EFGH: A Quartet of Scarves bundles together four separate scarf patterns:
Emmeline (Hidden Flame)
Frederica (Quatrefoil)
Genevieve (Formositas)
Honoria (Petal Mesh)
EMMELINE is a dramatic scarf with elements suggestive of the flame-singed feathers of the mythical phoenix during their storied regeneration into newly glorious blaze-fed plumes. This design offers the knitter an intriguing single-strand (no-cut) method for subtle entrelac-like textured patterning without the significant effort required by the original technique.
FREDERICA has a symmetrically pleasing net-like appearance that was inspired by overlapping shapes popular in Gothic and Renaissance-era building architecture, often with a four-lobed (“quatrefoil”) motif providing both strong support and lovely decoration. This is a quick knit with a brief and easily mastered row repeat, despite a complex surface appearance.
GENEVIEVE is an elegant scarf inspired by the contrast between the delicacy and strength of dragonflies in flight. This design offers the knitter an original stitch pattern (“Formositas,” literally “beauty” in Latin) and is knit flat (in one piece).
HONORIA is a richly detailed scarf blending bold fiber scale with a delicate floral motif. This design offers the knitter a quickly-realized result that is high-end boutique-worthy. The complex-appearing mesh stitch pattern resembling petals is actually simple enough to work in public, at a coffee shop, or on a casual social outing with friends.
MaryBurwell
