Contains:
- Written and charted pattern
- Instructions in English
- US Imperial and metric measurements
- Suitable for the intermediate knitter
- Links to tutorials by the designer for techniques used
- Gauge Gauge is not critical in this design. For the sample shawl 9.5 sts / 26 rows = 10 cm (4 inches) over garter stitch, measured after blocking.
- Digital PDF has 4 pages (letter size)
Materials you need at home:
- Yarn Filature de Valgaudemar Sirac (100% wool; 125 m (137 yds) / 50 g) in the following colors and amounts C1 275 m (301 yds) / 110 g in “Rouge” and C2 375 m (411 yds) / 150 g in “Titane”. Substitute any thick-and-thin single ply type wool yarn of comparable weight for a similar result.
- Size 4.5 mm (US 7) / 80 cm (32 inches) circular needles.
- Cable needle
- Yarn needle
Sirac is a highly customizable stole in 2 colors. Make it longer, shorter, wider or narrower; it’s all possible because the pattern allows for easy modification. With both interesting and mindless knitting, this really is the perfect project for me!
This stole is knitted back and forth, starting with the cabled lace panel. Next, stitches are picked up and knit on the long sides of the lace panel for the garter stitch sections. The instructions for the lace are provided both charted and written out.
Size and finished measurements: One size - finished dimensions: 55 cm (21 ¾ inches) wide and 168 cm (66 ¼ inches) long, measured after blocking. The size of this stole can easily be changed by adjusting the number of repeats worked in the various sections. This will, of course, impact the amount of yarn needed.
Difficulty level: This pattern features a lace and cable panel, which contains patterning on both RS and WS rows. Techniques used include knitting cables with a cable needle as well as picking up and knitting stitches. Stitches used include knit, purl, k2tog, skp, double yo, and simple cables. This pattern is suitable for the intermediate knitter.
Susanne Visch
How lovely to meet you! I’m Susanne Visch and I live in the Netherlands. Not only the country of tulips, cheese, and windmills but also of Dutch Design.
I find it important to provide user-friendly instructions for interesting patterns. In most cases, my patterns feature both written and charted instructions, with detailed explanations of the techniques used.