About this Design: I love the look of oversized and large motifs in knitting. For the past few years, some of my favorite accessory patterns have been those featuring lace and cable patterns worked in chunky and bulky yarns. Recently I’ve been experimenting with knitting using multiple strands of yarn. Stitches look different worked in two strands of lighter yarn versus a single strand of a heavier yarn. This is also a great technique to overcome pooling that sometimes happens when using hand painted yarn.

Plait Stole is worked using two strands of DK weight yarn (although it can be worked using bulky weight yarn that knits up to the same gauge). The lush fabric produced by the double strands, along with the large motifs, create a lighter than expected blanket wrap of stylish warmth. Worked in a bright colour, the cables and motifs are an eye-catching statement piece and would look great worn belted over a coat.

Worked from the bottom up, this stole begins and ends with columns of dense cables. The motifs that run the length of the stole alternate between the cabled diamonds and the figure eights.

Note: Yardage given above is the bulky yardage required. If you are using DK yarn, you’ll need double the amount listed (i.e. 1,960 - 3,920 yards).

Skills Required:

• Working with charts
• Working cables
• Blocking

Finished Size: Small [Large]
Width: 24.25 [31.75] inches/ 61.60 [80.65] cm
Length:52 [74] inches/132.08 [187.96] cm

Other Tools:

• 4 [5] stitch markers
• Cable Needle
• Tapestry Needle
• Blocking Wires

Skill Level: Intermediate

Shown In: Indigodragonfly DK Matter [100% superwash merino; 280 yd/256 m per 3.53 oz/100 g skein]; color: Muppet Battlestar Galactickle; 7 [14] skeins, held double