Free Pattern Friday – Welkin

Woman wearing blue and white shawl knitted in Nymph. Text reads Free Pattern Friday - Welkin in Nymph

It’s Free Pattern Friday!

Woman wearing blue and white shawl knitted in Nymph

Today, Welkin in Rozetti Yarns Nymph (pattern link here).

If you’re wondering about the name of this week’s pattern, “welkin” comes from an old English word meaning the vault of the sky.

Rear view of woman wearing blue and white shawl knitted in Nymph

It’s an appropriate name for this shawl, with its cirrus-cloud stripes of white against the sky blue.

Woman wearing blue and white shawl knitted in Nymph

Graceful wings are formed by increasing from the starting tab on both right and wrong sides of the fabric, another nod to the lighter-than-air feel of this accessory.

Detail of lace edge of blue and white knitted striped shawl

And at the widest edge, lovely lace edged with crochet picot puffs resembling tiny clouds in a blue sky

Image of green ball of Nymph yarn showing texture

Knitting this shawl in soft, downy Nymph, gives the piece an even more cloudlike quality. Cotton blend Nymph has a chainette construction, with fiber blown through its center for a lighter weight fabric on US 7 (4.5mm) needles. The yarn has a beautiful fuzz that softens the lines of Welkin’s stripes.

Woman wearing blue and white shawl knitted in Nymph

It’s a beautiful look for the season. And don’t limit yourself to blues and white – perhaps your Welkin will be a field of violets, or an ocean wave about to break. There are limitless possibilities.

Woman holding blue and white shawl knitted in Nymph

Have a wonderful weekend, full of light and life.

Happy crafting!