The Mythology Collection

UNICORN LUCK INFORMATION

Got that special, glorious, riot of color skein? Got a plan for it, or did it just lure you in with its siren song?

The Unicorn Luck shawl has got you covered – literally. It’s a crescent-shaped shawl inspired by my youngest son. In the center lace panel, you’ll find prominent CDD ridges like the horns on his beloved unicorns. As if that weren’t enough, yarn overs form four-leaf clovers, just like the four-leaf clovers he finds every week (no joke!).

Best of all, you can knit it at flexible gauge and yardage and just go till you run out. This shawl was successfully tested in fingering/sock, sport, and DK yarn, so today’s your lucky day.

What testers had to say:

• “I love any pattern that lets me use up some of my random stash! It was also easy to fall into a rhythm one the piece was started which made it a relaxing knit for me.”

• “Liked the meditative in the pattern and how easy it is to change size after my own preferences.”

• “Obviously since I only had 4 yards of yarn left the directions for section 4 were very accurate! Very well thought out.”

• “The pattern is beautiful and I can’t wait to make more with this one down the road!”

Skills: knitting and purling flat, increases (Kfb, YO, M1L, M1R), and decreases (K2tog, SSK, CCD). Lace is both charted and written out.

Yarn: 
1 color fingering yarn. Recommend at least 100 g/3.5 oz skein. May use different weights or amounts if desired, though this will affect the finished size of the shawl.

Sample shown in Mitchell’s Creations Lagniappe Sock (75% merino, 25% nylon), 463 yds/423 m per 3.53 oz/100 g), colorway Who Said Unicorns Aren’t Real?

Size: 
As this shawl is highly adaptable, the finished dimensions will vary with yardage. Sample used 106 g (490 yds/448 m) fingering yarn and measured 54”/137 cm for A (top edge/wingspan), 88/”224 cm for B (bottom edge), and 13.5”/34 cm for C (depth). (See schematic in photos.)

Needles: 
US 7/4.5 mm for fingering weight. Use smaller needles for finer yarn and larger needles for thicker yarn to achieve a drapey fabric.

Tools:

• 4 stitch markers

• Gram scale to weigh yarn as you go

• Tapestry needle to weave in ends

• Blocking mat and wires and/or pins

Sample Blocked Gauge: 
For fingering: 18 stitches and 48 rows = 4”/10 cm in garter, using US 7/4.5 mm needles

Social Media: 
Please post your finished shawl on social media with #KinoKnitsMythologyCollection, #UnicornLuckShawl, and #KinoKnits. Please also tag @kinoknits.

DRAGON’S FORTUNE INFORMATION

My older son is obsessed with dragons, so I couldn’t resist trying to capture that magic in a design that’s still thoroughly grown up.

Here’s how it’s going to go: knit a long strip of gloriously textured dragon scales. Take delight in the delicious 3D-ness of the wrong side. Get all your fancy knitting out of the way first, then pick up along one long edge and settle into some easy garter stripes. You’re going to get the most out of your skeins as you knit until you run out.

This shawl was successfully tested in lace, fingering/sock, and sport yarn, so you can spread your wings and take flight.

Skills: knitting and purling flat, slipped stitches, increases (YO), and decreases (K2tog, P2tog, P2tog tbl, SSK). Patterning is done on both RS and WS and is both charted and written out. Picking up stitches along long bound-off edge.

Yarn: 
2 colors fingering yarn. Recommend at least 100 g/3.5 oz skein of each. May use different weights or amounts if desired, though this will affect the finished size of the shawl.

Sample shown in Tempting Ewe Yarns Ewe So Happy Sock (90% merino, 10% nylon), 480 yds/439 m per 4.41 oz/125 g), colorways Dozer (MC, green) and New Moon (CC, navy)

Dimensions: 
As this shawl is highly adaptable, the finished dimensions will vary with yardage. Sample used 260 g (998 yds/913 m) fingering yarn and measured 55”/140 cm by 17”/43 cm.

Needles: 
US 5/3.75 mm for scales and US 7/4.5 mm for garter, both for fingering weight. Use smaller needles for finer yarn and larger needles for thicker yarn to achieve a drapey fabric.

Tools:

• 4 stitch markers

• Gram scale to weigh yarn as you go

• Tapestry needle to weave in ends

Sample Blocked Gauge: 
For fingering: 
32 sts and 32 rows = 4”/10 cm in Dragon Scales, using US 5/3.75 mm needles 
21 sts and 40 rows = 4”/10 cm in garter, using US 7/4.5 mm needles

Social Media: 
Please post your finished shawl on social media with #KinoKnitsMythologyCollection, #DragonsFortuneShawl, and #KinoKnits. Please also tag @kinoknits.

APOLLO’S FAVOR INFORMATION

For the final shawl in the Mythology Collection I’m going with my son’s favorite Greek god, Apollo. (Thanks, Rick Riordan!) Apollo was the god of the sun and prophecy, among other things. This shawl celebrates all things solar – from the half-pi shaping to small and large lace sun motifs to slipped stitch rays spreading throughout.

And fortune is in your favor, in that it’s designed to make the most of your yarn. This shawl was tested in fingering, sport, DK, and worsted, so grab three skeins and knit up every precious bit!

What testers had to say:

• “Loved that I could use up nearly all of the yarn.”

• “I liked the variety of stitches and techniques.”

Skills: 
Working flat from written or charted instructions, one color/strand of yarn at a time. Knit, purl, knit through the back loop, slip with yarn in front. K2tog, K3tog, SSK, SSSK, CDD, CQD (similar to a CDD but with 5 stitches instead of 3) decreases. Kfb, YO, KYOK increases.

Yarn: 
3 colors DK yarn. Recommend at least 100 g/3.5 oz skein of each. May use different weights or amounts if desired, though this will affect the finished size of the shawl.

Sample shown in Jems Luxe Fibers Luxe DK, 100% merino, 274 yards/ 251 m per 3.53 oz/100 g, colorways Golden Lyre (C1), Serpent Slayer (C2), and Ill-Fated Loves (C3) from the Apollo Fade

Dimensions: 
As this shawl is highly adaptable, the finished dimensions will vary with yardage. Sample used 874 yards/799 m DK yarn and has 72”/183 cm wingspan and 31”/79 cm depth.

Needles: 
US 9/5.5-mm circular needles to knit flat, or size needed to obtain gauge for DK weight. Use smaller needles for finer yarn and larger needles for thicker yarn to achieve a drapey fabric.

Tools:

• Tapestry needle to weave in ends

• Blocking wires and pins

• Scissors

Sample Blocked Gauge: 
For DK:

• 15 sts and 28 rows = 4”/10 cm in garter

• 16 sts and 23 rows = 4”/10 cm in stockinette, both wet-blocked and aggressively pinned out with blocking wires

Social Media: 
Please post your finished shawl on social media with #KinoKnitsMythologyCollection, #ApollosFavorShawl, and #KinoKnits. Please also tag @kinoknits.