GORGEOUS LACE BI-DIRECTIONAL STRIPS STOLE to KNIT in DK/WORSTED WT HEARTSTRINGS

THIS IS A BRAND NEW PATTERN FROM THE JACKIE E-S DESIGN COLLECTIONS HEARTSTRINGS FIBERARTS CALLED BI-DIRECTIONAL LACE STRIPS STOLE, DESIGNED BY JACKIE ERICKSON-SCHWEITZER. 

THIS GEM OF A STOLE IS MADE IN JEWEL-TONE COLORS OF NARROW LACE STRIPS THAT ARE JOINED AS THE PANELS ARE KNITTED, THUS ELIMINATING THE NEED FOR ANY SEWING LATER ON.  THERE ARE THREE SETS OF STRIPS, EACH IN A DIFFERENT COLOR.  THE UNDULATING EDGES AROUND THE STOLE AND BETWEEN THE STRIPS ADD MOVEMENT AND INTEREST TO THIS EYE-CATCHING STOLE.

AN UNUSUAL FEATURE IS THAT THE PANELS ARE WORKED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF THE PANEL TO WHICH THEY ARE JOINED, THUS CREATING VERTICAL SYMMETRY OF THE TEAR-DROP PENDANT MOTIFS ACROSS THE SIX ADJOINING PANELS.

ANOTHER FEATURE OF THE STOLE IS A LENGTHWISE SEPARATION TO FORM TWO NARROWER SECTIONS OF THREE STRIPS EACH THAT GIVE VARIETY TO THE WAYS THIS STOLE CAN BE WORN.  WE ESPECIALLY LIKE TO WEAR THIS STYLE WITH THE WIDER SECTION LAYING ON ONE SHOULDER AND THE ‘TAILS’ SIMPLY FLUNG OVER THE OTHER SHOULDER.

THIS BI-DIRECTIONAL LACE STRIPS STOLE PATTERN IS  THE NEWEST ADDITION TO THE HEARTSTRINGS SKILL-BUILDING SERIES IT’S AN UPSIDE-DOWN WORLD:   DIRECTIONAL STITCHES IN LACE.

SIZE – FINISHED MEASUREMENTS AFTER BLOCKER:  50 INCHES BY 22 INCHES.

YARN –  675 YARDS OF DK WEIGHT OR LIGHT WORSTED WEIGHT YARN WITH 225 YARDS IN EACH OF 3 DIFFERENT COLORS A (LIGHT TONE, B (MEDIUM) AND C (DARK).

NEEDLES – SIZE 7 US/ 4.5 MM STRAIGHT KNITTING NEEDLES.

GAUGE – 5 STITCHES PER INCH OVER THE LACE STITCH PATTERN.

SKILL LEVEL – INTERMEDIATE KNITTER.

STITCH INSTRUCTIONS – WRITTEN.

SPECIAL TECHNIQUES USED AND DESCRIBED – CHAIN STITCH SELVAGE;  P2TOG BIND OFF;  JOINING A LACE PANEL TO ANOTHER PANEL AS YOU KNIT.

VERY PRETTY!

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