I bought the Kathmandu Aran quite a while ago just because the combination of cashmer/silk/wool at the clearance price was too tempting. The Tencel/Linen had also been lingering accusingly in my stash unused since 2012. The day before I began this project I had spent the afternoon going through my stash, discarding yarns I knew I’d never use (a friend donated them to a children’s craft group) and also looking at all my unused yarns and wondering, a little guiltily, what to do with them.

That night, I kid you not, I dreamed about combining these two yarns to create something. I know, I know. I think we can all agree that only a yarn/crochet obsessive would actually dream about this stuff. I admit it, I’m obsessed.

So I started this. It’s not quite the Lorelei. I modified the fill-in motifs to fit and I also added a small square/diamond fill in for the smaller holes. I’m super happy with the result. I love the mix of fibres and it is so cosy and warm. For those who are interested, the pattern for the adapted fill-in motifs is given below.

Adapted fill-in motif
Make a magic ring/adjustable loop
Round 1: Work 8sc into ring, join with slip st in first sc-8sc.
Round 2: Ch 1 (does not count as stitch), V-st in each sc around; join with slip st in first dc.
Round 3: Chain 3 (counts as dc), *2dc in 2ch space, dc in next 2dc. Repeat from *7 times, dc in next dc, join with slip stitch in top of ch 3.
Round 4: Ch 6 (counts as 1dc, 3ch), *slip stitch in junction between two main motifs, ch 3, skip 2dc in round 3, then dc in next 2dc, ch3, slip st in next sc on main motif, ch3, skip 2dc in round 3, dc in next 2dc. Repeat from *4 times.

Small diamond/Square
Make a magic ring/adjustable loop
Round 1: Work 8sc into ring, join with slip st in first sc-8sc.
Round 2: Ch 1 (does not count as stitch), *V-st in next sc around, dc in next sc, ch 1, slip stitch in junction between two main motifs, ch 1, dc in same sc, V-st in next sc, dc in next sc, ch 1, slip stitch in next sc on main motif. Repeat from * once. Join with slip st in first dc.