This pattern was firstly inserted in one of the charming ebooks by Sylvia McFadden - A Stillness of Trees - that was shot out at Porteau Cove on Winter Solstice. The shortest day of the year traces also the time when the light starts to return.
Water Birch is named for it’s waves, but also for it’s stability. Roots grow deeper when trees experience hard times. A metaphor to come back to often in hard times, and we strongly agree with the designer's thought.
We knitted our version with A Pure & Simple Wool MEGA, a bit lighter than the yarn originally used, but yet chunky enough to make a super cosy heavy weight lace we adore.
Size
210cm measured along the wingspan.
100cm measured down the centre spine.
Yarn
A Pure & Simple Wool MEGA (100% Aquilana Wool in 180 - 100g skeins
Our sample features color way PIOGGIA - 3 skeins
Please note, in our sample 2 more repetitions of the full Chart A were done to reach the size we desired
Needles
7mm circular needles in at least a 32” (81cm) cord.
Please note that we changed needle size to fit the yarn thickness and provide our desired fabric density, you may use larger or smaller needles to have different results
Gauge
11 stitches and 12 rows = 4” (10cm) square knit flat in chevron pattern and blocked.
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