li·a·na
/lēˈänə,lēˈanə/
noun
plural noun: lianas
a woody climbing plant that hangs from trees, especially in tropical rainforests.

This pattern was born during the refinishing of the hardwood floors in my entire house. While we were moving furniture, stripping, sanding, vacuuming, sanding, coating, recoating, and coating again room by room I could not play with yarn or spin, but I could tape sheets of graph paper together and sketch the panels for Wandering Lianas at my dining room table wherever the table happened to be at the time.

Designer’s note:

This pattern is written as a bedspread with drape on all sides from twin through king size. If you want a twin size bedspread you will use the first number in the lace leaf panel, full/double will be the second number, queen will be third number, and king is the fourth number. The pattern gives instructions for how many times the pattern repeat should be done for each size, but the actual number is completely up to you for the fit you desire.

This design is inspired by vintage lace bedspreads. While many of those are motifs sewn or joined together, this design is worked in rows as a single piece. Each section, or panel, is divided by a double post stitch. An optional finish for a truly vintage look would be to add knotted fringe on each side and the bottom edge.

Hook size- D, 3.25 mm
Yarn- Cascade Heritage, 75% superwash merino, 25% nylon, 437 yards
Yardage- approximately 9100 total yards for Size 1
Finished size- Approximately 90 inches across Size 1, 110 inches across Size 2, 132 inches across Size 3, 155 inches across Size 4.