POINTED STOLE (3 units)
Yarn: A; fine 2-ply weaving, beige and dark brown; 3 oz.
Needles: number 14
Gauge: 2.5 stitches to one inch
Chart: one box= 5;
12 boxes wide; 5 x 12 = 60 sts.

SEQUINED STOLE (7 units)
Yarn: A; fine 2-ply weaving, black, 4 oz.
Needles: number 12
Gauge: 3 stitches to one inch

The Pointed Stole adds a third divided triangle to the two found in the Twisted Scarf. The bias edge is first at left, then at right, then left. But a finer yam makes up the stole, the needles used are several sizes larger and there are little more than half as many stitches to the inch. With one more stitch given the basic square, also, the result is a stole wide enough to cover the entire back and wind about the arms as well. The texture, moreover, is that of wool lace. While the balance of stretch is quite different from that of the twounit halo twist, it is an equalized balance, pulling each half from the central line of decrease in the middle (dark) triangle.

The fit of the stole is therefore surprisingly adaptable. It may be worn with the point of the dark triangle at the nape of the neck, or-as seen in the photograph-with the bias edge of the dark triangle rolled slightly across the shoulders, or fitting flatly. Worn the second way, the points may be brought about the arms like sleeves and fastened (by means of light-weight beads) through the first and last stitches of unit 3’s -cast-on edge, giving the effect of a loose jacket. There is perhaps no design in number knitting more versatile than this three-unit design on triangles. Large or small, closely or loosely knit, in any variety of yarn or color scheme, even with different triangles ( as for instance, one left and one right triangle joined by one divided triangle), the number of uses for this design continue to suggest themselves. It seems to adapt itself to head, neck, waist or shoulders.

Square ends may be had, if preferred, merely by adding two small divided triangles on half the number of stitches at each straight edge. (See chart.)

The Pointed Stole serves as the basis for the Sequined Stole, but with an additional four inits added.

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