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This unique scarf/stole (The Westminster 4-Season Scarf/Stole) can be used for all four seasons. It is constructed in a very unusual manner allowing for no seaming and no Kitchener stitches. It’s light enough to be worn as a stole in the summer and wide and long enough to be worn as a scarf in the winter. The Lorna’s Laces Soulmate gives it a wonderful drape that might be hard to duplicate with another yarn.

This scarf/stole is 14 1/2 inches wide and 71 inches long. In the winter, if you want to wear it as a scarf, you can scrunch it as you usually do, and it will be quite warm. However, since it is knit with fingering weight yarn on a size (U.S.) #5 (3.75mm) needle, it is light enough, when worn opened to be a pretty stole to protect you from the spring or fall evening chill. It also work well when going into air conditioning in the summer.

The scarf/stole has an ornate Shetland edging on both sides, allowing you to work with a lovely lace stitch, but still making this a fairly quick project to knit. It is constructed all in a single piece. The focal stitch is almost a somewhat unusual mesh/lace type stitch that comes to us from Russia.

There are also instructions for an optional crocheted edging, should you want the top and bottom of your FO edged.

It will certainly become one of the most versatile garments in your closet, so you can be sure that it will be worn (and admired) often.

Skill Level: Intermediate (assuming a basic knowledge of lace knitting).

The scarf/stole was expertly test knitted by Lisa Light who can be contacted at: emeania !at gmail.com . If you use the yarn featured in the pattern, you will only need two skeins to complete the project. (I used Lorna’ Soulmate in Periwinkle.)

The pattern is for sale at:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/WearableArtEmporium
(in the Eclectic Scarf Pattern Section) and
right here on Ravelry:
http://www.ravelry.com/stores/linda-lehman-designs

There is a special KAL for this project in:
http://www.ravelry.com/groups/wearable-art-emporium
that begins on October 1st, with prizes offered.

If you wish to participate, please join the group, and enter your appearance in that thread. Have fun and good luck to all.