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Another month, another shawl

3/7/2015

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Here we are in July, and I just released another shawl pattern. East Farleigh Bridge is named after, well, East Farleigh Bridge, a medieval stone bridge across the River Medway at the village of East Farleigh near Maidstone, Kent. My place of work is only a few miles from East Farleigh so I often drive over the bridge to get to or from work. The bridge itself is right beside the rail station, and the traffic gets stopped at a level crossing to let the trains come through. One evening while I was waiting in the line of cars to cross the railway line, I took time to really look at the bridge, and I was struck with the inspiration for a crescent shawl.

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The stone archways became the scalloped edging with the lace arches above them. The sections in between the arches became the triangles of eyelets pointing down between the arches. The long narrow bridge (only wide enough for one car at a time) was the inspiration for the long narrow shape of the shawl itself. I began to mentally rummage through my yarn stash for a suitable wool and I remembered the beautiful crimson-red skein of Wollmeise Pure which I had bought with no specific plan in mind, just because I loved the colour. It seemed a perfect strong bright colour to partner with the strong lines of the arches and triangles of the shawl.
By the time the train had passed and the traffic was moving again, the shawl had taken shape in my mind. Shortly afterwards it also took shape on my needles!
The pattern is available through Ravelry by clicking this button!

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