HALLISTE

Halliste is a shawl roosimine knitting pattern full of unique techniques and construction. It showcases the Roosimine Estonian inlay knitting technique for eye catching details. Unlike many shawls, Halliste is knit in the round from the tip up for ease of working Roosimine and then steeked. The steek makes a beautiful fringed edge for some added flair.

The motifs for this unique shawl knitting pattern came from flipping through the pages of my treasure trove of old Estonian books dating back to as far as the 1930s. This sparked the idea of translating the beautiful embroidery style from Halliste, Estonia, hence the name for the shawl, into a knitted piece. The geometric floral motif created using the Roosimine knitting technique has a little nod to the iconic and bold floral Unikko pattern from Marimekko. It makes for a beautiful blend of Estonian and Finnish design.

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PATTERN AVAILABLE IN 52 WEEKS OF SHAWLS FROM LAINE

TUTORIALS FOR ROOSIMINE & KNOTTED FRINGE STEEK

  • 1 (2)

    Wingspan: 83.5 (98)” / 212 (249) cm.

    Depth: 22.5 (33.5)” / 57 (85) cm.

  • Size 1 sample

    Retrosaria Mondim (100% Portuguese wool, 421 yds / 385 m – 100 g) 

    MC: 3 skeins of colourway 300. 

    CC1: 1 skein of colourway 111.

    CC2: 1 skein of colourway 113.

    Size 2 sample

    Magpie Fibers Nest Sport (100% Non-Superwash Corriedale, 350 yds / 320 m – 100g) 

    MC: 5 skeins of Twilight Days

    Freia Fine Handpaints Worsted (70% Merino, 30% Silk, 165 yds / 151 m – 75g)

    CC1+ CC2: 1 skein of Surf

    Or the following amounts of fingering 4ply or heavy fingering weight in the following amounts:

    MC: 1053 (1550) yds / 963 (1417) m

    CC1: 115 (248) yds / 105 (228) m 

    CC2: 40 (44) yds / 37 (40) m 

    Or the following amount of worsted weight for roosimine:

    CC1 + CC2: 146 yds / 133 m 

    CC1: 58 (124) yds / 53 (114) m

    CC2: 20 (22) yds / 19 (20) m

  • US 3 / 3.25mm – 16” / 40 cm, 24” / 60 cm and 40” / 100 cm circular needles. Change circular needle length as number of sts increases and requires more space.

  • Halliste is a triangular shawl knitted in the round from the tip to the wingspan. The shawl is steeked with the steek stitches unraveled to create a knotted fringe edging. Geometric motifs dot the shawl using the Estonian inlay technique called Roosimine in two colours.

  • ·    Roosimine

    ·    Knotted fringe steek

    ·    Knit increases

    ·    Ribbing

  • This is for the pattern in the print book 52 Weeks of Shawls for size 1 Short Row Section:

    Rnd 1: P1, k to m, SM, k1, p1, k1, m1l, k to 16 (8) sts bef m, turn.

    Rnd 2 (WS): WS GSR, p to 2 sts bef m, k1, p1, SM, p7, k1, SM, p to m, SM, p1, k1, p1, m1rp, p to 16 (8) sts bef m, turn.

    Rnd 3 (RS): RS GSR, k to 2 sts bef m, p1, k1, SM, k to m, SM, p1, k to m, SM, k1, p1, k1, m1l, k to 16 (12) sts bef last turn, turn.

    Rnd 4 (WS): WS GSR, p to 2 sts bef m, k1, p1, SM, p7, k1, SM, p to m, SM, p1, k1, p1, m1rp, p to 16 (12) sts bef last turn, turn.

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