This pattern was originally published as For Yarn’s Sake’s contribution to the 2022 Rose City Yarn Crawl, February 24th – 27th, 2022 in Portland, Oregon. The single pattern is available for purchase from the designer. This pattern is also available for download as part of the 2022 Pattern Collection: Bloom.

This stitch pattern was inspired by the humble thistle. Thistles are considered weeds by many because they can grow almost anywhere. Wrap yourself in this rectangular, center-out, reversible shawlette and follow the example of the thistle…Bloom everywhere!

Yarn
1.5 skeins Knitted Wit Fingering (100% SW Merino; 400 yds/155g); shown in colorways: Back in Bloom (color A, full skein, multi color) and Spring Green (color B, half skein, solid)

Hook
Size H8 (5.0mm) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge

Gauge
Unblocked: 3 thistles x 10 rows in pattern = 4” x 4”

Notions
Yarn needle
Scissors

Skill Level
Intermediate

Finished Measurements
12” x 40” before blocking and without tassels