Cicadae

*Sample shown in size 38"/96.5cm on a 32"/81 cm bust with 6"/15 cm positive ease Aran weight linen yarn: Lang Yarns Lino or Drops Bombull-Lin are good subs OR Plant based silk-linen fingering yarn held double. I suggest Akara Yarns Silk Linen fingering for this. Please note yardage differences when holding fingering doubled This pattern is also extremely suitable for a wool or wool blend yarn. *emphasized text* Yardage: 600, 650, 700, 750, 800, 850, 925, 975, 1050 yds/550, 600, 640, 685, 731, 780, 850, 890, 960 m aran weight linen yarn OR 1200, 1300, 1400, 1500, 1600, 1700, 1850, 1950, 2100 yds/ 1100, 1190, 1280, 1370, 1465, 1550, 1700, 1780, 1920 m of fingering yarn held double *Here, at the edge of forest & field, breathes a different kind of not-quiet. The meadow, still warm from the day’s sunlight, releases the smell of wildflower & sweetfern. It is a lazy summer moment and even the studious bees collect pollen in languid, unhurried movements. The collective hum of day has come and gone, the hour hand hovering hesitantly in the space between afternoon and evening. A slight breeze gently stirs from the west, skimming its fingers over the tops of the wild grasses. They ripple and undulate in response, brushing together like windchimes in a hushed rustle. At that very moment, as if in answer to the grass-chimes, a skipping buzz reaches through the air. Cicadas, singing with their lacy wings. It is the song of summer. It fills every space with a ch-ch-ch-ch before falling quiet once again. It is the sound of life unfurling, slow as a fern breaking through the forest floor’s soft peat.* Construction Notes: Fronts and back are knit flat, joined at the shoulders with a 3 needle bind off, then seamed at the sides. Sleeves are picked up and knit in the round. If you are using plant based yarn the seams along the edges of this piece give it stability, structure, and keep it from warping (or twisting sideways) over time. If you've ever purchased a cheap tee shirt and had the seams twist you'll know what I'm talking about) Note: Cicadae is the plural of Cicada, it is pronounced "si-kay-dee" Errata: right and left front cast ons for underarms are reversed Right Front - cast on four stitches at the end of RS row, NOT ws. Then follow short row instructions. Left front, cast on the four stitches at end of WS row, then follow short row instructions. On Page 6 for the Right Front Shoulder Short rows - both sections are headed Short Rows in Stockinette - the first one should read Shorts Rows In pattern. Page 4, back short row section: Row 3 is a RS row, Row 4 is a WS row. Page 4, last line, “eyelet lace” is flat lace pattern.