Hawthorn is worked from the bottom center point up, increasing at each side edge every row to wide top edge. Designed to be knitted in any yarn weight and in a range of gauges, the suggested yarn amounts are listed below. Hawthorn was included in Quince Quarterly Fall 2019 boxes, written specifically for Chickadee, in Level 1, and written specifically for Pheobe, in Level 2. 

Note: This pattern is available as a special perk for preorders of To The Point: The Knitted Triangle. Preorder the book before the official launch day on November 14 and the pattern PDF for Hawthorn will automatically be included in your downloads for print+pdf purchases of the book; no extra step required.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:

54-56" [137-142 cm] wingspan and 19-22" [48.5- 56 cm] deep at center / sample shown in puffin kittywake 152 and measures approx 54" [137 cm] wide and 21" [53.5 cm] deep

YARN:

lace weight: piper / 3 skeins / fingering weight: finch / 5 skeins / sport weight: chickadee / 5 skeins / DK weight: phoebe / 3 skeins / worsted weight: lark / 5 skeins / owl / 5 skeins / crane / 2 skeins / aran/chunky weight: Osprey / 3 skeins / bulky weight: puffin / 4 skeins

NEEDLES:

32" circular in size to obtain gauge / lace weight: US 4 [3.4 mm] / fingering weight: US 5 [3.75 mm] / sport weight: US 6 [4 mm] / DK weight: US 7 [4.5 mm] / worsted weight: US 8 [5 mm] / aran/chunky weight: US 9 [5.5 mm] / bulky weight: US 10 [6 mm]

GAUGE:

=4" [10 cm] in stitch pattern, after blocking / lace weight: 28 sts and 37 rows / fingering weight: 26 sts and 34 rows / sport weight: 22 sts and 32 rows / DK weight: 20 sts and 26 rows / worsted weight: 17 sts and 23 rows / aran/chunky weight: 14 sts and 18 rows / bulky weight: 12.5 sts and 16 rows 

SKILLS REQUIRED:

Long-tail cast on, increasing. Line-by-line instructions included.

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This summery cotton shawl is available exclusively to Quince Quarterly level 2 Summer Twenty Nineteen subscribers.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:

61" [155 cm] wingspan and 24" [61 cm] deep

YARN:

whimbrel / tiller 733 / 4 skeins

NEEDLES:

32" circular in size US 8 [5 mm]

GAUGE:

18 sts and 30 rows = 4" [10 cm] in garter stitch, after blocking

SKILLS REQUIRED:

Long-tail cast on (link provided), increasing, decreasing. Chart and line-by-line instructions included.

Note: Pattern will be available for individual sale in January 2020.

This easy and breezy shawl is available exclusively to Quince Quarterly level 1 Summer Twenty Nineteen subscribers.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:

62" [158.5 cm] wingspan and 29" [73.5 cm] deep

YARN:

willet / windlass 708 / 5 skeins

NEEDLES:

32" circular in size US 5 [3.75 mm]

GAUGE:

19 sts and 32 rows = 4" [10 cm] in lace pattern, after blocking

SKILLS REQUIRED:

Increasing, decreasing. Charts and line-by-line instructions included.

Note: Pattern will be available for individual sale in January 2020.

This cowl was featured in our Spring Twenty Nineteen installment of Quince Quarterly level 1.This playful cowl is worked flat in garter stitch and features fun leaf insets. In squishy worsted weight Lark, it's a quick and satisfying knit.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:

30" [76 cm] circumference and approx 12" [30.5 cm] deep

YARN:

lark / 3 skeins kumlien's gull 152 (MC) / 1 skein stream 176 (CC)

NEEDLES:

32" circular in size US 9 [5.5 mm]

GAUGE:

15 sts and 31 rows = 4" [10 cm] in garter stitch, after blocking

SKILLS REQUIRED:

Long-tail cast on, wrap-and-turn short rows, mattress stitch (links provided).

This shawl by Isabell Kraemer was included in our Spring Twenty Nineteen installment Quince Quarterly level 2. A simple but stylish shawl worked from one point of the triangle with gradual increases to form an asymmetric triangular shawl. Colorful leaf insets add interest and are a fun play with short rows.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:

66" [167.5 cm] wingspan and 26½" [67.5 cm] deep

YARN:

finch / 5 skeins audouin 157 (A) / 1 skein shell 171 (B) / 1 skein clay 113 (C) / 1 skein bird's egg 106 (D)

Note: Only about 25 yards each of B, C, and D are used. If you have Finch leftovers, use them!

NEEDLES:

32" circular in size US 4 [3.5 mm]

GAUGE:

25 sts and 50 rows = 4" [10 cm] in garter stitch, after blocking

SKILLS REQUIRED:

Long-tail cast on, wrap-and-turn short rows (links provided), increasing.

Available in both a scarf and a shawl size, this cozy accessory was included in our first installment Quince Quarterly level 2 in Winter Twenty Nineteen. Both versions feature buttery soft garter stitch edged with a pretty diamond leaf pattern—simple and meditative to work, and ridiculously cozy in Crane's lush merino/mohair blend.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:

62¾ (66½)" [159.5 (169) cm] long and 14¾ (32¼)" [37.5 (82) cm] at widest point

YARN:

crane / 3 (5) skeins) / shown in el paso 623 (scarf) and round rock 621 (shawl)

NEEDLES:

24" circular in size US 9 [5.5 mm]

GAUGE:

17 sts and 26 rows = 4" [10 cm] in garter stitch, after blocking

SKILLS REQUIRED:

Long-tail cast on (link provided), increasing, decreasing. Charts and line-by-line instructions included.

This warm but weightless cowl was featured in our first installment of Quince Quarterly level 1, in Winter Twenty Nineteen. Irresistibly soft in our lace weight Piper, this cowl is covered in waves of cables and is written for two lengths for plenty of woolly warmth. 

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:

28 (56)" [71 (142) cm] circumference and 11" [28 cm] deep

YARN:

piper / 2 (4) skeins) / shown in san antonio 627 (shorter version) and avocet 610 (longer version)

NEEDLES:

pair in size US 7 [4.5 mm] / spare circular in size US 7 [4.5 mm]

GAUGE:

22 sts and 32 rows = 4" [10 cm] in stockinette stitch, after blocking

SKILLS REQUIRED:

Long-tail cast on, cables, three-needle bind off (links provided). Charts and line-by-line instructions included.