My final new pattern release of the year is a double shot: a laceweight shawl and a fingering-weight cowl, both featuring a geometric lace pattern inspired by sparkling stars. The shawl is a light, ethereal triangle knit from the bottom up, and the cowl is a quicker knit, worked flat and then grafted.
I took the name Aether from classical science, where it was thought to be a fifth element filling the sky above the terrestrial sphere. In later centuries, the aether was hypothesized to be the medium through which light travels. My starlight-inspired lace pattern is made up of mesh triangles on a background of garter stitch, forming a mosaic of starbursts - a more complex take on the lace from my Hextile Wrap design.
The shawl requires one 100g skein of laceweight yarn. I used a beautiful merino/silk blend from Miss Click Clack called Shark Bay Lace, which has a wonderful shimmer thanks to the silk. The interesting greenish-gold semi-solid colourway is called Fracta Aurea Olivae, which I think translates to 'broken golden olive'.
Shawl Features:
a delicate triangular shawl featuring geometric lace and garter stitch
worked from the bottom up
the garter stitch border begins with picked-up stitches around the diagonal edges
techniques include garter stitch and simple lace, picking up stitches, and a stretchy bind-off
a one-skein project in laceweight yarn
suitable for solid or semi-solid-dyed yarn
easy to enlarge by adding pattern repeats
pattern includes full written instructions as well as charts.
The cowl is also a one-skein knit, but in fingering-weight yarn. I used Skein Yarn's Top Draw Sock, a very soft merino/nylon blend, in a calm greyish lavender called Très Chic.
Cowl Features:
a light, drapy cowl featuring geometric lace and garter stitch
worked flat beginning with a provisional cast on and grafted to form the loop
techniques include garter stitch and simple lace, a provisional cast on, and grafting
a one-skein project in fingering-weight yarn
suitable for solid or semi-solid-dyed yarn
easy to enlarge by adding pattern repeats
pattern includes full written instructions as well as charts.
The model for these designs is the amazingly talented Francoise Danoy of Aroha Knits, who I was lucky enough to meet in person during her recent trip to Melbourne!
Find out more about my Aether Shawl and Aether Cowl patterns, including Ravelry and Payhip purchase options.
