From One Story to the Next: A New Beginning After Field Lines

Every finished design changes the way I see the next one.

After spending months knitting, writing, editing, and waiting for publication, it was a joy to finally have the original Field Lines Shawl back in my hands. Seeing it again with fresh eyes reminded me of all the little details that first made me fall in love with the design—the softly marled colors, the gentle short-row shaping, and one stitch pattern in particular.

The simple slip-stitch texture.

As I looked over the shawl before leaving for the Fargo Fiber Arts Festival, I found myself lingering on that section. It had exactly the quiet, timeless feel I'd been looking for in another project I've been dreaming about for months: a small kerchief-style headscarf.

I've wanted to design one for myself for quite a while.

Something simple enough to wear on cool mornings, while gardening, taking a walk through the countryside, or heading to the farmers market. A project that could be knit from a single skein of fingering-weight yarn—or perhaps from the leftover skeins of a finished Field Lines Shawl.

By Friday afternoon, I already had yarn on my needles.

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Seeing Field Lines Again

Taking the original shawl to the Fargo Fiber Arts Festival made the experience even more special.

There is something different about seeing a finished design after it has spent months away for photography and publication. You notice details you had forgotten. You appreciate the fabric in a new way. And you remember why you chose each stitch in the first place.

Throughout the weekend, it was wonderful to watch knitters wrap the shawl around their shoulders, examine the textures up close, and experience Stacy Dresow's beautiful Cormo yarn in person.

It also felt like the perfect place for the next design to quietly begin.

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Introducing Soft Days

I'm excited to share that I've started designing a sister pattern to the Field Lines Shawl called Soft Days.

Rather than another large wrap, Soft Days is a cozy kerchief-style headscarf built around that same slip-stitch texture from Field Lines. It will use a single skein of fingering-weight yarn and is also designed to make beautiful use of the leftovers from the shawl.

I love the idea that one project can naturally lead into another—not just through inspiration, but through the yarn itself. If you've knit Field Lines, you'll already have the beginnings of Soft Days waiting in your project basket.

It feels like a gentle continuation of the same story.