stung

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Sweeter than a honey bee, yeah, baby been sweet on me
Sweeter than a honey bee, yeah, my queen bee
Oh she rock to my soul, mama love me to my soul
Love me to my soul, oh she rock me to my soul
Ooh rock me to my soul, oh rock me to my soul
Sweeter than a honey bee oh, baby been sweet on me
Sweeter than a honey bee oh, my queen bee Queen bee

— by Taj Mahal, recording of 1997, from Señor Blues (Private Music 82151)

Honeybee Stole
shown here in Wooly Wonka Fibers custom-dyed laceweight merino, colorway,
Buckwheat. kit available here
this project was knit on needles crafted by ed and wanda jenkins

  • pattern price: $8.00US (ohio residents please add $.48 sales tax)
  • payment method: please visit our pattern shop!
  • Suggested Yarns: Wooly Wonka Fibers merino laceweight, Fearless Fibers merino laceweight or cashmere laceweight, Knitting Notions merino laceweight, Briar Rose Sea Pearl, Handmaiden Mini Maiden or 2-ply silk/cashmere, Jaggerspun Zephyr, or any laceweight yarn having 170 to 210 yards per ounce.
  • Notes: A rectangle stole in two sizes featuring multiple stitch patterns. The rectangle is worked from center back to hem; the side edges are self-trimmed. Pattern is written for two sizes, petite (tall). Pattern instructions are arranged so that numbers for the petite size fall first, followed by numbers in parentheses for the tall size.
    Using finer or heavier yarn than suggested, and different needles will produce a variation in size that remains proportionate with the original dimensions.
    Swatching of unfamiliar stitches ahead of time is highly recommended.
  • finished size: unblocked dimensions (approx): 60(72)�? long and 18(21)“ wide
    blocked dimensions: 72(84)�? long and 21(24)“ wide
  • yarn requirements: petite = 1100 yds of laceweight yarn / tall = 1400 yds of laceweight yarn
  • Gauge: unblocked: 26 sts and 36 rows = 4�? in stockinette. (fabric will be relaxed)
  • Needles: size 5US (3.75mm) 24�? circular designed for lace knitting, with very tapered points are highly recommended

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a HUGE thank-you to anne, my partner in crime, and to vanessa and rachael who knit like the wind and helped get the pattern shape. and to another rachel, who proofread the pattern. and kisses to david who photographed the black stole.

69 thoughts on “stung”

  2. Oh Anne, I love this! It’s even prettier (if possible) than the triangular version. I might be a tad biased though because I’m short and triangle shawls never look right on me. I still need to finish the Starlight Evening Wrap. This is motivation to pull it out and work on it so that I can try making one of these too! You’re amazing.

  3. I love the black……..but the gold still catches my eye. Absolutely stunning, both of them! Now I don’t know which one to do, the triangle or the stole…….decisions, decisions 🙂

  4. It is KILLING me to have to wait – I must finish some other projects first, but I swear this is the next lace project on the list! Then, Wing O’ the Moth, then Hypoteneuuse. Arrrrgh!

    Very, very beautiful and you look divine!

  7. They are just wonderful, every single Bee of the swarm already knitted. And I bet there will be a huge swarm starting to buzz in no time 😉

  14. Hmpf. Do I need to say anything? Nope.

    (But I really really love it and wish I actually had time to KNIT it as opposed to just watching yarn go out the door. Someday…..)

  16. This is a VERY stunning stole! I am looking forward to knitting this in addition to the triangle shawl

  22. Hi Anne,

    It is just stunning!!! One questiion, I have never done a lace pattern. Been knitting for years, would this be a good one to start? What do you mean by ” the eadges are self trimmed”? Is the edge pattern not included?

    Dorin

  24. Fantabulous!

    Now I have to decide which to knit my Mum (the former beekeeper) – the triangular shawl or this stole. She’s already decided she wants it in black as she used to keep black bees.

  25. Oh girl, that is gorgeous. Decisions, decisions, the triangle version or the stole version? Maybe both??
    I love the black Zephyr version, must get some.

  27. Absolutely breathtaking. I am going to have to put this on my list to do, like so many others. Thank you for sharing your gift with us!

  28. what am I supposed to do about all this drool on my keyboard?

    (Thank you for both versions, I’ll probably end up making both…)

  32. I can only echo, lamely, what every else has said: this stole is positively stunning!

    thank you for gracing the world with such loveliness.

  33. Absolutely lovely – but since I’m a triangular shawl gal (and I’m short, too, but let me tell ya, they look good on me!), I’ll stay with the original…
    (can’t wait to get it…)
    You look gorgeous, tho’!
    (((hugs)))

  39. Anne, I am so glad you made the Bee into a stole, too. I really don’t know if I am ready for this, but… soon, I must try it soon. Lovely Bee!

  40. Oh my gosh, that is a LOT of stole! The way it wraps and drapes and oh my goodness …
    I even have cones of Zephyr on the shop shelves in several colors (including black and the midnight blue). I have three (at least) shop projects lined up that I really should do, but I don’t know if I’m strong enough to resist the honeybee.

  42. I am totally gobsmacked.
    Do you think I can do the tall in my 1300 yards of Fleece Artist Suri Blue?
    If not, I may cry.

  44. Oh Anne, it is breathtaking! I want one, no time to by this minute, must get ready for work! Ok, morning tea break, I will just have to wait. You are so very clever. Congratulations!

  45. This one definitely caught my eye. Sent payment! So can not wait to get the pattern!

    Gorgeous, Beautiful, Stunning…. etc etc etc….

    Bravo!

  46. Dear Anne–The BEE is gorgeous. I am so gonna miss Wed knitting classes in Aug. Congratulations–as I’ve said before–I’m so privledged to be in your class and also get to see your creations in person. KUDOS

  47. Dear Anne, Please stop designing such gorgeous patterns. My list of want-to-knits is almost entirely your designs at this point, and there is not enought time to knit them all.

  48. Just when I thought it couldn’t get better! I think I may have to make this version too! One lace project at a time though:) I just received my Bee Shawl kit and will be ordering my size 5 needles today:)

    I’ll be back for this one soon I hope:)

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