Product Description
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves is a fairy tale from Arabian Nights. Ali Baba and his brother find the golden treasure in the thieves' cave, which can only be entered when the password "Open Sesame!" is spoken. Ali Baba's brother is trapped in the cave and when the thieves catch him, he's hung up and quartered. They also realize he has an accomplice, and set out to find Ali Baba. When the thieves attempt to discover where Ali Baba lives, the first thief marks his gate with a chalk mark, but Ali Baba's trusted servant marks all the surrounding gates. The second thief cuts a chunk out of Ali Baba's gate, but the trusted servant again marks all the surrounding gates in the same way. Finally the leader of the thieves attempts to kill Ali Baba and sneaks in all the thieves hidden in oil barrels, but Ali Baba's trusted servant smothers them with heated oil.
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Ali Baba Lace Shawl by Anna Dalvi
What Is Being Made
The Ali Baba is a lace shawl inspired by the Persian fairy tale from 1001 Nights. This downloadable knitting pattern produces a large triangular shawl with a generous wingspan of 180 cm (71 inches) and a height of 90 cm (35.5 inches) when blocked, making it an elegant wrap suitable for layering or display.
Craft and Primary Technique
This project is created using the knitting craft. The shawl is worked from a small cast-on and increases outward using strategic yarn overs and other shaping techniques to create the characteristic lace triangle. The pattern uses charted instructions for the right-side rows, which are read from right to left, a common method for communicating complex stitch patterns in lace knitting.
Stitches and Stitch Techniques
The Ali Baba employs several key knitting techniques to achieve its lace structure:
- Yarn overs (yo): These create the decorative holes and openwork characteristic of lace shawls
- Make 2 stitches (M2): An increase technique used to expand the shawl at regular intervals
- Knit (k) and purl (p) stitches: Form the foundation of the fabric
- Garter stitch: Used for the edge stitches (the first and last 3 stitches of each row) to create a defined border
The pattern includes charted rows that detail the lace motifs, with setup rows establishing the initial structure before the main chart pattern begins.
Materials and Tools
The finished shawl requires 1 skein of Silk Lace yarn from Sundara Yarn, which is 100% silk with 1,000 yards (914 meters) per 100 grams. The recommended colorway is Ruby Port or a similar yarn of comparable weight and yardage. Additional materials include 3.0 mm (US 2½) needles, a cable needle for any cable techniques, and a tapestry needle for weaving in ends and blocking.
Difficulty Level
This pattern is rated as intermediate difficulty, making it suitable for knitters with some experience who are comfortable reading charts and working with lace techniques and yarn overs.
Designer and Format
The Ali Baba Lace Shawl is designed by Anna Dalvi and is available as a downloadable PDF pattern. This independent designer pattern is protected by copyright.
```Specifications
| Brand: | Independent Designer |
| Yarn Weight: | Lace |
| Pages: | 28 |
| Designer: | Anna Dalvi |
| Craft: | Knitting |
| Format: | Downloadable PDF |
| Languages: | English, French, German |
| Number of Patterns: | 1 |
| Skill Level: | Intermediate |
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