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Orogeny is the way in which continental mountains are created – a continental plate crumples and is pushed upwards to form one or more mountain ranges. The word “orogeny” comes from Ancient Greek (óros, ‘mountain’ + génesis, ‘creation’).

The Laramide Orogeny, about 70 million years ago, was responsible for raising the Canadian Rockies during a period of intense tectonic activity. Subsequent glacial erosion resulted in jagged, sharply pointed mountains separated by wide U-shaped valleys – the backdrop for many a gorgeous mountain photo here in Alberta.

The sedimentary limestone and shale that make up the Canadian Rockies can be seen as layered patterns of blues and purples on the mountainsides, and they are the inspiration for this bi-coloured stole. The bands of colour (2) are knit in decreasing repeats adding a little visual interest to this stole.

This pattern has not been test knit. Please reach out if you see any errors in the pattern or charts. I try my best to make sure the pattern is accurate, but I sometimes make mistakes. Thank you for your patience. Enjoy!

Difficulty: Intermediate

Skills used: Knitting, purling, increasing, decreasing, lace edging

Sizes: One size

Finished measurements:
Length: 145 cm / 57 inches
Width: 85 cm / 33.5 inches

Gauge: 9 stitches and 14 rows = 5 cm in lace stitch pattern on US 8 (5 mm) needles

Yarns:
Rosarios4 Pluma 100% Acrylic, 50g/1 ¾ oz., 250m/273 yd
Mary Maxim Royale 70% Acrylic 30% Mohair, 50g/1 ¾ oz., unknown meterage/yardage

Approximate yardage: est. 260 g total between both colours – 130g per colour (just under 3 balls per colour)

Needles: US 8 (5 mm) circular, 24″ long

Skills Used
•knit and purl
• yo, ssk, k2tog, cdd

Notions: Stitch markers