Announcing the Mystic Air Lace Shawl knitalong!
This square shawl is the fourth shawl in the Mystic Elements series (following Mystic Waters, Mystic Light and Mystic Earth). Mystic Air draws its inspiration from the heavens above and the air that we breathe.
My shawl is knit on 3.5 mm needles, using two skeins (200 g) of Alpaca Cashsilk yarn from Tri’Coterie (1,200 m per 100 g skein) in the Bella Swan colourway. The shawl uses approx. 1,800 m of laceweight yarn. As always, yarn substitutions are encouraged.
The blocked dimensions are approx. 160 cm x 160 cm (63″ x 63″)
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The pattern will be made available for a knitalong, starting May 27.
It will be distributed to the members in four consecutive pieces, once a week on Wednesdays.
The last part of the pattern will be released on June 17.
The KAL is closed, but the pattern is available for purchase here.
All members of the KAL will have access to the clues as well as the complete pattern in one nice set at the end of the KAL.
An alle Deutschsprachigen: Keine Sorge, auch bei diesem gemeinsamen Stricken wird es wieder eine deutsche Übersetzung geben.
A toutes et tous les tricoteuses/tricoteurs francophones : Anna a gentiment accepté que je traduise son tout nouveau knitalong “MysticAir” qui doit commencer le 27 mai 2009. Donc allez-y. /Agnes
Svensk-språkig hjälp finns förstås som vanligt också.
Mystic Roses is a triangular shawl inspired by roses of every hue.
The finished height is approximately 134 cm (52”), and the wingspan is 268 cm (105″).
There is also a pattern for a smaller version of the shawl included in the pattern files.
My shawl is knit on 3.75 mm needles, using Wollmeise Lace-Garn yarn (530 m/580 yds per 100 g) in the Rosenrot colourway.
The shawl uses one 300g skein (approx 1,590 m / 1,740 yds).
As always, yarn substitutions are encouraged.
My actual yarn consumption was approx 1,450 m (1,570 yds).
Any lace-weight or light fingering weight yarn will work. Some suggestions are JaggerSpun Zephyr, Malabrigo, Misti Alpaca Lace, Yarntopia Treasures 5/2 Egyptian Cotton or 5/2 Tencel, or Cottage Craft Angora 2-ply lace yarns.
The pattern is available in downloadable .pdf format for $8.00 CDN.
The Blackheart scarf is a lacy scarf to dress up any occasion.
I thought it would be fun to use sock yarn for something that’s not socks – Blackheart uses the same amount of yarn as for a pair of socks, and most sock yarns can be substituted for the Apple Pie that I used.
The scarf is knit using 2 skeins of Apple Pie from Apple Laine (licorice) – 190 yds (174m) per 56 g skein. The length of the scarf is of course adjustable, but with two skeins you get a scarf which is approx. 208 cm x 28 cm (82″ x 11″)
The pattern is available in downloadable .pdf format for $8.00 CDN.
This poncho is for my friend’s daughter who will be spending the next 6 months in the hospital to recover from major surgery.
It was suggested that a poncho would be a useful garment for their early morning and evening walks outside the hospital in the spring and the summer, as it’s quick to put on and take off.
The pattern is rather inspired by AnneM’s wonderful Spiderman blanket and Revontuli shawl, but I made a 12 pointed star instead.
I used approx 200 g Kauni Effectgarn 8/2 and 4.0 mm needles.
CO 96 sts & join together
work k2,p2 ribbing for ca. 10 cm neck
then knit one round
after that work rounds as follows:
- k1, yo, k X sts, sl2-k1-psso, k X sts, yo 12 times
- knit
- k1, yo, k X sts, sl2-k1-psso, k X sts, yo 12 times
- knit
- k1, yo, k Y sts, yo 12 times
- knit repeat these 6 rounds, with y increasing with 2 sts every 6 rounds, and Y=2X+1. The first time X=2
Near the end continue in pattern but switch to garter stitch (the plain knit rows become purls) for 1 inch or so, and when you purl into the YOs purl into the back loop of the stitch to close up the hole for a solid edge.
Bind off with lace-bindoff.
