Penta Benda by Jolie Elder

Penta Benda

Knitting
November 2020
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
32 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in unblocked 1×1 ribbing
US 8 - 5.0 mm
1039 - 1094 yards (950 - 1000 m)
10 inches/25cm wide × 74 inches/188cm long
English
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This a a heavy shawl/cape worked in triangular modules joined as you go.
Design lends itself to knitting with gradient yarns.
Design lends itself to “ad finitum” knitting, since each module grows from a point. This also means the pattern is essentially gauge-less.
Fabric uses ribbles and a couple versa lace techniques.
Shawl is reversible, allowing for creative styling options.

Techniques you already know:
1×1 ribbing; knit 1, purl 1
cables
decreasing — knit 2 together (k2tog)
yarn over
Kitchener grafting (optional)

Techniques you may be learning:
Italian cast-on (just two stitches)
adding two stitches with Italian cast-on
decreasing — slip slip purl 2 together up through the back of
the loop (ssp)
double yarn-over
swapping stitches

Video support is on the designer’s blog and YouTube channel. Since the designer has a Zoom account, please private message if you would like a virtual private lesson.

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