Rose Mandala by Marie Duquette

Rose Mandala

Knitting
October 2019
Sport (12 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
200 - 250 yards (183 - 229 m)
English

A simple Norwegian motif is paired with a lice stitch to shorten the floats. The colors are reversed for one repeat and then reversed again. To shape the crown, an ssk (left-leaning decrease) is worked at the end of each pattern repeat with a surprising result. Substituting a gradient dyed yarn or a speckle for the hand-painted yarn would be lovely.