Lobelia Kit

Lobelia is a textured crescent-shaped shawl by Joanna Ignatius, featuring a floral-inspired lace border, lateral braid detail, picot bobbles and lots of slipped stitches. Designed for 2 shades of Meadow yarn and inspired by her homeland in Finland, nature, and the changing of seasons.

Lobelia is the eleventh and final pattern from The Almanac Series, a seasonal guide to knitting with The Fibre Co. yarns. This collection will feature new designs for every Yarn of the Month.

Designer: Joanna Ignatius
Design inspiration: The Inspiration for Lobelia
Collection: The Almanac Series

Kit contains:

• PDF of Lobelia knitting pattern
• 2 hanks of The Fibre Co. Meadow
• Free Project Bag from The Fibre Co.

Yarn:

The Fibre Co. Meadow (40% Merino wool, 25% baby llama, 20% silk, 15% linen, 498 m (545 yd) per 100 g hank) in Larkspur (A) – 1 hank and Bluebonnet (B) – 1 hank.

Colours:

The photos show the shawl in the shade Larkspur (Colour A body of the shawl) and Bluebonnet (Colour B lace edging). Choose Colour A from the first set of colour swatches above titled ‘Select Meadow Colour’ and Colour B from the second set of colour swatches above titled ‘Select Meadow Colour 1’. 

Sizes and measurements:

One size.

Finished measurements
Measuring 240 cm (94.5 in) wingspan along top edge and 52 cm (20.5 in) depth

Needles and notions required:

• 3.5mm (US 4) and 3.75mm (US 5) 80 cm (32 in) circular needle or longer
• Stitch markers
• Darning needle
• Waste yarn
• Crochet hook for provisional cast-on

Techniques used:

• Backwards Loop Cast-On Method
• Long Tail Cast-On
• Provisional Cast-On
• Picot Cast-Off

Notes:

This is an advanced beginner pattern. For more specs, please go to the Lobelia knitting pattern page.

You can also purchase items in this kit separately: Lobelia knitting pattern, Meadow yarn and Project Bag from The Fibre Co.