The simple things in life are often the best. Sunsets painting the sky in glorious colors, wrapping yourself in a soft, woolly shawl. And the calming rhythm of stripes and garter stitch. Get your yarn and needles ready for Lonna, and cast on for some relaxing knitting time – a gift for yourself.

Lonna is available as a PDF download on Ravelry or as a kit from The Woven.

Materials

• Yarn: 3 skeins of The Woven Smooth (100% merino; 200 m / 219 yds per 100 g); 2 skeins of MC and 1 skein of CC OR or approx. 600 m / 656 yds of DK weight yarn; 400 m / 437 yds of MC and 200 m / 219 yds of CC
• Needles: 4.5 mm / US 7 circular needle or size needed to obtain gauge
• Stitch markers

The sample was knit using The Woven Smooth in Mist (MC) and Blossom (CC).

Gauge
14 sts x 28 rows = 10 cm / 4” in garter stitch, after blocking.

Size
Wingspan: 180 cm / 71”
Depth: 38.5 cm / 15”

Notes
You first knit the striped garter stitch body and then pick up stitches from the bottom edge for the lace border.