This pattern was originally published as Twisted’s contribution to the 2015 Rose City Yarn Crawl, March 5 – 8, 2015 in Portland, Oregon.

Each shop’s pattern(s) will be available free with purchase at that shop during the Rose City Yarn Crawl.

This pattern is available as part of our 2015 eBook: Postcards from Portland: 2015 Rose City Yarn Crawl Pattern Collection.

The Lan Su Chinese Garden is an architectural and botanical wonder, which fills one square city block in downtown Portland, Oregon. Stepping through the entrance to the garden, you find a tiny urban oasis, where the man-made and the natural are in perfectly balanced beauty and around every corner is another hidden gem.

There is a worsted version and a sport version (one or two repeats). There is also a single loop option and a double loop option. The samples shown are the worsted weight double loop version and the sport weight single loop version.

Yarn:
Worsted-weight: Approximately 100 yards/90 meters 225 yards/205 meters worsted-weight yarn. Shown in Blue Moon Fiber Arts Luscious Single Silk (50% merino, 50% silk; 500 yards/457 meters per 8 ounce/226 gram skein), colorway Lan Su Garden.

Sport-weight: Approximately 250 yards/230 meters 565 yards/515 meters sport-weight yarn. Shown in Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks that Rock Mediumweight (100% superwash merino; 402 yards/368 meters per 6 ounce/170 gram skein), colorway Mossay.

Finished Sizes:
Worsted-weight: short long. Width: 9”/23 cm. Circumference: 23”/58 cm 52”/132 cm. Measured after blocking.

Sport-weight: short long. Width: 12”/30 cm. Circumference: 23”/58 cm 52”/132 cm. Measured after blocking.

Needles:
Worsted-weight: US #10/6.0 mm (or size to get gauge) for working flat.

Sport-weight: US #5/3.75 mm (or size to get gauge) for working flat

Notion:
Tapestry needle

Skill Level:
Advanced beginner, (basic lace, seaming)