October 2014 – OwlCat Designs

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The Fox Crossing Cardigan is worked in one piece from the yoke down to the hem, the stranded color design at the yoke is worked back and forth over the top rows of the sweater. The sleeve stitches are then picked up and worked in the round with stranded detailing at the cuff.

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String Theory Hand Dyed Yarn Bluefaced Sport. (100% Blue Faced Leister Wool, 252 yards /230 meters, 115g /4 ounces)
Color A 4(5, 5, 6, 7, 7, 8, 9) skeins
or approx. 1015(1110, 1285, 1455, 1605, 1765, 1945, 2095) yds/ 930(1015, 1175, 1330, 1465, 1615, 1780, 1915) m
Color B 1 skein
or approx. 85(85, 100, 100, 110, 120, 120)yds/80(80, 90, 90, 95, 100 110, 110) m
Color C 1 skein
or approx. 55(55, 65, 65, 70, 70, 80, 80) yds/50(50, 60, 60, 60, 65, 70, 70) m
Color D 1 skein
or approx. 20(20, 25, 25, 25, 30, 30, 30) yds/ 20(20, 25, 25, 25, 25, 30, 30) m
Sample used Carina (A), Natural (B), Java (C), Canyon (D)

Needles
US Size 4 (3.5 mm) 24” circular needle, or size to obtain gauge
and DPNs (or needles for your preferred method of working in the round) for sleeves

Gauge
24 st and 32 rows= 4” on US #4 (3.5mm) needles in stranded color pattern and stockinette, blocked

Notions
5 stitch markers
8 buttons, ⅞”/ 22mm

Finished Sizes
Bust: 34(35, 39½, 44½, 48, 52, 56¼, 59)”/ 86(88½, 100.5, 113, 122, 132, 142½, 149½) cm
Depending on look desired, wear with 2-4” positive ease

Model wears a size 39½, with 2” ease at the bust.[/x_text][x_line][x_text]

All our patterns have been professionally edited and tested.

Available on Ravelry for $7.50

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[x_section style=”margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; padding: 20px 0px 45px 0px; “][x_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” bg_color=”” style=”margin: 0px auto 0px auto; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_column bg_color=”” type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_custom_headline level=”h2″ looks_like=”h3″ accent=”true” class=”center-text “]Fernweh[/x_custom_headline][x_gap size=”10px”][/x_column][/x_row][x_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” bg_color=”” style=”margin: 0px auto 0px auto; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_column bg_color=”” type=”1/3″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_text]Oh, there surely is a fine line between love and madness — especially if you are madly in love, like Medea, and get betrayed.

Inspired by the Pre-Raphealite paintings of Jason and Medea and Medea’s story, I created a shawl and Tri’Coterie created a special colorway to fit the theme:
Red transitioning to mad black.

This fingering weight shawl is worked top down from the garter tab cast on to the lace edge. The beginning lace section shows the blossoming love, like rosy petals full of hope and faith in the future, reaching out and unfurling towards the sun. The lace border shows the unraveling, the dissolving of dreams. A simple stockinette section connects the two.
The duality of Love & Madness is so perfectly captured both in the Pre-Raphaelite’s paintings and Tri’Coterie’s ‘Medea’ colorway.[/x_text][/x_column][x_column bg_color=”” type=”2/3″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_text]This pattern is available charted only at this time

Yarn
Tri’Coterie Luxury Baby Camel (50% Baby Camel/50% Silk, 437 yards/400 m, 100 grams/3.53 ounces)

Needles
US Size 6 (4 mm) 32” circular needle
and US Size 8 (5 mm) for bind off only

Gauge
16 st & 34 rows = 4” on US #6 (4 mm) needles in stockinette stitch, blocked

Notions
(optional) stitch markers.
(optional) 60 g of Size 6/0 beads for optional beaded bind off
(approx 400 beads)

Finished Sizes
approx. 19”/48 cm depth, 46”/117 cm along top edge, blocked[/x_text][x_line][x_text]

All our patterns have been professionally edited and tested.

Available on Ravelry for $7.00

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