Thursday, April 21, 2016

Elsie's Farewell Shawl - New Pattern!

Designed for Ficstitches Yarns Spring 2016 Kit Club 
Mary stopped to adjust the drape of her new shawl, straightening the collar and making certain the lace laid just so over her shoulders. Elsie smiled to see her preening over it . . .”
- Excerpt from “The Sojourn Stitch” coming soon from C. Jane Reid

In researching the earliest documented forms of crochet for her first novel, The Secret Stitchauthor C. Jane Reid found references Shepherd's Knitting, which was not knitting at all, but actually slip stitches worked with a hooked tool. I wanted to design a collared shawl using this stitch like the wrapped shawls that tie at the back which might have been commonly worn in colonial times, but knew that an all slip stitch shawl would not be a fun project for a Kit Club.
Elsie's Shawl was actually the first design I thought of for our very first Ficstitches Yarns Crochet Kit Club, last year. But I needed a larger skein of yarn than the standard 400+ yard skein most fingering weight yarn comes in. When I saw Bumblebirch's 600 yard skein of Glen, I knew it would be perfect to make this a one skein project.
A modern interpretation of a collared wrap shawl, Elsie's Farewell Shawl begins with a collar formed of short rows of front loop only slip stitches. Then a triangle of shells descends from the collar, gradually decreasing to a curved point. The solid, stretchy fabric of the collar adds weight to the silky lace, keeping it draped over your shoulders without a shawl pin.
You can purchase Elsie's Farewell Shawl on Ravelry.
All Photos © Guy Holtzman


3 comments:

  1. I missed the first kit of 2016, it is my loss; but I pre-ordered the next one. I don't want to miss out on the story, is there any way I can purchase it? I love the club, the beautiful yarns, and the beautiful yarn of a story that you weave and send and an extra gift! I regret missing one so much, I don't think I will miss another!

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    1. Barbara, thank you for your kind words! The story from the Spring 2016 kit will be available in the next month as The Sojourn Stitch.

      -C. Jane

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