Lionesses Sleeping in Acacia Tree (Child) by Ruth Herring & Karen Manners

Lionesses Sleeping in Acacia Tree (Child)

Knitting
October 1989
DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in over pat. worked on size 6 needles
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
25, 27, 30, 32, 33 in chest (age 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 years)
English

A langourous mood is captured in this three-dimensional design. The dead acacia is twisted and knotted; the Lionesses take advantage of the sculptured limbs for slumber. A section of the adult’s garment is translated to a junior version.