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Alice’s Cheshire Cat stole

by Carrie Grifin

Alice might have

been a skilled knitter,

but in Wonderland

nothing is guaranteed

to end up as it irst

began. This simple

lace stole needs only

an increase here, a

decrease there, and

suddenly the knitting

is carrying on quite

beyond one’s control.

The waving columns

of eyelets and the

curves of the edges,

so straight at irst,

remind Alice of the

languid licking of the

Cheshire Cat’s tail.

You will need

Rating

Blue Moon Fiber Arts Silk Thread (1,140m/1,250yds

per 100g/3.5oz). The stole as knitted requires

approximately 775m/850yds.

PG mild peril

Lace, beading, swearing over silk

1 set 2.75mm/US #2 needles, straight or circular

Single 5mm/US #8 needle for bind-off

Finished measurements

Approximately 178cm x 53cm (70" x 21")

If beading the stole:

170 size 6/0 seed beads for the main pattern

24 Swarovski “Black diamond” 6mm bicone crystals

for edges

0.75mm crochet hook (1.5mm hook would do for the

6/0 seed beads)

Gauge (after blocking by immersion)

28 stitches/36 rows over 10cm/4" in stocking stitch,

on size 2.75mm needles.

One repeat of chart A is approximately 9 cm/3.5" tall

and 53 cm/21" wide (averaged)

Cheshire Cat stole page 2 of 4

Published by Purlescence; © Carrie Grifin 2007

Pattern note

Cheshire Cat is a beaded lace stole, knit in one piece.

Double decreases surrounded by eyelets create columns

that begin as parallel lines on the edging. Later the

columns gently twist back and forth in the main body

around a motif reminiscent of a cat’s eye. The inal

edging is a repeat of the beginning as the columns

again straighten.

Should you desire to bead the stole, there are border

beads at each vertical edge where the columns reach

their endpoints, and a bead at the centre of each lace

motif.

Note on beading

To attach a bead, thread the bead onto the crochet

hook. Remove the target stitch from the left needle

using the crochet hook. Slide the bead over the top of

the hook and onto the stitch. Replace the target stitch

back on the left needle.

Notes on working with silk

A I highly recommend you use wood, bamboo, or

plastic/plastic-coated needles. Silk is extremely slippery

and it is dificult to keep the tension consistent on

slick metal needles. Bamboo allowed me much greater

control in tensioning and helped to prevent the stitches

from falling off the needles, especially during decreases.

B If your silk is in the form of a hank, wind it onto a

cone or cylinder, and pull the yarn from the outside in,

instead of from the centre. For such a slippery ibre, it

tangles very easily when rubbing against itself.

C Keep an emery board and some non-oily hand

cream nearby. The ibres in silk yarn are so thin they

will catch on tiny skin irregularities.

Pbead Attach a bead to the stitch on the left

needle. Purl the beaded stitch.

sk2p Slip a stitch as if to knit, k2tog, pass the

slipped stitch over.

m1 Lift the bar from from the row below onto

the left needle (it will look like a tight yarn over). Knit

this stitch through the back loop.

Instructions

Cast on 127 stitches loosely with size 2.75mm

needles using the knitted cast-on method.

Special written symbols

Beaded edge

(If not beading, skip this part and proceed to Begin

edging .)

1. Knit all stitches across cast-on row.

2. k7, p1, *Pbead, p9* 11 times, Pbead, p1, k7.

Kbead If beading: attach a bead to the stitch on

the left needle. Knit the beaded stitch. If not beading:

knit this stitch as usual.

Chart A

Row 1: k7, *yo, sk2p, yo, k7*

11 times, yo, sk2p, yo, k7

Row 2: k7, purl to 7st before end

of the row, k7



k on RS, p on WS

p on RS, k on WS

sl1, k2tog, psso

yarn over

Chart A



k on RS, p on WS

p on RS, k on WS

K1bead

k1 through back loop

ssk

k2tog

yarn over

sl1, k2tog, psso Ignore blank squares.

Row 1 : k7, *yo, sk2p, yo, k7* 12 times, yo, sk2p, yo, k7

( 127 stitches )

Row 2 and all WS rows: k7, p to 7st before end of the row,

k7.

Row 3 : k7, *yo, sk2p, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, sk2p, yo, k1,

m1, k2, yo, ssk, k1, m1, k1* 5 times, yo, sk2p, yo, ssk, k3,

k2tog, yo, sk2p, yo, k7 ( 125 stitches )

Row 5 : k7, *yo, sk2p, yo, k5, yo, sk2p, yo, k2, k2tog, yo,

k1tbl, yo, ssk, k2* 5 times, yo, sk2p, yo, k5, yo, sk2p, yo, k7

Row 7 : k7, *yo, sk2p, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, sk2p, yo, k3,

yo, k3, yo, k3* 5 times, yo, sk2p, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, sk2p,

yo, k7 ( 123 stitches )

Row 9 : k7, *yo, sk2p, yo, k3, yo, sk2p, yo, k2, k2tog, yo,

k1, Kbead, k1, yo, ssk, k2* 5 times, yo, sk2p, yo, k3, yo, sk2p,

yo, k7

Row 11 : k7, *yo, sk2p, yo, k1, m1, k1, m1, k1, yo, sk2p, yo,

ssk, k2, yo, sk2p, yo, k2, k2tog* 5 times, yo, sk2p, yo, k1, m1,

k1, m1, k1, yo, sk2p, yo, k7 ( 125 stitches )

