St Oswald's Thistle

St. Oswald’s Way is a popular walking trail which explores some of the finest landscapes and fascinating history of beautiful Northumberland. Along this route there are lots of wild flowers and sights to behold and it is here that I found inspiration for this lovely scarf. Worked from a delicate picot cast on, the thistle-shaped lace pattern is showcased perfectly in this lovely yarn which reminds me of the delicate thistledown which abounds in Summer. Designed to avoid the overly-large eyelets which sometimes present in such lace patterns, the scarf is very rewarding to knit, but yet the pattern is easy to memorise (essentially comprising of blocks of four row repeats). Just two skeins of yarn produce a generous sized scarf or shawl which is sure to become a favourite wardrobe essential!