Last year while taking a class with my dear friend, I fell in love with fiber spinning. Knowing that I couldn’t afford a spinning wheel of my own, she rented a wheel for me from our LYS. I soon had enough handspun yarn that I wanted to design a pattern that would feature it. Although the final version of this design uses a commercially available yarn, the first iteration was knitted with those small bits of handspun. My friend’s act of kindness kindled what I expect will be a lifelong love for spinning, and so this pattern is a reminder of how small acts (and small stitches) can create something beautiful and magical.

Beginning with a provisional cast on, this piece is knitted flat, and then the two ends are joined using the Kitchener stitch. Detailed instructions for the Kitchener stitch are included at the end of the pattern. The overall design includes a sequence of 44 rows, which is then repeated another five times for a total of six repetitions, alternating contrasting colors after each complete sequence. You will need three different colors of yarn for this pattern. I used three different colors of worsted weight yarn, each of which was 220 yards.