Row 13 : k7, *yo, sk2p, yo, k5, yo, sk2p, yo, k4, yo, ssk, k3*

5 times, yo, sk2p, yo, k5, yo, sk2p, yo, k7

Row 15 : k7, *yo, sk2p, yo, k1, m1, k3, m1, k1, yo, sk2p,

yo, ssk, k5, k2tog* 5 times, yo, sk2p, yo, k1, m1, k3, m1, k1,

yo, sk2p, yo, k7 ( 127 stitches )

Row 17 : k7, *yo, sk2p, yo, k7* 11 times, yo, sk2p, yo, k7

Row 19 : k7, *yo, sk2p, yo, k1, m1, k2, yo, ssk, k1, m1, k1,

yo, sk2p, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog* 5 times, yo, sk2p, yo, k1, m1, k2,

yo, ssk, k1, m1, k1, yo, sk2p, yo, k7 ( 129 stitches )

Row 21 : k7, *yo, sk2p, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, Ktbl, yo, ssk, k2,

yo, sk2p, yo, k5* 5 times, yo, sk2p, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, k1tbl,

yo, ssk, k2, yo, sk2p, yo, k7

Row 23 : k7, *yo, sk2p, yo, k3, yo, k3, yo, k3, yo, sk2p, yo,

ssk, k1, k2tog* 5 times, yo, sk2p, yo, k3, yo, k3, yo, k3, yo,

sk2p, yo, k7 ( 131 stitches )

Row 25 : k7, *yo, sk2p, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, k1, Kbead, k1, yo,

ssk, k2, yo, sk2p, yo, k3* 5 times, yo, sk2p, yo, k2, k2tog, yo,

k1, Kbead, k1, yo, ssk, k2, yo, sk2p, yo, k7

Row 27 : k7, *yo, sk2p, yo, ssk, k2, yo, sk2p, yo, k2, k2tog,

yo, sk2p, yo, k1, m1, k1, m1, k1* 5 times, yo, sk2p, yo, ssk,

k2, yo, sk2p, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, sk2p, yo, k7 ( 129 stitches )

Row 29 : k7, *yo, sk2p, yo, k4, yo, ssk, k3, yo, sk2p, yo, k5*

5 times, yo, sk2p, yo, k4, yo, ssk, k3, yo, sk2p, yo, k7

Row 31 : k7, *yo, sk2p, yo, ssk, k5, k2tog, yo, sk2p, yo, k1,

m1, k3, m1, k1* 5 times, yo, sk2p, yo, ssk, k5, k2tog, yo,

sk2p, yo, k7 ( 127 stitches )

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Begin edging

Repeat rows 1 and 2 of

Chart A (page 2)

14 times (28 rows total,

not including beaded row

or edging).

Main section

Repeat rows 1-32 of

Chart B (page 3) 15

times or until you are

within 15cm/6" of desired

length. Work rows 1-16 of

Chart B once.

Final edging

Repeat rows 1 and 2 of

Chart A 14 times (28

rows total after the main

section).

Beaded edge bind-off

(If not beading, proceed to Bind-off .)

Next row (RS): k8, *Kbead, k9* 11 times, Kbead, k8.

Next row (WS): bind off using 5mm loosely as

follows: *p2tog, sl st back to left needle*, repeat until

only 1st is left from the last p2tog. Cut yarn, leaving

a tail of at least 15cm/6" to weave in, and draw it

through the stitch.

silk dyes are not colourfast in water and require dry

cleaning – in this case you may wish to just spritz the

stole with a light mist of water).

While the ends are easily pinned out, the waving edges

are more of a problem. I did not pin any of the vertical

edges, instead using my ingers to stretch out the stole

to into curves at each point where the stole is widest.

Wet silk lace stretches easily and remains stretched.

You may wish to have a spray bottle handy to spritz

any sections that become dry, as damp silk dries

quickly in a warm room. It’s extremely helpful to block

on a surface with regular vertical guidelines, so you can

set the width of each curve to about the same as all the

other curves just by referring to the lines.

Bind-off

Using 5mm needle, bind off all stitches loosely

using a decrease bind-off as follows:

*k2tog, slip stitch back to left needle*, repeat until

only 1 stitch is left from the last k2tog. Cut yarn,

leaving at least a 15cm/6" tail to weave in, and draw it

through the stitch.

Finishing

Block, then weave in all ends (do this after blocking, or

the ends will pull out).

About the designer

Carrie Grifin does indeed have a cat, but the cat

refuses to pose for any pictures, let alone with a

lace stole. Carrie lives in Portland, Oregon with

her tyrannical cat and understanding husband

and enough silk yarn to spark a silkmoth vendetta

against her. She learned to knit 2 years ago. She

enjoys yarn, gardens, Mai Tais, reading, and fresh

berries when she can get them.

Notes on blocking

I chose to block this stole by fully immersing it in

water then wrapping the stole in a towel and squeezing

out the excess water. I had no problems with the silk

thread breaking, although I handled the wet stole very

gently and did not stretch it. Be sure to verify that

the yarn you are using can be washed in water (some

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