Star Light Star Bright Knitting Pattern Download

Description

When Anna Dillenberg Rachap designed this baby blanket, she was thinking about the domed ceiling of a church in Bad Homburg, Germany, where her relatives live. Standing under that ceiling, which is painted dark blue with gold-leaf stars, Anna recalls, “I felt as though I were inside a Fabergé egg.” The stars on this blanket, she decided, would represent a kind of blessing for the baby sleeping under them. The star motifs are made by pairing yarnovers with decreases. The spikiness of the sawtooth border mimics the star shape and its laciness offers a subtle delicacy. As with all lace, the motifs look best after they’ve been stretched out and blocked.