Buds in the Breeze

Pattern Info

This project was designed by JackieES.
Info can be found at:
HeartStrings#H77 Buds in the Breeze Stole »

Difficulty:

Category: Knitting

Type of item: Accessory

For: Women

Style: Classic, Traditional, Outdoorsy

Materials

Schaefer Audrey 50% Merino wool 50% cultivated silk, color Indigo

What was your inspiration?

This stole reminds me of a light breeze in a field of flowers. The flower-like medallions in the pattern stitch design are centered with nupp "buds".

What are you most proud of?

Although this stole appears to have complex shaping, it is actually knitted on the same number of stitches from end to end. I've designed this stole to leverage both illusion and the blocking process to achieve the shaping:
1. An illusion is created by the varying width of the garter stitch rows along the side edges as they dip into the main stitch area at regular intervals.
2. Accentuating the points during the blocking process (blocking guide photos included in pattern).

What advice would you give someone starting this project?

Finished Size: 15" by 72"
Yarn: 700 yards light fingering weight
Gauge: 18 stitches = 4 inches over blocked lace stitch
Suggested needles: US 6 / 4 mm
Construction: worked flat in rows from end to end in one piece, no sewing or grafting
Stitch instructions: charted and written
Stitches used: knit, purl, slip, ssk, k2tog, yarn over
Special techniques: Estonian nupps
Skill level: intermediate or adventurous advanced beginner lace knitter