Knitting Pattern: Inspired by Lothlorien - A Rectangular Stole with Elven Arrows and Floral Motifs in Laceweight Yarn

In Dwimordene, in Lorien Seldom have walked the feet of men, Few mortal eyes have seen the light That lies there ever, long and bright..

This stole is based on what I imagined the Rohirrim would think about Lothlorien. A field of leaves gives way to blossoming flowers, whose tips are pointed with elven arrows. Water surrounds and protects the forest. This is a rectangular stole on a stockinette base. It is knit from both sides of a provisional cast on to mirror the pattern, and an edging is knit on around the entire stole. Corners have multiple joins for ease and to create a swirlingeffect. This pattern has several charts and some interesting directions. Please read through the entire pattern before knitting.

Materials:

Needles:

US 5 for body, or whatever gives you gauge US 6 for edging, or one size larger than above

Yarn:

approximately 1200 yards of woolen spun laceweight or light fingering weight I used handspun silk/cormo/alpaca; be sure to use something that allows you to block it out .

Gauge:

22 stitches over 4", unblocked Finished size: Approximately 32" x 66"

Skill level:

The pattern assumes familiarity with lace, chart reading and knitted on edging. For all stole body charts, row 1 and all odd numbered rows are purled. Key:

Chart 1: Little Leaf Lace - 8 rows, multiple of 6 stitches, plus 1 -6 stitch repeat

Transition: Leaf to Mesh - 4 rows, multiple of 12 stitches, plus 1

12 stitch repeat

--6 stitch repeat - Chart 2: English Mesh Lace - 8 rows, multiple of 6 stitches, plus 1

12 stitch repeat Chart 3: English Mesh to Little Arrowheads - 8 rows, multiple of 12 stitches, plus 1

Wave Edging - cast on 13 stitches, work over 14 rows. For all odd rows, knit 2, purl to last 2 stitches, knit 2

Stole Body:

CO 111 provisionally as follows: Cast on 1, place marker for border, cast on 1, place marker, cast on 108, place marker for border, cast on 1. You will have a 1 stitch border on each side, and 18 repeats of the lace with one extra stitch. The border stitches are worked in stockinette (knit on right side, purl on wrong side). Begin stole: Work 12 repeats of Chart 1, beginning with row 1. Work Transition chart. Work 11 repeats of Chart 2, beginning with row 1. Work 1 repeat of Chart 3, ending row 8. Break yarn, put live stitches on holder. onally cast on stitches, work 12 repeats of Chart 1, starting on right side with row 2 Work Transition chart. Work 11 repeats of Chart 2, beginning with row 1. Work 1 repeat of Chart 3, ending row 8. Do not break yarn; provisionally c0 13 stitches with larger needle.

Edging:

Work wave edging beginning with row 1 (wrong side). At the end of every wrong side row, knit the last stitch together with one stitch from the stole. In order to create ease around the corners, some stole stitches will have multiple joins.

To join multiple times to one stole stitch:

0At the end of the wrong side (joining) row, knit the last stitch together with one stitch from the bodyof thestole. OOn the next wrong side row, knit the last stitch of the edging together with that same stole body stitch you joined with on the previous row. Triple join: OWork the same as for the double join, but on the next wrong side row, knit the last stitch of the edging together with the same stole body stitch you joined with on the previous row.

Work the edging as follows:

Triple join, double join, double join, 17 repeats, double join, double join, triple join. Pick up 256 stitches along the long side of the stole. Work edging as follows: Double join, double join, 37 repeats, double join, double join. Pick up 111 live stitches, work edging as follows: Triple join, double join, double join, 17 repeats, double join, double join, triple join. Pick up 256 stitches along the long side of the stole. Work edging as follows: Double join, double join, 37 repeats, double join, double join. Graft 13 stitches on working needle with 13 stitches provisionally cast on, using stockinette graft on right side. Break yarn. Block, pinning out points of wave edging. Weave in ends.