About

Several years ago I embarked on an adventure in the dead of winter. I invite you to read about my sojourn, and if you’re intrigued by my account, you may want to plan your own trip to try to replicate my success! I would implore you, though, should you choose to plan your own such journey, exercise caution - as many of these creatures can be dangerous - and keep an open mind. You may not find the creatures in the same places I did.

To learn more about my journey and the creature/location pairings I made in my stole, read the adventure story in the “About” section of the pattern document.

Mythical Creatures Stole is a “choose-your-own-adventure” style design that relies heavily on your imagination and choices. For my own stole, I wrote a program (using my technology background) to randomize my choices and make a game out of it.

I’d love it if you would tag your finished garments and works in progress on social media with one or more of the following hashtags:

 #mythicalcreaturesstole
 #knitworkdesignstudio
 #highfiberartz

Materials

Fingering Weight Yarn

Used:
Highfiberartz Mythical Creatures 2020 Advent Calendar
Everday Sock(400yds/365meters/100g)
Everday Sock mini-skeins (80yds/73meters/20g)
One skein: Main Color (MC): Fairies
24 mini-skeins: Various Mythical Creature colorways

US Size 5 24” circular needle
Stitch marker(s)

Gauge/Shape

This stole is rectangular in shape. The length will vary based on
the choices you make and how aggressively you choose to
block your finished stole. The unblocked length will vary between approximately 65” and 77”. The unblocked width will likely be around 27” wide.

Pattern Name: Unblocked Gauge
Villages: 16 sts = 3 in ; 16 rows = 1 3/8 in
The Sinister Cavern: 16 sts = 3 in; 20 rows = 2 in
The Haunted Forest: 16 sts = 3 in; 20 rows = 2 in
The Murky Swamp: 16 sts = 3 in; 20 rows = 2 ½ in

Contributions

Patterns are not written in a vacuum, and I couldn’t do this without the help of number of people.

• Highfiberartz for providing yarn support and a great deal of belief.
• Patterngreenhouse for having the bandwidth to create a quality pattern document.
• Jeananne Atthowe for photography.
• Katie Marsh for modeling.

So many great collaborators!