VOYAGER LACE STOLE IN ALPACA FINA Designed by Shui Kuen Kozinski and Benne Ferrell Knit by Lorill Anderson "Those who are not already able to knit a sock or a mitt, will find some kind neighbor ready and willing to teach them, it will be nice work on the voyage out…Every young woman is prized in this country according to her usefulness…In the new country to which they are going, knowledge of the simple art of knitting must form one of the occupations of the females…who reside in the agricultural portion of the colony."(i) The young women emigrants of more than a century ago stepped on a ship and began their voyage to a new home in Canada. They brought with them their skills as knitters and spinners and the willingness to use those skills to clothe their families. Despite the need for utility items of clothing, they incorporated creativity, skill and beauty into the garments needed for warmth in the cold Canadian winters. The Voyager Lace Stole was designed by two modern wilderness knitters with thoughts of those women of the Canadian wilderness long ago. It was adapted from Mitten, Pattern #11, found in Home Work, a Choice Collection of Useful Designs for Crochet and Knitting Needle.(ii) The mitten pattern, which was knit in the round, was modified to knit flat. The heart shape motif for the body of the stole is used for the edging and gives the stole a balanced and wavy edge. Sizes: Small: 15" x 78", 4 x 13 + 8 = 60 st Medium: 18" x 78", 5 x 13 + 8 = 73 st (pictured above) Large: 23" x 78", 7 x 13 + 8 = 99 st Materials: - 3, 4, 5 balls of elann.com Peruvian Pure Alpaca Fina - 5.50 mm (US 9) straight or circular needle Gauge: 17-18 st/ 4" – gauge is not critical Repeat rows 1-10 until desired length. For large size stole, repeat rows 1-10 forty times Notes: 1) Stole is knitted from end to end with scalloped picot edgings. 2) For scalloped picot edging, begin with provisional cast on. Wind 10 yards of stole yarn into a small ball, do not break yarn. This ball will be used later for the picot edging on the first end (bottom end). 3) Every row starts with a slip stitch. On the right side rows (rows 1, 3, 5, 7, 9). Slip 1 purlwise. On the wrong side rows (rows 2, 4, 6, 8, 10), slip 1 knitwise 4) Always count the row stitches because each row has a different stitch count. 6) YO before purl – wrap yarn around needle purlwise 7) Lace stitch pattern is a multiple of (13+8) 8) Stitch count is at end of rows (large,medium,small) 9) If desired, place markers at beginning and end of stitch repeat sequence. These markers will remain in same position throughout stole pattern. 10) Stitch repeat pattern is in bold type in written instructions. 11) Odd numbered rows on chart are knit from right to left. Even numbered rows are knit from left to right. 12) Odd numbered rows are right side rows, even numbered rows are wrong side rows. Instructions: Cast on: using provisional cast on, with contrast color waste yarn and crochet hook, chain 99 (73, 60). Using shawl yarn with small ball hanging as the tail, pick up and knit 99 (73, 60) sts in the bumps on the backside of the chains – (99, 73, 60) sts. The first end (bottom end) edging: Cast on 99 (large), 73 (medium), 60 (small). Knit 6 rows (3 garter ridges) Pattern Rows: From * to * is one pattern repeat. Work size large - 7 repeats, medium - 5 repeats, small - 4 repeats. Row 1: Sl 1, *(K4, K2tog, P2, K3, P2)* , K4, K2tog, P1 - (91, 67, 55 st) Row 2: Sl 1, P2tog, P3, *(K2, P1, YO*, P1, YO*, P1, K2, P2tog, P3)* , K1 - (97, 71, 58 st) Row 3: Sl 1, *(K2, K2tog, P2, K5, P2)* , K2, K2tog, P1 - (89, 65, 53 st) Row 4: Sl 1, P2tog, P1, *(K2, P2, YO*, P1, YO*, P2, K2, P2tog, P1)* , K1 - (95, 69, 56 st) Row 5: Sl 1, *(YO, K2tog, YO*, P2, K5, K2tog, P2)* , YO, K2tog, YO, P1 - (96, 70, 57 st) Row 6: Sl 1, P3, *(K2, P2tog, P4, K2, P3)* , K1 - (89, 65, 53 st) Row 7: Sl 1, *(K1, YO, K1, YO, K1, P2, K3, K2tog, P2)* , K1, YO, K1, YO, K1, P1 - (98, 72, 59 st) Row 8: Sl 1, P5, *(K2, P2tog, P2, K2, P5)* , K1 - (91, 67, 55 st) Row 9: Sl 1, *(K2, YO, K1, YO, K2, P2, K1, K2tog, P2)* , K2, YO, K1, YO, K2, P1 - (100, 74, 61 st) Row 10: Sl 1, P2tog, P5, *(K2, YO*, P2tog, YO, K2, P2tog, P5)* , K1 - (99, 73, 60 st) Top end edging: Knit 6 rows (3 garter ridges) and bind off all sts using picot bind off. Picot bind-off: Insert the right-hand needle into the first stitch on the left-hand (LH) needle, and knit a stitch but do not slip the stitch off the left needle. Slip the new stitch back onto the LH needle, then make a second new stitch as before. Cast off four stitches, and then slip the remaining stitch back onto the LH needle. Repeat along the row, making two stitches and casting off four each time. The first end (bottom end) edging: Slowly "unzip" crochet chain beginning with last chain. Put 99 (73,60) st onto needle and using small ball wound at beginning, work picot bind off same as top end. Finishing: Weave in yarn ends. Soak the scarf in warm water for 20 minutes. Roll in a towel to remove excess water, spread out on a flat surface, smooth into shape and pin. Leave in place until thoroughly dry. Trim yarn ends. Abbreviations: K - knit, P - purl, Sl - Slip stitch - on right side, Sl 1 is knitwise, on wrong side, Sl 1 is purlwise, every row starts with Sl 1, YO - yarn over, YO* - before purl - wrap yarn around needle purlwise, K2tog - Knit two together, P2tog - Purl two together. Footnotes: i) Traill, Catherine Parr, The Emigrant Housekeeper’s Guide to the Backwoods of Canada, (Imprint: Toronto, 1857, 7th Edition), pg. 178-179. ii) Collected, corrected and arranged by A.M., Home Work, A Choice Collection of Useful Designs for Crochet and Knitting Needle, (Rose Publishing Co., Toronto, 1891), pg 355-356. Please note this pattern is copyrighted material and the entire contents of this pattern are copyrighted as a collective work under the copyright laws of Canada and the United States. 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