Cynara
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Cynara is a top-down, half pi shawl designed with a variety of traditional lace patterns carefully chosen to evoke the life cycle of the thistle plants that thrived in my grandpa’s back yard in rural Maryland.
The bottom edging of the shawl was designed to resemble the plant’s extensive root system. Above that, the thistle leaf pattern depicts young thistle rosettes growing into mature plants. The open clove stitch in the middle section resembles seeds surrounded by the fuzzy white pappus, and a single row of star motifs represents the feathery seeds blowing in the wind. The stockinette band adorned by staggered 3-into-3 star stitches represents the pappus bristles as they rest on the ground. The top open mesh band represents the seeds as they begin to put out little roots to start the process anew.
Solid or tonal yarn in fingering or sock weight is recommended in order to show off the design to its best advantage. Directions are included for the pattern size (pictured) as well as for a slightly larger version that will maximize your yarn usage without requiring an additional skein of most fingering/sock weight yarns.
The Cynara pattern includes both charts and full written out instructions for those of you who prefer not to use charts.
SKILL LEVEL
Intermediate
FINISHED SIZE
64 x 26” (163 x 66 cm) for pattern size; instructions included for a 68 x 28" (173 x 71 cm) larger size
YARN WEIGHT
Fingering
YARDAGE
Approximately 650-700 yds (594-640 m)
YARN
Zen Yarn Garden Serenity 20; 70% Merino, 20% Cashmere, 10% Nylon; Dragonfruit colorway
NEEDLES
US Size 5 (3.75 mm) circular, 32” (80 cm) long
NOTIONS
2 stitch markers, blocking supplies, tapestry needle to weave in ends
GAUGE
4.5 sts = 1” (2.5 cm) stockinette stitch, blocked. Note that gauge is not critical but will affect the finished size and yardage requirements.
DELIVERY FORMAT
This product is a downloadable PDF of the instructions to make this design, not the item itself. Upon completed purchase, you will be able to download the pattern immediately from the payment window. You will also receive an email with a download link. Please see the FAQ for more details.
COPYRIGHT INFORMATION
This original pattern is intended for the purchaser’s personal use only. Copying and then distributing or sharing the pattern in whole or part including text, charts or photographs is prohibited without my written consent. All rights reserved.
The bottom edging of the shawl was designed to resemble the plant’s extensive root system. Above that, the thistle leaf pattern depicts young thistle rosettes growing into mature plants. The open clove stitch in the middle section resembles seeds surrounded by the fuzzy white pappus, and a single row of star motifs represents the feathery seeds blowing in the wind. The stockinette band adorned by staggered 3-into-3 star stitches represents the pappus bristles as they rest on the ground. The top open mesh band represents the seeds as they begin to put out little roots to start the process anew.
Solid or tonal yarn in fingering or sock weight is recommended in order to show off the design to its best advantage. Directions are included for the pattern size (pictured) as well as for a slightly larger version that will maximize your yarn usage without requiring an additional skein of most fingering/sock weight yarns.
The Cynara pattern includes both charts and full written out instructions for those of you who prefer not to use charts.
SKILL LEVEL
Intermediate
FINISHED SIZE
64 x 26” (163 x 66 cm) for pattern size; instructions included for a 68 x 28" (173 x 71 cm) larger size
YARN WEIGHT
Fingering
YARDAGE
Approximately 650-700 yds (594-640 m)
YARN
Zen Yarn Garden Serenity 20; 70% Merino, 20% Cashmere, 10% Nylon; Dragonfruit colorway
NEEDLES
US Size 5 (3.75 mm) circular, 32” (80 cm) long
NOTIONS
2 stitch markers, blocking supplies, tapestry needle to weave in ends
GAUGE
4.5 sts = 1” (2.5 cm) stockinette stitch, blocked. Note that gauge is not critical but will affect the finished size and yardage requirements.
DELIVERY FORMAT
This product is a downloadable PDF of the instructions to make this design, not the item itself. Upon completed purchase, you will be able to download the pattern immediately from the payment window. You will also receive an email with a download link. Please see the FAQ for more details.
COPYRIGHT INFORMATION
This original pattern is intended for the purchaser’s personal use only. Copying and then distributing or sharing the pattern in whole or part including text, charts or photographs is prohibited without my written consent. All rights reserved.
