Strength Song

by Meli Alness

Strength Song is knit flat in one piece with minimal neckline shaping and a beautiful advanced-beginner-level lace pattern. It looks best in solid or tonal colorways and only requires 2 skeins of Reywa Fibers Haven (100% yak down, 2-ply) for the sizes listed. The pattern includes instructions for modifications for larger sizes.

While recovering from 7 days in a coma, two surgeries, and an unplanned international move, I was painfully aware of my weakness in nearly every aspect of life. The task of caring for two young children felt impossible. As I feebly fought depression and despair, my counselor reminded me of long-ago Paul, who, for Christ’s sake, delighted in weakness, “for when I am weak, then I am strong.” Owning my weakness to my children could be powerfully beautiful. And then the healing challenge: create something with the appearance of weakness but powerful in beauty. Three years later, here it is… Strength Song

This pattern is a digital download.

Yarn
Reywa Fibers Haven
(100% Tibetan yak down, fingering, 400 yds/100 g)

Gauge
16 sts & 28 rows = 4”/10 cm in lace pattern after blocking

Needles & Notions
US 5/3.75 mm circ. needles (24” or longer)
or size needed to obtain gauge
tapestry needle, scrap yarn

Yardage
Size 1: 600 yds/150 g
(sample shown in UV Rays; model is 5’4”, bust 34”)

Size 2: 800 yds/200 g
(sample shown in Hot Springs; model

Finished Dimensions
Wingspan: 37”/94 cm49”/114 cm
Shoulder to hemline: 13”/33 cm17.5?”/cm

Note: Add length to wingspan by adding sts to CO number (multiple of 8 plus 3). Add length to hemline by repeating chart until desired length before beginning Neckline Shaping.