Donwell

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I have had an idea for a while to design a cable keyhole scarf and am happy to say the Donwell Scarf pattern is now published.


 

A few experiments with yarn leftover from other projects, led to the final combination of three cables: two twisting border cables and a central honeycomb cable.  I chose some of the less bulky cables – so rather than a cable back four or six, I chose a 3-stitch cable with one stitch carried to the front, and rather than a traditional and bolder wishbone or stag ‘v’ cable in the centre, I chose a more richly patterned and subtler honeycomb cable.

 

The test swatch, knit in leftover Rowan's Hemp Tweed and a sketch of the design.

You never know how a design will be received and whether you will be able to justify spending a bit extra on a really good quality yarn with natural fibres for the sample knit.  I recently found out about The Fibre Co.'s yarnsupport scheme for independent designers and submitted an application for two designs and the Donwell scarf was accepted.  The Cumbria yarn chosen for the sample knit has a softness and luxury feel and is in a beautiful, rich blue-green colour (called ‘Windermere’).  And most importantly for a sample knit, it photographs very well.

A close up of the completed sample, knit in The Fibre Co.’s Cumbria yarn 

As usual, it has been the details of the design that have taken time to work out, but the scarf pattern is now ready for sale.  All that is left is to see how it fares.

The Donwell scarf is available to buy in my LilySteeple Etsy, LoveCrafts & Ravelry stores plus participating Local Yarn Stores through Ravelry’s in-store scheme.

The Cumbria yarn is available from The Fibre Co. 

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