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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.

The Florence Cathedral, also known as Il Duomo di Firenze and Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower, is a cathedral dating back to 1436. The basilica is one of Italy’s largest churches and it remains the largest brick dome ever constructed.

The Florence Cathedral Cowl is knit in the round with a repeating lace pattern and beads. It uses one skein of sock yarn, perfect for that single skein you can’t decide how to use. You can wear your cowl double looped as a casual mid-chest cowl or triple looped for a snugly neck warmer. The stitch pattern is 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 cowl.

The stitch pattern is provided in a chart, as well as written out, and consists of increases, decreases and beads added after a stitch is knit. Percentages of yarn used are also provided if you wish to modify the size of your cowl. The sample is knit using Malabrigo Sock in the colorway Tiziano Red.

Introducing two new patterns and a coupon code for you!

I’m so excited to be releasing two patterns that I thought I would have a little sale on all the patterns in my shop. Use coupon code: Rhinebeck for 20% off of any pattern in my shop. Good through 10/21.

Fire and Blood is the second pattern in Collection 2 of my Game of Thrones inspired series. It’s worked up in Miss Babs Kaweah which is a lovely round DK yarn that comes in a wide range of colors. It has such a lovely hand and I literally couldn’t stop knitting with it because I liked it so much!

Daydream Believer is a collaboration between my very good friend Michelle aka BCYarnings who dyes up the most fantastic self striping yarns. Knit up in her Saturated Sock, this is one of those patterns where the yarn does all the work for you, just sit back and enjoy the knit!

If you are going to the Indie Untangled trunk show in Rhinebeck tomorrow, there will be a very limited number of kits for Daydream Believer that include the yarn and pattern. If you want one, I suggest getting there early!