Tilting at Windmills by Birdy Evans

Tilting at Windmills

Knitting
October 2017
Cobweb ?
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
950 - 1000 yards (869 - 914 m)
English
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I wanted to capture the famous Don Quixote in a shawl, from the windmills he fought to his lance and spear. I first designed this as a nursing shawl (in worsted weight, using size 8) and I loved knitting it up so much, I wrote up a lace weight and fingering version as well (2 skeins of 100g fingering weight, on a size US 6).

This is a charted and written out pattern, with an optional alternative pattern, where the windmills spin through the shawl. The lace weight model is also beaded, with beaded instructions included.