Windmill Bay by Sashka Macievich
Windmill Bay is a stole knit from end to end with a lacy section nestled between ribbed and cabled sections. 1 designed this as a go to stole for around the campfire or snuggling on the sofa while watching a favourite movie. It would make a great gift for a faraway friend (or a close one) when an in person hug is just not possible. The lace and cable are both easy enough for advanced beginner knitters. The pattern includes both written and charted instructions and the story of Windmill Bay is included on the last page. Sashka
Blocked Size: 24 inches wide by 90 inches long/61 cm wide by 230 cm long Finished Size:22 inches wide by 90inches long/56 cmwide by 230 cm long
Materials:
Drops Alpaca - 100% Pure Alpaca - 50 grams, 182 yards/167 meters-colour4434purple-7 balls Note-lf substituting yarnkeep in mind that this pattern requires hard blocking and natural wool fibers willyieldtheresultsmostlikethe sample. US size 5 [3.75mm] knitting needles or size required to obtain correct gauge Knitting needle approx. 2 sizes larger for casting on and binding off. (optional) Yarn needle for sewing in ends
Gauge:
24sts and32rows=4inches/10 cmin stockinette stitch. Gauge is not critical in this pattern. 2013, Sashka Macievich. Al rights reserved. This pattern i intended for personal use only. This patern may not be . sold or copied without written permission from the designer. Items made from this pattern may be sold.
Stole:
Using larger needle or stretchy cast on, cast on 125 stitches.
Section 1: (Ribbing)
Row 1 (RS): P1, \*k3, p2; rep from \* to last 4 sts, k3, p1. Row 2 (WS): K1, \*p3, k2; rep from \* to last 4 sts, p3, k1. Repeat Rows 1 & 2 until ribbing measures 24 inches/61 cm ending with a WS row.
Section 2: (Lace)
Row 1 (RS): \*K2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk; rep from \* to end. Row 2 (WS): Purl. Row 3: \*K1, yo, sl1, cdd, k1; rep from \* to end. Row 4: Purl. Repeat Rows 1-4 until lace section measures 42 inches/108 cm ending with a Ws row.
Abbreviations:
St(s): stitch(es) K: Knit P: Purl K2tog: Knit two sts together Ssk: slip 1 stitch, slip 1 stitch, knit both stitches together Sl: slip Yo: yarn over needle Psso: pass slipped stitch over Cdd: sl1, k2tog, psso 2/1 RC: sl1 st onto cable needle,hold in back, k2 sts, k1 st from cable needle Rep: repeat RS: Right Side Ws: Wrong Side
Section 3: (Cable)
Row 1 (Rs): P1, \*k3, p2; rep from \* to last 4 sts, k3, p1. Row 2 (WS): K1, \*p3, k2; rep from \* to last 4 sts, p3, k1. Row 3: P1, k3, \*p2, k3, p2, 2/1 RC; rep from \* to last 11 sts, (p2, k3) twice, p1. Row 4: K1, \*p3, k2; rep from \* to last 4 sts, p3, k1. Row 5: P1, \*k3, p2; rep from \* to last 4 sts, k3, p1. Row 6: K1, \*p3, k2; rep from \* to last st, 4 sts, p3, k1. Row 7 : P1, k3, \*p2, 2/1 RC, p2, k3; rep from \* to last 11 sts, p2, 2/1 RC, p2, k3, p1. Row 8: K1, \*p3, k2; rep from \* to last 4 sts, p3, k1. Repeat Rows 1-8 until cable section measures 24 inches/61 cm ending with row 2 or 6.
Finishing:
Bind off with larger needle or use stretchy bind off. With yarn needle sew in all ends. )ck stole to measurements - note that ribbing will relax slightly after blockin
A bit about Sashka
Sashka lives with her husband in a small community in Northern British Columbia. Creating all her life and knitting since a child she covets all things fibery. When not knitting, spinning, dyeing, or designing she dabbles in sleeping, eating, and working to pay the bills. She loves good friends, coffee, chocolate, cheese, wine, and obscure mystery novels (not always in that order). You can find her designs on Ravelry - SashkaRC.
Windmill Bay - Fact or Fiction?
Not far away (but far enough) there is a place. You know the place, the one in your mind that you go to when need a place to go. Yours may have name. Or no name at all. It may a real. Or not. This is the story of my place - I'll call it Windmill Bay. A while ago I was hugely stressed, so I tried various stress reducing activities including relaxation classes. When the voice on the tape (or the instructor, in the fancy expensive classes) directed us to our happy places I was lost. 1 struggled to come up with something that would make me happy. I conjured warm beaches, swaying palms, majestic snow-capped mountains. At the end of class I was exhausted! Surely there was a happy place for me! Determined to get the most effect out of class I made a list. My happy place must be private and quiet. It would have water, mountains, driftwood and a pebbly beach. Now with the 'picture' in my mind's eye I filled in the sounds. The tide lapping on the beach, the wind rustling the leaves, loons calling to each other at dawn. Relaxation class was no longer stressful, it was actually relaxing. Eventually, I stopped going to relaxation class, I wandered down the various paths of my life and scampered back up some of them. I found more real and not real happy (and some not so happy) places; but those are other stories. Not so many years ago my husband took me for a drive not far away. To my place. As soon as I stepped out of the truck I felt it, then I saw it,then I knew. My place is Windmill Bay. You can find me there most weekends in the summer. Our trailer parked in among the poplars. I'll be sitting on a log drifted up on the beach or by the fire. My new stole on my shoulders. Cause it sure is windy there. Come on by for a coffee or a glass of wine. It's not on any way, and it's not easy to find. Is it real? I guess that's
