Morning Leaf

This shawl is worked with one strand of cashmere held together with one strand of soft cloud yarn, divided into five sections: cast on, increasing section, even section, decreasing section, and bind off.

Note: Hand-measured, with a possible error of 1-2 cm. Due to differences in individual tension, the sample size is for reference only.

Yarn : Morandi Cashmere 3# & Morandi Cloudsoft hold together,
or Cashmere Hand Knitting Yarn & Morandi Cloudsoft hold together
Tools: 4.0 mm straight needles & circular needles, 3.0 mm crochet hook.

Note: Work with two strands of yarn held together.

Chart Key

p2tog: purl 2 stitches together on right side, knit 2 stitches together on wrong side

K on RS, P on WS: knit on right side, purl on wrong side

P on RS, K on WS: purl on right side, knit on wrong side

yo: yarn over

LLI p: Left lifted increase purl-wise: purl the next stitch then purl into the stitch one row below the stitch just worked. The resulting increase should slant slightly to the left

k2tog: knit 2 stitches together on right side, purl 2 stitches together on wrong side

skp(o): on right side, slip 1 stitch knitwise, knit next stitch, pass slipped stitch over; on wrong side, change the place of first 2 loops, purl 2 stitches together

ksl: on first row, knit in right side or purl in wrong side; on second row, slip the stitch with yarn on the wrong side of work.

SL 1 WYIF: with yarn in front, slip a purl stitch on right side; with yarn in back, slip a knit stitch on wrong side

k3tog: knit 3 stitches together

sk2togp(o): slip 1 stitches knitwise, knit 2 stitches together, pass slipped stitch over

bean stitch: use crochet hook work a bobble or puff as showed in chart

Note: 
1. This pattern is making in Chinese crochet pattern terms, and the stitch name is written using American terminology. All measurements in charts are in cm.
2. The chart represent the right side of fabric, so check the key to see how to work a certain symbol on the right side and on the wrong side. 

PART 1 Cast On​

Use provisional  cast on, after casting on, work back and forth for 5 rows. On the 6th row, pick up 1 stitch in the middle, remove the waste yarn, and place the loops back onto the needles to continue knitting. Please refer to the video demonstration for more details.

PART 2 Increasing Section

After casting on, begin working back and forth in rows, increasing only on the right side of the right-side rows. Please refer to the video demonstration for more details. See chart P 3-2 for the diagram.

Increasing Section Chart

PART 3 Even Section

After increasing, continue knitting the even section according to the actual yarn usage. If you reach the ★ position and the first skein still has yarn left, finish the remaining rounds of the even section. Otherwise, proceed directly to the decreasing section. Please refer to the video demonstration for more details.

PART 4 Decreasing Section

Work the decreasing section over the even section, decreasing only on the right side of the right-side rows, and work the puff stitches according to the pattern. Please refer to the video demonstration for more details.

PART 5 Bind Off

After finishing the knitting, use a yarn needle to bind off. Please refer to the video demonstration for more details.