Dusk to dawn, the hours before the sun rises or after the sun sets, deepen hues to a mysterious richness….peaceful and introspective, a quiet kind of glory.

Here’s a little cover-up to celebrate the deepening hours. Perfect for chill evenings or cooler days, lovely over jeans or atop the LBD, it will enliven any outfit. Knit your favorite hues into voluminous sleeves that turn into both back and sides. Simple yarnovers knit-two-togethers create a lacey effect along upper sleeve and across the back while a furl of feather&fan streams across the center of the sleeves. Surprisingly easy to knit.

Fasten with a single front button or shawl pin.

MATERIALS
4mm set of circulars plus one set of 6mm circulars. Typically I launch my sleeves on straights, moving into circulars as the piece widens but it’s a matter of choice and comfort for individuals.
STASH FORAGING
This design is meant to show off yarns in the richest, most mysterious, hues – gem stones set against a base color deep enough to set off the luster. You choose: I went for brown mixed with purple but your base could be black, navy –anything!
Ribbons, hand-dyed silks and silk blends create a luxurious field of color against your backdrop of choice but the fibers could be wool, rayon—anything rich and deep in hue. With this kind of knitting, any fiber goes. Don’t let recommended needle sizes on yarn labels deter you, either. Sock and worsted-weight yarns work beautifully here as will a row or two of something chunky like ribbon for textury punch. Working with a smaller-sized needle to begin gives a unique dimension to cuffs while larger needles expand the stitches with light and air further on.
Select one or two background colors as the dominant tones to visually unify all the varied hues in between. Though purples, blues, vivid greens and even a touch of red dance through my shrug as ‘pop’ colors, the unifier is a golden brown and purple in five different fibers including a shiny ribbon, a thin rayon metallic, plus several hand-dyed silk blends and wools. For best results, gather at least 4 different yarns in similar shades and textures.