwyf, K to end

[Ecume CRx2, Neige CRx1] x3

Break Ecume, join Melon

[Melon CRx2, Neige CRx1]x7

Break Melon, join Grenade

[Grenade CRx2, Neige CRx1]x1

Break Grenade, join Melon

[Melon CRx2, Neige CRx1]x3

Break Melon, join Ecume

[Ecume CRx2, Neige CRx1]x7

Ecume CRx1

Break Ecume

With Neige,

R1: K20, P2tog, turn

R2: sl1pwyf, K to end

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BO all sts loosely. You do not have any stitches left to
work.

Section 4
With RS facing and Neige, pick up and knit 132 sts along
edge of chevron band you just finished.

R1: K

R2: K1, *(kfb). Repeat from * till last st, K1 (262 sts)

R3: K

Do not break Neige, join Melon

R1: with Melon, K till last 9 sts, turn leaving remaining

sts unworked

R2: sl1pwyf, bring yarn to back between needles, K to end

R3: with Neige, K till 9 sts of previous turn, turn

R4: sl1pwyf, bring yarn to back between needles, K to end

R5: with Melon, K till 9 sts of previous turn, turn

R6: sl1pwyf, bring yarn to back between needles, K to end

Repeat R3-6 4 more times. Break Melon, join Ecume

Repeat R2-6 substituting Melon for Ecume 3 times

Do not break Ecume, join Eau

Repeat R3-6 once substituting Ecume for Eau

Break Eau

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Repeat R3-6 substituting Eau for Ecume 3 times

Break Ecume, join Melon

Repeat R3-6 twice

Break Melon

With Neige, repeat R3-4 once

Break Neige

Join Grenade

R1: *K to 2 sts of gap, K2togtbl, YO. Repeat from * till all

gaps have been “yarnovered”, K to end

R2: K to end

R3: K9, K2togtbl, YO, *K7, K2togtbl, YO. Repeat from * until
you have 28 YOs, K to end

R4: K to end

R5: K10, K2togtbl, YO, *K7, K2togtbl, YO. Repeat from *

until you have 28 YOs, K to end

R6: K to end

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Break Grenade, join Melon

R1: *K8, K2togtbl, YO, *K7, K2togtbl, YO. Repeat from *

until you have 28 YOs, K to end

R2: K to end

R3: K9, K2togtbl, YO, *K7, K2togtbl, YO. Repeat from * until
you have 28 YOs, K to end

R4: K to end

R5: K10, K2togtbl, YO, *K7, K2togtbl, YO. Repeat from *

until you have 28 YOs, K to end

R6: K to end

Break Melon, join Eau. Repeat R1-6 substituting Melon for

Eau.

Break Eau, join Neige

R1-2: K to end

R3: K1, *(kfb). Repeat from * till last st, K1 (522 sts)

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Section 5
This section follows the same method and Chevron Repeat (CR)
as Section 3

With Neige, CO 21 sts using cable CO

R1: K20, P2tog, turn

R2: sl1pwyf, K to end

Using the same Chevron Repeat (CR) as in section 3 follow

the color repeat instructions below.

[Neige CRx2, Grenade CRx1]x21

Break Grenade, join Melon

[Neige CRx2, Melon CRx1]x24

Break Melon, join Ecume

[Neige CRx2, Ecume CRx1]x15

Break Ecume, join Eau

[Neige CRx2, Eau CRx1]x26

Break Eau

Neige CRx2

Next row: K20, P2tog, turn

Next row: Sl1pwyf, K to end

BO all sts loosely. You have no remaining sts.

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Section 6
With Neige, pick up and knit 522 sts along edge of chevron
band you just finished.

K 5 rows with Neige

See glossary for bobble instructions.

Bobble Row (join Ecume at first bobble): *K4 with Neige, MB

with Ecume. Repeat from * 30 times total, break Ecume, K
with Neige till end

K 3 rows with Neige

K77 with Neige, join Eau, *MB with Eau, K4 with Neige.
Repeat from * 30 times total, break Eau, K with Neige till
end

K 3 rows Neige

K150 with Neige, join Ecume, *MB with Ecume, K4 with

Neige.Repeat from * 30 times total, break Ecume, K with
Neige till end

K 3 rows Neige

K223 with Neige, join Eau, *MB with Eau, K4 with Neige.
Repeat from * 30 times total, break Eau, K with Neige till
end

K 3 rows with Neige

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K295 with Neige, join Ecume, *MB with Ecume, K4 with Neige.
Repeat from * 30 times total, break Ecume, K to end with
Neige

K 3 rows with Neige

K369 with Neige, Join Eau, *MB with Eau, K4 with Neige.
Repeat from * 30 times total, break Eau, K with Neige till
end

K 3 rows with Neige

Break Neige

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Section 7
Join Melon.

K 2 rows

Next row: K3, *BO4, K2. Repeat from * to last 4 sts, K1,
K2tog, K1

Next row: *K3, CO4 with backward loop CO. Repeat from * to
last 3 sts, K3

K 2 rows

BO on WS using the following BO method: K1, *K1, K2tog by

inserting LN through front of the last 2 worked sts. Repeat
from * until all sts have been bound off

Section 8
With Melon and RS facing, pick up and knit 1 stitch for
every garter stitch/ridge along straight edge of shawl.

CO 3 sts, do not turn, *K2, ssk, slip sts back to LN. Repeat
from * till all sts you had picked up have been consumed.

K3tog. Break yarn.

Weave in all ends. Block aggressively, maintaining the

natural arched crescent shape of the shawl. And you are
done!

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