Cirsium is the genus to which many species of thistle belong. While thistles are generally considered to be weeds, I
happen to think the reddish purple flowers are quite beautiful. The thistle is also a symbol of Scotland from which I can claim some ancestry. The lace pattern comes from one of Barbara Walker’s stitch collections.

I made this scarf several years ago from some of my handspun yarn, long before I had any intention of writing a pattern. Fortunately, I made up a chart at the time and kept reasonably good notes. Since I knew the initial weight and yardage of my yarn, it was easy to calculate how much I had used in the scarf.