The Forest Glenn Stole is worked in one piece in stockinette stitch and has the unique shape of an elongated octagon. It begins with a narrow, lace adorned edge, increases to its full width where it is worked until the desired length is reached, then is decreased and ends with a mirror of the beginning lace edge.

A needle twice the size of those used to work the stole is used to cast on and bind off. Stitch markers are useful in keeping track of width repeats. A tapestry needle is needed to weave in loose ends.

A solid colored or muted tonal yarn is suggested.

Forest Glenn Stole’s size is easily customized by adding width and length repeats and can be worked in fingering, lace, or lighter weight yarn. Size will also vary due to personal tension and blocking styles. The following information was gathered from stoles test knitted from this pattern.

• US size 2 needles and 1,224 yards of Plymouth Baby Alpaca lace weight yarn were used to make a stole 4 repeats wide and 13 long which blocked to 82 x 25 inches

• US size 3 needles and 1,237 yards of Knit Picks Shimmer Hand Dyed lace weight yarn were used to make a stole 3 pattern repeats wide and 12 long which blocked to 88 x 28 inches.

• US size 5 needles and 905 yards of Cascade Yarns Heritage Silk fingering weight yarn were used to knit a stole 2 repeats wide and 8 long. It measured 58 x 24 inches.

• US size 5 needles and 998 yards of Tamm 3-ply Astracryl (acrylic) fingering weight yarn were used to knit a stole that is 2 repeats wide, 8 long and steamed to 82 x 28.5 inches.

• US size 5 needles and 963 yards of Shalimar’s Breathless fingering weight yarn were used to make a stole which is 3 pattern repeats wide and 8 long, measures 78 x 31 inches.

• US size 5 needles and 1,012 yards of hand spun fingering weight wool (averaging 4.17 yds/gr) were used to make a stole which is 2 pattern repeats wide and 9 long. It blocked to 81 x 26.5 inches.