Leaf on the Wind

Leaf on the Wind is the first in my Firefly/Serenity series. It has a unique seamless construction. It is initially knit in the round to make the center medallion, then partially bound off and worked flat, before the edging is knit on sideways.

If you are a fan of the show, the first design is based on Wash because he is awesome. It combines a leaf motif (from his quote “I am a leaf on the wind, watch how I soar”) and a modified version of cables from his super sweet cable knit sweater. If you are not a fan of the show (watch it – you’ll love it!!), it’s just a really pretty cable knit shawlette with flowers and leaves and cabled braids/knots.

The Shawlette made in lace weight yarn comes out to about 132 cm across x 68.5 cm down. For a full sized fingering weight shawl, increase needle size to 4.5mm and expect to use between 1000-1100 yds. The finished size will be around 173cm across x 91cm.