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Comfy Shawl

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This shawl is the epitome of easy knitting, with top-down construction and simple eyelet rows. Worked in a heavyweight yarn, it’s perfect for sitting fireside with your knitting or as an extra layer with a sweater.

Green Version
Gauge: 12 stitches and 19 rows over 4 inches (10 cm) in stockinette after blocking.
Finished Measurements: 72 inches (183cm) across the top, and 36 inches (91.5cm) from neck to bottom point.
Yarn Requirements: MC: 400 yards and CC: 30 yards of worsted to aran weight yarn. Sample shown in Peace Fleece Worsted (70% wool/30% mohair) in color ‘Baikal/Superior Green’ and ‘Grassroots’.
Needle Size: 6mm (US 10) 40-inch circular or size needed to obtain gauge.

Brown Version
Gauge: 9 stitches and 17 rows over 4 inches (10 cm) in stockinette after blocking.
Finished Measurements: 64 inches (162cm) across the top, and 32 inches (81cm) from neck to bottom point.
Yarn Requirements: MC: 275 yards of handspun and CC: 40 yards of aran weight yarn. Sample shown in Spinderella’s Thrums (unique composition for each batch) and Cascade Ecological Wool in ‘Burgundy’.
Needle Size: 7mm (approx. US 10.75) 30-inch circular or size needed to obtain gauge.

Pattern Includes: charts and text translations of charts
Stitches Used: knit, purl, k2tog, yo, ssk, sl1 k2tog psso
Other Details: This shawl is worked from the neck down, using yarn overs on each end of each right side row to shape the “wings” and paired yarn overs in the center of each right side row (separated by a center stitch) to shape the point down the spine. These four increased stitches are added every right side row, making each row successively longer than the last, so that what started with five stitches cast on ends with substantially more. Finish working the main color with any full row, and then work the finishing row and bind off with the contrasting color. This shawl can be worked in any weight and any amount of yarn, although needle size should be adjusted appropriately.

This pattern is included in Twist & Knit: A Dozen Knitted Patterns for Handspun, Hand-dyed and One-of-a-kind Yarns.

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Desdemona Shawl

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This traditional square shawl is inspired by the character of Desdemona from William Shakespeare’s great tragedy, Othello. Desdemona’s handkerchief, which was given to her by Othello upon the occasion of their marriage, bordered in strawberries, becomes a pivotal object in the intrigue, betrayal, and ultimate death of both Desdemona and her beloved Othello.

Gauge: 18 sts and 30 rows per 4 inch (10 cm) square in body pattern after blocking
Finished Measurements: 37 inches (94 cm) square.
Yarn Requirements: 950-1000 yards (about 4.5-5 ounces) of laceweight yarn. Sample shown in Wooly Wonka Merino Tencel Laceweight in ‘Crushed Strawberries’.
Needle Size: 3.25mm (US 3) 32 inch (81 cm) circular needle or size needed to obtain gauge.
Pattern Includes: charts and text translations of charts
Stitches Used: knit, purl, k2tog, k3tog, sl1 k2tog psso, ssk, yo
Other Details: The body of this shawl is worked as a flat square, then stitches picked up all around and a border worked outward in the round. On every odd numbered border round, yarn overs on either side of the corner stitches shape the border.

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Colonnade Scarf

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Either as a scarf or a wrap, this piece is stunning. With an easy-to-remember repeat, it would be great travel knitting.

Gauge: 20 stitches and 32 rows per 4 inches (10cm) square in Chart 2 after blocking
Finished Measurements: 10 inches (25.5cm) wide and 70 inches (178cm) long
Yarn Requirements: 350 yards of fingering to sport weight yarn. Sample shown in Red Rocks Fiber Works Steamboat in ‘Turtelcoy’
Needle Size: 4mm (US 6) straight or circular needles for flat knitting or size needed to obtain gauge
Pattern Includes: charts and text translations of charts
Stitches Used: knit, purl, k2tog, yo, yo2, p2tog, ssk, slipped stitches, Centered Double Decrease.
Other Details: This scarf is worked beginning with the first border piece, stitches are then picked up on the edge and the length of the scarf worked perpendicular to the border. The final border is knitted on to the live stitches from the scarf. This scarf could easily be widened into a stole by adding repeats of Chart 1 and the corresponding number of repeats across the width of the scarf.

This pattern is included in Twist & Knit: A Dozen Knitted Patterns for Handspun, Hand-dyed and One-of-a-kind Yarns.

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Cloisters Wrap

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Cloisters recalls the architecture of the buildings that housed monastic communities of women. Delicate traceries of lace recall the ornate grills that separated the cloister from the public in visiting parlours, while peaked arches mimic graceful spires and alcoves.

