Knotwork & Lace Capelet

Pattern: my idea using patterns from various other patterns as follows -

• wide lace edging from Ingrid's Bridal Knot Baby Shawl by Bridget Rorem (published in the book "A Gathering of Lace")
• knotwork motif from Down Home Two-Color Throw Pillow by Melissa Leapman (published in her book "Continuous Cables"
• cable panel from St. Ciaran by Alice Starmore (published in her book "Aran Knitting")
• knotwork motif from Trud by Elsebeth Lavold (published in her book "Book One: TheViking Knits Collection")
• small edging from various baby knits patterns by Debbie Bliss

Finished: February 2009

Made for: Síle aka Me

Yarn: Bernat Satin (100% acrylic; 200yds = 100g)

• 3 skeins of "Lapis"; 489 yds total (skein size has changed since the project was created)

Needle size: 4.5mm/ US 7

Notes: This one was for me, so went over and above the others! The Braid Panel is from “A Gathering of Lace” (Ingrid’s Bridal Shawl). The Simple Edging is found on several Debbie Bliss baby patterns. The side gores contain the motif from “Continuous Cables” by Melissa Leapman (Down Home Two-Color Throw Pillow). The side panels are from Alice Starmore’s “St. Ciaran’s Shawl” (I mirrored these). The back/center gore contains “Trud”, a motif from Elsebeth Lavold.

Additional photos:

Knotwork motif from Down Home Two-Color Throw Pillow worked in the center of the front left decreasing panel. The edge stitches form a braid cable where they join. To the left of this section is a 4 strand braid cable, worked straight, and to the right is the panel from St. Ciaran

Started at the edgings, knit at the same time, the rest of the capelet was picked up and knit from the long side of wide lace and worked up

Knotwork motif from Trud seen set in the center back decreasing section with the mirrored panels from St. Ciaran on either side

The left side St. Ciaran panel with the left front and center back decreasing sections on either side

(originally added to R@velry on September 21, 2009)