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" Project excerpted from The Knitter&amp;#039;s Book of Wool: The Ultimate Guide to Understanding, Using, and Loving the Most Fabulous Fiber  With a little fiber blending, wool can become just as ethereal as it is substantial. To give this stole the kind of luminous shimmer and regal drape that it deserves, I chose a worsted-spun two-ply fingering-weight yarn that blends equal parts silk and Merino for a luxurious finish. This type of yarn is readily available from a multitude of large yarn companies and smaller hand-dyers, which makes color the key adventure. A solid will perform beautifully, but also consider a semisolid built upon varying saturations of one color. The shadows and highlights lend a sense of depth to the lace patterning, while the consistent hue holds it all together.   For this stole, Sivia Harding\u2014a genius with lace\u2014used a subtly shaded but still clear and vibrant ochre hue from Sundara Yarn. She chose lace patterns reminiscent of cultural and spiritual images found in Tibetan Buddhist art: a mandala-like center and wings of beaded brocade and cloudlike feather and fan.   Skill Level Experienced   Finished Measurements 21&amp;quot; (53.5cm) wide x 74&amp;quot; (188cm) long   Yarn 1,000 yd (914m) of fingering-weight yarn: 2 skeins Sundara Yarn Fingering Silky Merino, 50% Merino wool, 50% silk, 5\u00BC oz (150g), 500 yd (457m), color Spiced   Needles Size 5 (3.75 mm) 24&amp;quot; (60cm) circular needle, or size to obtain gauge Set of 5 size 5 (3.75mm) double-pointed needles 0.6mm crochet hook or short length of beading wire for placing beads   Notions Stitch markers (optional) 732 size 6/0 silver lined topaz seed beads Tapestry needle Rustproof pins for blocking   Gauge 21 stitches and 37 rows = 4&amp;quot; (10cm) over center lace pattern after blocking   Notes  \u2022 The stole begins with a square center panel that is worked in the round from the center outward, and then two side panels are worked outward from this center. \u2022 The center charts (A, B, and C) represent one-quarter of the pattern. Repeat the pattern 4 times around the square to complete the center panel. Placing a stitch marker after each repeat will help you keep track of the pattern. \u2022 The charts show both right- and wrong-side rows. \u2022 Purchase a few extra beads to allow for the inevitable broken or misshapen ones. \u2022 When a stitch is to be beaded, work the stitch or decrease as indicated on the chart before placing the bead on the stitch. To place a bead, insert a fine crochet hook through the bead and use the hook to draw the stitch through the bead. Replace the beaded stitch on the right-hand needle. (Or bend a short length of fine beading wire to use in lieu of a crochet hook. There&amp;#039;s no need to place the stitch back on the needle, just push the bead off the wire and onto the stitch.)   Knitting Charts Chart A   Charts B, C, D, E, F   Center panel With double-pointed needles, cast on 8 stitches. Join to work in the round, being careful not to twist your stitches around the needles. Place a marker to indicate the beginning of the round. Knit 1 round. Work Chart A. Repeat the chart pattern 4 times around the square, placing a marker after each pattern repeat. Change to circular needle. Work Chart B, repeating the chart pattern 4 times around the square. Work Chart C, repeating the chart pattern 4 times around the square\u2014392 stitches. Next round: Loosely bind off 98 stitches to the first marker, knit 98 stitches to the second marker and place these stitches on a stitch holder, loosely bind off 98 stitches to the third marker, and knit the remaining 98 stitches.   First side panel Next row (WS): K3, place marker, * p23, m1; repeat from * twice more, p23, k3\u2014101 stitches. Next 9 rows: Slip 1 stitch with yarn in front, k2, slip marker, work Chart D to marker, slip marker, k3. Next row (row 10 of Chart D): Slip 1 stitch with yarn in front, k2, slip marker, p19, * M1P, p19; repeat from * 3 times more, slip marker, k3\u2014105 stitches. Maintaining 3-stitch borders as established, begin working from Chart E. Work rows 1\u201320 of chart 8 times, then work rows 1\u201310 once more. Maintaining 3-stitch borders as established, begin working from Chart F. Work rows 1\u20136 once, then work rows 3\u20136 twice, then work row 3 once more\u2014117 stitches. Next row (WS): Knit. Next row (RS): P2, * p1 and bead this stitch, p3; repeat from * to the last 3 stitches, p1 and bead this stitch, p2. Bind off loosely.   Second side panel Slip held stitches onto a needle, and work the second side panel the same as the first.   Finishing Weave in ends. Block to finished measurements.   Courtesy of The Knitter&amp;#039;s Book of Wool \u2013 available at Amazon.com  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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