SAINTE TERRER

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“Sainte-Terrer” is the word from which “saunter” is derived. Inspired by Henry David Thoreau’s lecture “Walking” in
which Thoreau describes walking, or sauntering, through nature as a kind of spiritual experience.

To explore themes of self-re ection and exploration, I designed this rectangular shawl to draw in elements of nature: a
seed stitch border, simple vertical openwork to represent wind blowing through the grass, all surrounded by panels of
lacy leaves. As you saunter through this project, I hope you take a moment to enjoy and be inspired by the nature
around you.

AMY MERCIER CHANDI AGEE

Designer Expression Fiber Arts

Ravelry: TresJolieAmy www.expression berarts.com
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tresjolieamy@gmail.com

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SIZES:
Buttery Sport Version: 34” x 60” (86.5 cm x 152.5 cm), blocked
All Good Things Fingering Version: 26” x 75” (66 cm x 190.5 cm), blocked
DIMENSIONS

Expression Fiber Arts Buttery Sport (300 yds/274 m per skein)

Shown in colors: A) Grandfather’s Library, B) Optimist; 2 skeins of each color needed.

Expression Fiber Arts All Good Things Fingering (437 yds/400 m per skein)
Shown in color: Love Answers All; 3 skeins needed.
MATERIALS
If those colors aren't available, any from this category or this category will work.

Buttery Sport Version: US size 6 (4.00 mm) 32” circular needles or size needed
to obtain gauge
All Good Things Fingering Version: US size 5 (3.75 mm) 32” circular needles
or size needed to obtain gauge
NEEDLE

Tapestry needle for weaving in ends, stitch markers, and optional blocking
wires, pins, or combs
TOOLS

Buttery Sport Version: 18 sts and 32 rows = 4" (10 cm) blocked in vertical
openwork
All Good Things Fingering Version: 20 sts and 31 rows = 4" (10 cm) blocked
in vertical openwork
GAUGE
See instructions for gauge swatch on page 5.

Intermediate to Advanced: This pattern is for those who feel comfortable with
knitting and have made a few projects, using various skills and techniques. This
pattern is ideal for knitters who have worked lace and simple intarsia projects and
who have experience managing multiple balls of yarn in a project.
SKILL LEVEL

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BO bind off

CO cast on

K knit

M marker

P purl

PM place marker

R row

Rep repeat

RS right/front side of work

SM slip marker

St(s) stitch(es)

PW purlwise

WS wrong/back side of work

Wyib with yarn in back

YO yarn over

SPECIAL STITCHES:

Skpopw slip 1 stitch purlwise, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over

Skpokw slip 1 stitch knitwise, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over

Sk2p slip 1 stitch knitwise, knit 2 stitches together, pass slipped stitch over

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NOTES

• The Buttery Sport sample shown used approximately 968 yds/885 m total: Color A) 574 yds/525
m and Color B) 394 yds/360 m.
• The Limited Edition All Good Things Fingering sample shown used approximately 1151 yds/1052
m total.
• This piece is knit at. You will turn your work after you complete each row.
• Slipped stitches are worked both knitwise and purlwise in this pattern. Pay attention to the
stitches as identi ed to ensure you are slipping in the appropriate direction.
• As it can be challenging to x mistakes or dropped stitches in lace patterns, you may wish to
utilize lifelines as you work through this project.
• Click here to watch a video showing how to work the special stitches featured in this pattern.

Intarsia Version Speci c Notes:

• The center section is noted in a bold font to help differentiate between the sections.
• This piece uses the intarsia technique to join additional colors to your work without carrying
oats. Three stitch types are incorporated: seed stitch for borders, lace leaves (left and right
columns), and vertical openwork (middle column).
• Knitting intarsia in this pattern requires you to utilize three to four balls of yarn (two of Color B
and one of Color A) at the same time.
• As this pattern requires you to utilize multiple balls of yarn at once, I’ve included some tips for
yarn management. Using a project bag or other vessel that can hold three balls of yarn side by
side, arrange your yarn per the diagram below. As you knit across the rows, the yarn will be
aligned exactly how you need them. As you turn your work, turn your yarn vessel in the same
direction to keep the yarn strands from getting tangled.

B A B

• You should alternate skeins of yarn to avoid any noticeable lines or demarcations that can appear
when using hand-dyed yarn. For this pattern, you will use one skein of Color B for Column 1, two
skeins of Color A for Column 2, and one skein of Color B for Column 3. For easier yarn
management, work Column 2 with one skein of Color A for about a third of the shawl, and then
start alternating in a new skein of yarn every other row. You will then be managing four balls of
yarn until the rst ball of Color A is exhausted.

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 • You will change colors twice in each row. To prevent gaps as you work through the color changes,
twist the new yarn strand over the one you just dropped, so the yarn in the preceding column
gets trapped. (If you have done colorwork, it is similar to trapping a oat.)
• After knitting the initial border, you must break Color A in order to reset where you will start
knitting in that color again.
• When you reach the end of the body of the shawl, you will break all colors, and then pick up
Color A to complete the nal border.
• Because this pattern utilizes a signi cant amount of Color A, you could choose to knit the borders
in Color B, or knit one border in Color A and the other in Color B.