This is what my Mystic Roses shawl look like, up to clue 1. I have seen lots of lovely pictures already in the KAL, and as always I’m amazed at how the different colours bring out different things in the design.
The second clue will be posted tomorrow.
It’s not too late to join the KAL. For more info look here.
The Riverside Wrap takes its inspiration from the flowing rivers and the shells on the shore.
The Riverside wrap is perfect for adding some flair and warmth to those cool spring and summer evenings.
My wrap is knit on 4.5 mm needles using 1 skein (4 oz) of 6/2 Rayon Tencel (600 yards) from Yarntopia Treasures or similar yarn. I used the Raindrop colourway (white, pale blue and periwinkle).
The blocked measurements of my wrap are:
length: 223 cm (88″), width: 33 cm (13″) but the length is of course adjustable.
You can buy a downloadable PDF file with this pattern (charts and instructions) using PayPal for $8.00CDN.
Please place your order here:
I will be at the Sanguine Gryphon Retreat, May 1-3, teaching a class on how to design lace.
The plan for the weekend is to take a dyeing class with the Gryphon on Friday. We’re spending the day in her studio learning various dyeing techniques. On Saturday we will be going to the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival. And on Sunday there will be two knitting workshops – one on lace design with me, and the other one most likely on sock knitting with Gryphon.
If anyone is interested in joining us, there are still a few spots open at the retreat.
The swatch pattern has been posted for the Mystic Roses knitalong. My swatch is knit in Wollmeise Lace-Garn on 3.75 mm needles, and measures 17.5 cm x 19.5 cm
The picture makes the yarn look a little more variegated than it actually is. There are lots of different shades of red in it, but no orange and no pink.
To join the knitalong, please sign up here.
I have received a few skeins of yarn in the mail in the past few weeks. The first one (in amber) is Sappho Laceweight from the Sanguine Gryphon. The colourway is “I Cannot Work the Loom”, and I have two 3.5 oz skeins with 850 yds in each of them.
I’m getting ready to wind them (just working up the patience), and then they will be turned into…. you guessed it. A lace shawl!
The second package contained a number of different skeins from Yarntopia Treasures. There is one skein of Tencel 5/2 is 525 yds in a 4 oz skein. It was dyed in solid Rust for me.
Unfortunately I just learned that the tencel 5/2 will likely be discontinued. But there are lots of other yarns with a similar weight.
There are 3 skeins of a Bamboo cotton blend in a solid Amethyst – each 4 oz skein contains 420 yds. This is the same yarn I used for the South for the Winter scarf.
And one skein of Egyptian wool-silk (52% wool/48% silk) 360 yds – 4 oz. This yarn is a little heavier than the other ones – more of a sport weight. But it is amazingly soft with a special luster to it. And it’s dyed in Camel, Olive Drab, and Black.
Finally – just for fun, some crazy colours. This is a Rayon Boucle yarn, fingering weight, in Horse Play. I think this might become something for the kids. 
Let me introduce my new knitting bag.
It is a flippflapp bag made by the amazing Mina at Minmina’s.
Mina and I traded. I designed and knit the Ironwrought Scarf for her, and she created the flippflapp bag and made me one.
The bag is big enough to fit my charts and patterns, a knitting project (or even two depending on what I’m working on), my sewing case, a pencil for marking up the charts as I go, and it has a special pocket for the iPod (on which I often listen to audio books while I knit). There are no zippers or velcro, so the yarn does not get caught on anything – but the flap-lid enables me to close the bag so that I don’t knock it over and spill the contents.
And the best part is that every time I open the bag, there are trolls peeking out at me. The trolls make me smile.
Thanks Mina! The bag is wonderful – I love it!
I also received a second package in the mail this week. This yarn came from the Tri’Coterie, and is from the Twilight Series. The two blue skeins are laceweight Alpaca Cashsilk in the Bella Swan colourway. Each skein is 100 g and 1,200 m of amazingly soft lace yarn.
The centre skein is a fingering weight merino/tencel, and the colourway is Edward’s Hair.
I’ve already cast on for a shawl in the Bella Swan yarn, and it keeps the trolls company in my knitting bag.
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