This pattern is entirely inspired by the names of the yarn colors from Periwinkle Sheep. The series is called Strong Women and the colors are She Sings, She Dances, She Speaks, and She Plays.

To me, this bright and simple, yet elegant, stole tells the story of brave women everywhere working to overcome stereotypes, limitations, and discrimination against those of us who were often referred to as “the weaker sex.”

I see myself singing, dancing, speaking, and playing in the streets of Paris wearing this shawl as a celebration of being alive in a time and place where women have more freedom and choices than they have perhaps in any other time and place in history.