Leadlight

• Product description

  Inspired by patterns of sunlight through antique leaded windows, a branching geometric tracery radiates from a pinhole cast-on. The central square of this lace stole is worked circularly, with two sides extended working flat to form a large rectangle. A garter stitch edge finishes the perimeter. Knit in laceweight Vale, Leadlight makes a weightless and intricately beautiful accessory to elevate simple outfits or crown a formal dress.

  Designer: Amy van de Laar

  Collection: Wool People, Volume 11

   

• Pattern materials

  YARDAGE

  • 1170 total yards of laceweight wool yarn

  
  

  YARN

  • 3 skeins Brooklyn Tweed Vale (100% American Rambouillet wool; 450 yards/50 grams)
  • Photographed in color Heron

  
  

• Pattern specs

  CONSTRUCTION

  • The center part of the stole is worked circularly, beginning with a Pinhole Cast On or another circular cast on of your choice. This central square is created by working 8 increases in every odd-numbered round (2 increases at each corner, on either side of the corner spine). After placing stitches on hold, each end of the stole is worked flat to create a rectangular shape. A garter stitch edging finishes the stole, worked from a combination of live and picked-up stitches.

  
  

  GAUGE

  • 19 stitches & 34 rows = 4″ in Chart D pattern, after blocking
  • One 32-stitch panel from Chart D measures 6¾” wide, after blocking

  
  

  Note: Gauge for this project changes considerably after blocking; please block your swatch prior to measuring to ensure correct sizing.

  
  

  NEEDLES

  • One each 16″, 24″, and 32″ circular needles, and one set of double-pointed needles (DPNs)* in size needed to obtain gauge listed
  • Suggested Size: 3½ mm (US 4)

  
  

  *32″ circular needle can be used instead of DPNs if using the Magic Loop method for working small circumferences in the round (i.e. center of stole).

  
  

  FINISHED DIMENSIONS

  • 22½” [57 cm] wide; 68¾” [174.5 cm] long

  
  

  Measurements taken from relaxed fabric after blocking.

  
  

  Please note: the stitch patterns in this garment are charted only.

• Techniques

  Tutorials for all special techniques listed below are included in the pattern:

  • Pinhole Cast On
  • K2tog-tbl Bind Off

  
  

• Pattern Updates

  21 August 2017: Version 2.0 

  On Row 5 of Chart D, the first K2tog has been changed to a S1KP2 .

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