GAUGE SWATCH

Knit the gauge swatch in the Vertical Openwork pattern (middle column) to get a more accurate
representation of how your project will knit up size-wise. Use Color B to knit your gauge swatch
because this pattern uses up nearly the entirety of Color A.

Vertical Openwork (multiples of 5 + 1)

R1 (RS): K1, (k2tog, yo, k1, yo, skpo) across.
R2 (WS): P across.

Knit in pattern and wet block, so you can measure stitch and row counts across a 4” x 4” (10 cm x 10
cm) square. Be sure to check your yarn for colorfastness.

PATTERN

With Color A, CO 143 sts with Long Tail CO. R2 (WS) and all even rows: P across entire row
using Colors A and B in pattern, sm as you
Border come to them.
R1 (RS): *K1, p1* rep across until last st, k1. R3: With Color B, *k2, yo, k2, sk2p, k2, yo, k1*
R2 (WS): K1, rep *p1, k1* across. rep from * to 1 st before m, k1, sm. Drop Color
B. With Color A, k1, **k2tog, yo, k1, yo,
Rep R1-R2 nine more times. skpopw** rep from ** across to m, sm. Drop
Color A. With Color B, rep (k2, yo, k2, sk2p, k2,
In the last row of the border, pm as follows: 31 yo, k1) to last st, k1.
sts, pm, 81 sts, pm, 31 sts. R5: With Color B, *k3, yo, k1, sk2p, k1, yo, k2*
Break Color A. rep from * to last st before m, k1, sm. With
Color A, k1, **k2tog, yo, k1, yo, skpopw** rep
R1 (RS): With Color B, *k1, yo, k3, sk2p, k3, yo* from ** across to m, sm. Drop Color A. With
rep from * to last st of lace pattern, k1, sm. Color B, rep (k3, yo, k1, sk2p, k1, yo, k2) to last
Drop Color B. With Color A, k1 **k2tog, yo, k1, st, k1.
yo, skpopw** rep from ** across to m. Drop R7: With Color B, *k4, yo, sk2p, yo, k3* rep
Color A. With Color B, rep (k1, yo, k3, sk2p, k3, from * to last st before m, k1, sm. With Color A,
yo) across to last st, k1. k1, **k2tog, yo, k1, yo, skpopw** rep from **
to m, sm. Drop Color A. With Color B, rep (k4,
yo, sk2p, yo, k3) to last st, k1.
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 R9: With Color B, k2tog, k3, yo *k1, yo, k3, R15: With Color B, k2tog, yo, k3, *k4, yo, sk2p,
sk2p, k3, yo* rep from * to 6 sts before m, k1, yo, k3* rep from * to last 6 sts, k4, yo, skpokw,
yo, k3, skpokw, sm. With Color A, k1 **k2tog, sm. With Color A, k1, **k2tog, yo, k1, yo,
yo, k1, yo, skpopw** rep from ** to m, sm. skpopw** rep from ** across to m, sm. Drop
Drop Color A. With Color B, k2tog, k3, yo (k1, Color A. With Color B, k2tog, yo, k3, (k4, yo,
yo, k3, sk2p, k3, yo) rep to last 6 sts, k1, yo, k3, sk2p, yo, k3), to last 6 sts, k4, yo, skpokw.
skpokw. R16: Rep R2.
R11: With Color B, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, *k2, yo, k2,
sk2p, k2, yo, k1* rep from * to 6 sts before m, Rep R1-16 a total of 20 times. Break all colors.
k2, yo, k2, skpokw, sm. With Color A, k1
**k2tog, yo, k1, yo, skpopw** rep from ** to m, Border
sm. Drop Color A. With Color B, k2tog, k2, yo, Remove all m as you come to them if you have
k1, (k2, yo, k2, sk2p, k2, yo, k1) rep to last 6 sts, not already.
k2, yo, k2, skpokw. R1 (RS): With Color A, *k1, p1* rep from *
R13: With Color B, k2tog, k1, yo, k2, *k3, yo, k1, across, until last st, k1.
sk2p, k1, yo, k2*, rep from * to 6 sts before m, R2 (WS): K1, rep *p1, k1* across.
k3, yo, k1, skpokw, sm. With Color A, k1
**k2tog, yo, k1, yo, skpopw** rep from ** Rep R1-R2 nine more times. BO all sts loosely,
across to m, sm. Drop Color A. With Color B, and weave in all loose ends with a tapestry
k2tog, k1, yo, k2, (k3, yo, k1, sk2p, k1, yo, k2) needle.
rep to last 6 sts, k3, yo, k1, skpokw.

FINISHING

Wet blocking is highly recommended for best results. Soak your shawl in tepid water for 20-30
minutes, and then press out excess moisture. With blocking wires if you have them and pins/combs
(or pins/combs only), start pinning the shawl into shape, beginning with one of the border edges.
Lace stitches bene t from more aggressive blocking, since you really need to stretch the fabric as
you block to open the lace up.

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CHART

The chart details the right side (odd numbered) rows only.
All wrong side (even numbered) rows are purled across.

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2”

6.5” 6.5”

60” 21”

2”

34”

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