A swirl of pastel watercolors on a background of a white paper towel where my daughter blotted her paint brush. That is what this yarn reminds me of, obtained locally from Bear Mountain Crafting, Chugiak, Alaska. I set out to make a wrap worthy of the color. Happily knitting along, I realized that the lace pattern I had first charted, was not what I was knitting……so, chart update, voile! Serendipity had intervened to create something new. The pattern fit the yarn perfectly, a random kaleidoscope of color to go along with sculpted, slanted, “Serendipity” lace. Life is after all, unexpected sometimes?

Skill Level: Moderate, lace, lace charts, provisional cast on, knit on edging
Materials: Yarn - Bear Mountain Crafting Hand Dyed Sock, from Lucinda Isaacson in Chugiak, AK; colorway Graffiti/75% superwash merino/25% Nylon; 100 g/462 y; 1 skein. Any hand dyed sock yarn will do beautifully. Alternate weights can be used, adjust needles & yardage accordingly.

Needles - US #3/3.25mm straight or circular needle; stitch markers, row counter

Gauge: 28 st x 30 rows / 4 in lace pattern on US #3 unblocked. Adjust gauge/needles to obtain desired fabric. Exact gauge is unnecessary.

Blocked Dimensions: Wingtip width (across curve) = 36” / 91.5 cm, Neck Edge length (along inside curve) = 56” / 142 cm, Back width = 14” / 35.5 cm