ClassicCableKnits

This easy cowl knits up in no time and is perfect for keeping you warm on a brisk autumn walk.
Size: One size fits most
Needles: 10.5, 16″ circular
Materials: 160 yards Diakeito Durfuran or any worsted weight yarn
Gauge: 4st/5 rows = 1 inch

Ginger Leaves is a neckerchief or shawlette that begins at the neck center and is worked to the bottom edge.

The flower lace pattern flows seamlessly into a leaf lace pattern, which then flows into a simple edging pattern.

Three buttons are used to close the kerchief in the back; they are left off for the shawlette.

Neckerchief: 34″ x 15″

Shawlette: 52″ x 20″

Gauge:
6 sts x 9 rows = 1” on US #4, st st, blocked

Materials:
US #4, 24” circular needle
175 yards (350 yards) fingering weight yarn
3, ¼” buttons (Kerchief only)
Yarn Suggestions:
KnitPicks Stroll Tonal 1 (1) skein

Thoughts about the design…

I was watching the newest version of Jane Austen’s Emma on Masterpiece Theater one Sunday night. I was munching away happily on popcorn and sipping a cup of tea. “The costumes are fantastic,” I cried to my husband who was dutifully sitting beside me. Actually he doesn’t mind watching a chick flick every once in a while, as long as it is based on a good classic, which is soooo nice for me! Yeah, I know I’m spoiled.

During one of the scenes in the village I was struck by this remarkable slouchy beret Emma (Romola Garai) was wearing. It had a delightfully sassy tassel on the top of it. Her beret was made out of a lovely velvet and silk but I could just envision a lace beret, knit from the top down with concentric shaping all stemming out of the tassel! I was inspired. Thus the Lamb’s Lace beret was born!

I hope you enjoy the Lamb’s Lace Beret! May it give you the vim, vigor and grace of Emma Woodhouse!

Designed to coordinate with the Lamb’s Lace Beret, the Lamb’s Lace Mitts are quick and easy feminine mitts.

Thoughts about the design…

I love the leaves of spring. As they break forth from their buds each spring they paint the landscape Monet-like with their vivid color. The result is breathtaking. This oversized cowl is meant to celebrate the delight of the leaves of spring. Snuggle into it as you take a nice long spring walk.

The Pearl Street Scarf is a lace scarf knit sideways.   I got the idea for it when I was out in Boulder, CO walking up and down Pearl Street, window shopping.   At that time, everyone was wearing a cloth scarf around their neck — even some of the young men.

I was tempted to buy a scarf just to fit in.   But then I realized, no, I needed to knit one!  So here we are!

The Design:

I love long flowing scarves – they add a style and grace to any outfit whether it is casual or formal. Last year I designed the Pearl Street Scarf after a visit to Boulder, Co. I had spent an afternoon walking up and down Pearl Street and was mesmerized by all the gorgeous, long scarves that adorned the ladies (and men) on Pearl Street. This year I find myself dreaming of the seaside, the beach and long, lazy afternoons.

My mother is from Long Island and we often went there when I was a young child to visit family. When I finished this scarf I realized that it belonged on an elegant woman walking the streets of South Hampton, Long Island. Perhaps she is looking for a place to sit and knit while enjoying an iced coffee or perhaps she is shopping for a new outfit to wear to dinner in the evening.

Whispers of Spring Collection includes the following patterns:
Lamb’s Lace Cardi – Sizes 32 – 46, charted lace instructions
Leaves of Spring Cowl – charted and written lace instructions
The Fiber Event – thoughts on a spring fiber fair in the back country of Indiana.
Lamb’s Lace Beret – charted and written lace instructions
Lamb’s Lace Mitts – charted and written lace instructions
Woodland Spring Shawl – charted lace instructions

Thoughts on the Design…

Spring is a miracle.  Just when you can no longer stand the bitter cold, the dark gray days, the piles of snow blocking the paths and preventing afternoon walks, something happens and slowly the days begin to lengthen, the sun appears a little sooner each morning and stays a little later each evening. Then the buds on the bushes and trees begin to swell, the sap begins to flow again, bits of green begin to break forth from dismal mud and then without fanfare a whole symphony of color and flowers breaks forth upon the dull earth and the sky is filled with delicate green leaves. Spring appears with no human effort or coaxing leaving us mortals in awe of the miracle that has just happened.

The garter stitch beginning of this shawl is meant to symbolize the plain earth as it lies still, waiting for the sun to do its magic and bring forth the little flowers of spring. The floral lace that flows out of the garter stitch is meant to mimic the way the flowers of spring pop up and stand out in contrast to the earth that seemed so fruitless only a month or two before. Lastly the floral lace flows into an edging that looks like leaves is meant to evoke the canopy of leaves that eventually covers the sky in late spring, tiny at first but then larger and greener than ever before.

Happy Knitting and Enjoy!