Goddess of Mountain Winds

A triangular shaped shawl with a striped chevron edgeMy latest pattern has just been published. It’s called Orithyia (pronounced or-ith-ee-a) after the Ancient Greek Goddess of cold mountain winds. I really love using Greek names, although it’s a little tricky sometimes to come up with pronounceable ones with the meaning I want. Orithyia is a bit of a departure from my normal style of shawl as there’s no lace at all, but I really love it. The shawl is heart shaped, so it has a lovely point which works so well with the stripes but the top edge is a crescent and as a result it sits really well on your shoulders and around your neck. I like it and find it a lot easier to wear than the traditional flat topped triangle. You also get two edgings in one pattern, the fun zigzag, or the elegantly simple edging.

Orithyia is fantastic car/TV knitting and is a really quick knit – I finished two of these in two weeks and right now I’m contemplating a third possibly in black and silver so I can wear it with anything in my wardrobe. I got two shawls out of the skeins I had by swapping the main and contrast colours over so it’s a great way to get the most out of your yarn too, or make one to use up left overs from other skiens like some of my testers did.

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1 Comment on Goddess of Mountain Winds

  1. It’s gorgeous and once again you have come up with a great design – very striking. I like the photos on the hills, too. Jx

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