This is a delicious stole that will keep you warm while still showing some skin. Knit from one long edge to the other, rows of beautiful hand-painted wool-silk alternate with rows of silk-mohair to form long textured stripes of variegated colour interspersed with airy lace. Make your stole longer by casting on more stitches or make yourself a quick, dramatic boa by completing fewer pattern repeats.

Sizes

One size 62″ long x 12.5″ wide

Yarn

Handmaiden Great Big Sea (50% silk, 30% wool, 20% seacell; 273 yds (250 m) / 100 g): (MC) Periwinkle, 1 skein

Rowan Kidsilk Haze (70% Super Kid Mohair and 30% Silk; 229 yds (209 m) / 25 g): (CC) Mist, 1 skein

Needles

US #6 (4 mm): 24 inch circular needle or size needed to obtain gauge (note: project is worked back and forth, but a circular needle is necessary because of the number of CO stitches)

Gauge

17 sts and 26 rows = 4: (10 cm) in pattern, after wet blocking

Notions

Tapestry needle.

Pattern Notes

This pattern alternates two rows of seed stitch worked in the heavier wool/silk yarn with two rows of fishnet lace worked in laceweight mohair.

Stitch Pattern

(worked over an uneven number of stitches)
Row 1: using MC *k1 p1* repeat to last stitch, k1
Row 2: same as row 1
Row 3:  using CC, K1 *yo, k2tog* repeat to last 2 stitches, k2
Row 4: K2, *YO k2tog* repeat to last stitch, k1
Row 5: using MC, *P1 K1* repeat to last stitch, p1
Row 6: same as row 5
Row 7: using CC, k2, *yo, k2tog* repeat to last stitch,k1
Row 8: K1 *yo, K2tog* repeat to last 2 stitches, k2

Scarf

Using MC, cast on 255 stitches using cable cast on method

Work stitch pattern 8 times or until piece is desired width [to make a boa, rep patt twice].

Next row: using MC, *k1, p1* rep to last stitch, k1

Next row: *K1, p1* rep to last stitch, k1.

Bind off loosely (try to match the tension of CO row)

Finishing

Wet block to finished measurements. It is really necessary to wet block this project so that the lace opens up to its full potential.

About the Designer: Cheryl Niamath

Cheryl Niamath lives and knits in Vancouver, Canada. Her designs have appeared in Knotions, knitscene, and Interweave Knits.  See more of her designs on Ravelry as CherylN.

Pattern and images © 2008 Cheryl Niamath.