Farnsfield is also available from susancrawfordvintage.com - as yarn kits as well as the pdf pattern.

Farnsfield is an elegant, rectangular lace wrap/stole, which can be knit in a range of widths and lengths for a great fit. Light yet
warm, it is the perfect wrap for any occasion.

Farnsfield is named for a Nottinghamshire village where the designer’s sheep farming ancestors lived in the distant past.

Multiple connections, fine and delicate as lace yarn, connect this design with the rural landscape of her native Nottinghamshire. The leaf and flower patterns reflect the natural environment, but there are less obvious links to the historic architecture of Georgian red
brick farm buildings in the farming villages. One small detail often seen on Georgian Nottinghamshire threshing barns is a
distinctive lozenge ventilator constructed from bricks; a decorative diamond shaped structure of bricks and spaces. Similar lozenge
shapes can be seen in the design for Farnsfield with diamond shaped leaves and placement of the flower motifs. Even the flowers
themselves are truncated diamonds, with the stitches forming the structure around the lace holes.

The lace patterns come together to create a stunning design, without being overly complicated to knit. Once the main patterning is established, it becomes reassuringly predictable and familiar like the details in historic architecture.

The shawl is worked as two identical pieces. Each part starts with a knitted cast-on using doubled yarn, producing a decorative
edge which complements the lace. The lace edge is worked, followed by the main pattern, ending at the centre of the stole. Finally, the live stitches from the two pieces are joined together either by grafting or a three-needle bind-off.

Yarn requirements are for the weight of yarn and number of repeats stated at the given gauge. It is easy to customize the length of the stole if desired.

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