Seraglio by Barb Brown

Seraglio

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Knitting
February 2016
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
28 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in stranded stocking stitch
US 4 - 3.5 mm
500 - 680 yards (457 - 622 m)
Finished circumference: 66cm/26” Finished height: 20cm/8”
English
This pattern is available from ancientartsfibre.com for $5.50.

This cowl pattern was inspired by world events including attempts to push women back into a box of protectionism. The colorwork motifs are adapted from Turkish stocking patterns: the bottom motif shows earrings and butterflies representing the luxuries behind the Seraglio walls; the middle portion symbolizes the lattice, the screen between women and the outside world; and at the top are the hooks, representing how difficult it is to get out once a woman agrees to go in. The sparkling yarn is the beautiful, exciting world beyond.