Rosa Rosae Pattern for Party of Five Gradient Kits

Rosa Rosae is a crescent shawlette worked from the neck down in fingering weight yarn. It can be knit in a variety of sizes making it truly adaptable.  Both sides look good even if slightly different.The border pattern uses elongated stitches. The instructions are written and charted. Finished size : 11”x59” in the inner edge of the crescent (28x150cm). Pattern requires US6 32" or longer circular needle.  

For the model pictured, we used Sweet Georgia Party of Five mini-skein yarn set in Royals use the shades in the following order:

1.        Empress
2.        Lavender
3.        Juicebox
4.        Wisteria
5.        Nightwatch

Cast on with Empress. *Use all of this shade ending with a wrong side row. Empress was used through the 2^nd lace section and into the next section of garter rows repeating the 2 garter rows seven times (=180sts), then change to Lavender. Use Lavender to knit through the 3^rd lace section and the following garter section. Change to Juicebox and knit through the 4^th lace section and the following garter section. Change to Wisteria and knit border rows 1 through 10. Change to Nightwatch and knit border rows 11 and 12.  Bind off as instructed by pattern.