Gauge: 24 sts and 36 rows per 4 inch (10 cm) square in Chart 2 pattern after blocking.
Finished Measurements: 24 inches (61 cm) wide, 80 inches (203 cm) long.
Yarn Requirements: 1100 yards (3.3 ounces) laceweight yarn. Sample shown in Shivaya Naturals Merino Lace in ‘Sunset’
Needle Size: 3.25mm (US 3) straight or circular needle for flat knitting or size needed to obtain gauge.
Pattern Includes: charts and text translations of charts
Stitches Used: knit, purl, yo, k2tog, p2tog, ssk, sl1 k2tog psso, Centered Double Decrease.
Other Details: This wrap is worked from one short edge to the other with no grafting and joining in the middle. The border patterns are designed to be similar enough to match, but not exactly the same.

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Cleite Shawl

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This shawl is named after Cleite, one of the fabled Amazons of the ancient world, who accompanied the Amazon queen, Penthesilea, to the Trojan War. Designed with a simple stitch pattern, the placement of the decreases creates a scalloped line when bound off without adding a separate edging. That makes this a perfect shawl for handspun, as you can bind off whenever you run out of yarn.

Gauge: 22 sts over 4 inches (10 cm) in stockinette after blocking. Since length is variable, row gauge is less important.
Finished Measurements: 80 inches (203 cm) across the top and 40 inches (102 cm) from neck to point
Yarn Requirements: 1000 yards of laceweight yarn. Sample Shown in Sundara Silk Lace in ‘Sangria over Sunset’
Needle Size: 3.25mm (US 3) 24-30 inch circular neelde or size needed to obtain gauge
Pattern Includes: charts and text translations of charts
Stitches Used: knit, purl, k2tog, yo, ssk, sl1 k2tog psso, knit front and back.
Other Details: This shawl is worked from the neck down, using yarn overs on each end of each right side row to shape the “wings” and paired yarn overs in the center of each right side row (separated by a center stitch) to shape the point down the spine. These 4 increased stitches are added every right side row, making each row successively longer than the last, so that what started with 5 stitches cast on, ends with hundreds.

This pattern is included in Twist & Knit: A Dozen Knitted Patterns for Handspun, Hand-dyed and One-of-a-kind Yarns.

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Boudica Socks

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These socks are named after Boudica, the rebel Celtic queen who fought the Roman Empire after they refused her daughters’ claim to the throne of the Iceni people. A Celtic knotwork-inspired braid runs up each side from the toe to the upper cuff, where travelling stitches and a horizontal braid cleverly hide calf increases. Finished off by a rolled edge, these socks are simple, but stunning.

Gauge: 19 sts and 28 rows per 2 inches (5 cm) square in stockinette.
Finished Measurements: Sized to fit medium woman’s foot. But length of cuff and foot can be easily changed by using the pattern as written.
Yarn Requirements: 425 yards of fingering weight yarn. Sample shown in Wooly Wonka Handdyed Bluefaced Leicester sock yarn in ‘River’.
Needle Size: Set of 5 2.00 mm (US 0) double pointed needles, or size needed to obtain gauge.
Pattern Includes: cable and texture charts with text translations of charts
Stitches Used: knit, purl, k2tog, knit back and front, knit tbl, p2tog, ssk, m1b, m1f, Right Twist, Left Twist, Right Twist with purl background, Left Twist with purl background (instructions for twists included)
Other Details: These socks are knit from the toe up to the top of the cuff. The toe is started with a provisional cast on, followed by some stockinette to make a little flap, then stitches all around the flap (including the provisional cast on) are picked up to begin work in the round. The final toe increases are integrated in the beginning of the braid that continues up the sides.

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Blessing Socks

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The motif on these socks is Arabic calligraphy of the word “baraka” meaning “blessing”. The chart was originally published in A History of Handknitting, and was found on a pillow entombed in 1275. The twisted cuff echoes the spiraling purl decreases on the toe, which it turn mimic the garter ridges and seam stitch on the comfortable, turned German heel. Knit these for someone in need of a few blessings. With good thoughts and a prayer in your heart, the recipient will know they are cared for.

Gauge: 18 sts and 22 rows per 2 inches (5 cm) square in stockinette stitch without colorwork.
Finished Measurements: 5.5 inches (14 cm) from cuff to top of heel flap, 8 inches (20 cm) when laid out flat around upper cuff, 8 inches (20 cm) around foot and foot length to measure. The sample size fit a size 8 woman’s foot
Yarn Requirements: 375 yards of Main Color, 25 yards of Contrast Color 1, and 30 yards of Contrast Color 2. All fingering weight yarn. Sample shown in Dale of Norway Baby Ull in MC – 2232, CC1 – 5755, and CC2 – 0083.
Needle Size: Set of 5 double points in 2.5 mm (US 1.5 ) or size needed to obtain gauge.
Pattern Includes: colorwork charts and photo tutorial for cuff edging
Stitches Used: knit, purl, k2tog, knit front & back, p2tog, slipped stitches, ssk.
Other Details: These socks are worked from the cuff down with the twisted edge worked flat and then joined in the round for the rest of the cuff. The heel is a turned German Heel with a garter “seam-stitch” on the center back of the heel flap, which echoes the garter ridges on the sides. The toe is worked over 2.5” using purl decreases to give a comfortable and beautiful fit.

