While Paul Revere is most commonly credited with riding to alert militia of approaching British forces, so did the young Sybil Ludington. Her father headed the local militia during the American Revolution. On April 26, 1777, at the age of 16, she left on a forty mile ride to warn her father’s militiamen that British troops were planning to attack Danbury, Connecticut. Her ride lasted from 9p.m. to dawn the next morning and one of her stops was to warn the people of Danbury. While the British troops destroyed several buildings and homes in Danbury, there were few people killed, due in large part to Sybil’s warning.
The Sybil Ludington Shawl is a crescent shaped shawl knit flat with sections of mesh and lace, as well as two cable panels in between. It uses two skeins of sock yarn (approximately 700 yards) to create a cozy crescent shaped shawl that is perfect for chilly nights. The lace and cable patterns are provided in a chart, as well as written out, and percentages of yarn used are also provided if you wish to modify the size of your shawl.
Pattern has been test knit and tech edited. The sample is knit out of Zen Yarn Garden Serenity 20 in the colorway Black Cherry. Finished measurements are 35.5 inches wide by 38.5 inches deep, including the size wings.