Stellify

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Stellify is a study in movement and transformation.

Small stitches scatter across the fabric like distant stars, while brighter zig-zag paths guide the eye through the shawl. As the fabric grows, the stars begin to gather, forming denser constellations that shift and change along the way.

Ariadne’ Crown

This shawl is inspired by a lesser known part of the myth of Ariadne: her story after the labyrinth.

Dionysus finds her, loves her, and makes her his wife.

He places a crown on her head, and that crown is thrown into the sky, where it begins to stellify into the constellation we know as Corona Borealis.

Ariadne becomes a goddess, her crown a constellation, and now a shawl.

Construction

Stellify shawl is started with an i-cord tab, then continued as a normal triangular shawl with lateral increases and central double increases. Lateral i-cords give a finished look with no effort and are perfectly matched with the two-color i-cord BO.

The result looks intricate, but the knitting itself is quite easy. Mosaic knitting means working with only one colour at a time, and the pattern includes both charts and written instructions to guide you through every section of the shawl.

Sizes: S, L.

Finished measurements: Width approx 150 (190) cm / 60 (76)”; height 65 (85) cm / 26 (34)” (shown in size L).

Yarn

Le Avventure di Ariannna Lana Brogna (100% Lana Brogna; 200 m/50 g).

MC: col. Antracite approx 600m (for size L).

CC: col. Mustard, approx 350 m (for size L).

Note: Choose two yarn colors with a good

contrast between them. For the best result pick solid or tonal colors.

Needles

One 80 cm / 32” circular needle (or straight needles if preferred) in size needed to obtain gauge.

Suggested needle size: 3.25 mm /US 3.

Notions

2 markers A, 2 markers B, 8[16] markers C.

Tapestry needle to weave in ends.

Gauge

24 stitches and 48 rows = 10x10 cm (4”) in mosaic stitch (see page 9), measured after blocking.

Note: Gauge is not critical for this project, but can affect yardage and finished measurements.