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Aspen Grove Shawl

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Each of the 4 repeated wedges of the shawl begins with a gathering of leaves, then moves downward into the twisting, odd trunks of the aspens, culminating in the feather and fan edge, which reminds me of the strata of decay on the forest floor, shot through with the communal roots of the aspens above.

Gauge: 26 sts and 40 rows per 4 inches (10 cm) in stockinette after blocking.
Finished Measurements: 48 inches (122 cm) across the top and 24 inches (61 cm) down the back.
Yarn Requirements: 700 yards of laceweight yarn. Sample shown in Wooly Wonka handpainted wool/silk laceweight in ‘Quaking Aspen’.
Needle Size: 3.25mm (US 3) 24 inch (60 cm) circular needle or size needed to obtain gauge.
Pattern Includes: charts and text translations of charts
Stitches Used: knit, purl, k2tog, k3tog, yo, ssk, sl1 k2tog psso, Centered Double Decrease.
Other Details: This shawl is worked from the neck down, in 4 wedges, using yarn overs on each end of every 4th row to shape it and make it larger. As it gets larger each row also gets longer than the last. The shawl begins with a provisional cast on to knit a small flap with live stitches on both ends. You will pick up stitches along the side of the flap to begin shaping the shawl.

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Andromeda Shawl

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This top-down shawl plays with movement of stitches, having both subtle curving motion and clean decrease lines. The tessellating wave motif shifts and increases like ripples in a pond. The uneven picot edging speaks of waves crashing against the shore.

Gauge: 22 sts and 24 rows over 4” in pattern after blocking.
Finished Measurements: 52 inches (132 cm) across the top and 26 inches (66 cm) from neck to point.
Yarn Requirements: 750 yards of fingering weight yarn. Sample shown in Impulse of Delight Bluefaced Bliss in ‘Blue Skies’ and ‘Lost Lake’
Needle Size: 3.5mm (US 5) 24-30 inch circular needle or size needed to obtain gauge
Pattern Includes: charts and text translations of charts
Stitches Used: knit, purl, k2tog, yo, ssk, slipped stitches, knit front & back, p2tog, p3tog, (k1, p1, k1) in 1 st, sl1 k2tog psso.
Other Details: This shawl is worked beginning with a provisional cast on, and one side worked out. Then the provisional cast on is removed and the live stitches are used to knit the second side.

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Ancient Woodland Shawl

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This shawl is worked with a unique blend of yarn overs and cables to create a highly textured forest scene. The cable branches flow organically from the tree trunks, meeting together in the middle of the shawl.

Gauge: 22 sts and 26 rows per 4 inch (10 cm) square in stockinette after blocking
Finished Measurements: 66 inches (168cm) long, 17 inches (43cm) wide at center, gradually expanding to 29 inches (74 cm) wide at short edges
Yarn Requirements: 1000-1250 yards of laceweight yarn, sample shown in Lorna’s Laces Helen’s Lace in Colorway ‘Mossy Grove’
Needle Size: 3.5mm (US 4) straight or circular needle for flat knitting or size needed to obtain gauge
Pattern Includes: charts and text translations of charts
Stitches Used: knit, purl, k2tog, ssk, sl1 k2tog psso, yo, slipped stitches, Left Twist, Right Twist, c1 over 2 right, c1 over 2 left, c2 over 1 right, c2 over 1 left, c2 over 2 right, c2 over 2 left, c2 over 3 right, c3 over 1 right, c3 over 1 left, c3 over 2 right, c3 over 2 left, c3 over 3 right, c3 over 3 left, c4 over 2 right, c4 over 2 left, c4 over 3 right, c4 over 3 left, c4 over 4 right, with directions for working each of those cables.
Other Details: This shawl is worked beginning with a provisional cast on, and one side worked out. Then the provisional cast on is removed and the live stitches are used to knit the second side.

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Miriam Felton

Comfy Shawl

Desdemona Shawl

Colonnade Scarf

Cloisters Wrap

Cleite Shawl

Boudica Socks

Blessing Socks

Aspen Grove Shawl

Andromeda Shawl

Ancient Woodland Shawl

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