Fireflies and Crickets (June solstice in Italy)

by Maria Rosa Spighetti

A stole inspired by nature during a summer solstice

About fireflies and crickets

The stole is knitted using two different drop stitch patterns: a simpler pattern for crickets and a more
complex one (with 5 stitches knitted into 5 stitches held together) for fireflies.

Stitched are casted on using Long Tail method and are bound off (knitwise) with Jeny’s surprisingly stretchy
bind-off :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abBhe-JYmgI&feature=player_embedded

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Finished measures after blocking
Length: 59’’ Legend
Width: 19’’
Stitch(es): st(s)

Gauge RS: right side

20 sts and 20 rows = 2.5” in stockinette stitch

RH: right hand
(unblocked)
LH: left hand
Materials k : knit
Louet Euroflax Sport Weight (100% linen; 100
grams / 270 yards): 1 skein for color A, 1 skein for p: purl
color B
Crickets pattern
(shown here color A: Seafoam Green, color B:
Row 1 (RS): Knit across wrapping the yarn
Champagne)
around the needle twice instead of once
when completing the stitch
USA # 8 / 5 mm circular needle
Row 2: Knit each stitch, dropping the extra
wrap off the needle as you complete each
tapestry needle
stitch.

Fireflies pattern
Row 1 (RS): knit across
Row 2: p1, * p5 wrapping yarn twice around
needle for each st, p1; repeat from * across.
Row 3: k1, * slip next 5 sts to RH needle
dropping extra wraps, slip them back to LH
needle, (k1, p1, k1, p1, k1) into all 5 sts
together, wrapping yarn twice around needle
for each st, k1; repeat from * across
Row 4: p1, * k5, dropping extra wraps, p1;
repeat from * across
Row 5: knit across
Row 6: p4, *p5, wrapping yarn twice around
needle for each st, p1; repeat from * to last 3
sts, p3
Row 7: k4, slip next 5 sts to RH needle
dropping extra wraps, slip them back to LH
needle, (k1, p1, k1, p1, k1) into all 5 sts
together, wrapping yarn twice around needle
for each st, k1; repeat from * to last 3 sts, k3.
Row 8: p4, * k5, dropping extra wraps, p1;
repeat from * to last 3 sts, p3.

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 Instruction
With Long tail method cast on 79 sts.

Edge

[Color A] Knit fireflies pattern for a total of 35 rows

(starting from Row 1 of fireflies pattern).

[Color B] Knit 4 rows in crickets pattern.

[Color A] Knit 2 rows in crickets pattern.

Main Body Section [Color B]

[Color B]
*Knit fireflies pattern for 7 rows (starting from Row
1).
Knit 2 rows in crickets pattern.

Repeat from * for a total of 6 times

[Color B]
Knit fireflies pattern for 7 rows (starting from Row
1)

Edge

[Color B] Knit 2 rows in crickets pattern.
[Color A] knit 2 rows in crickets pattern
[Color B] Knit 2 rows in crickets pattern.
© Copyright 2014, Maria Rosa Spighetti.
All rights reserved. This pattern is offered for personal
non commercial use only. This pattern may not be
resold or shared.
For pattern support, please contact the designer at
mrspighetti@gmail.com

[Color A] Knit fireflies pattern for a total of 35 rows (last update: 4 August, 2014)
(starting from Row 6 of fireflies pattern).

Bind off knitwise all sts using Jeny’s surprisingly

stretchy bind-off method.

Wash in mild water.

Block strongly and let dry flat.
Wave in all ends.

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