note: this purchase is for a pdf pattern. you will receive a download link upon purchase.

is there any flower that evokes the bright cheeriness of a summer sun better than the sunflower? with its tall height and beaming blooms (some breeds grow significantly taller than a human!), a field of sunflowers is hard to miss and harder to scowl at. celebrate the height of summer with these wheels of cheer in your own garden or as part of a happy bouquet, and then bring that cheer through the whole year by knitting yourself a pi shawl that evokes everything from the dark centre of seeds to the layers of petals surrounding them.

shawl closure photographed is JUL designs’ mod loop leather closure.

needles: US 8 (5mm) dpns, or size needed to obtain gauge

yarn: 1000 yards (915 metres) of worsted weight yarn 
sample shown in ferme fiola farm’s 3 ply worsted (100% rideau argot lambswool, 200 yards 183 metres) x 5 skeins in cannelle

notions: tapestry needle, stitch marker

gauge: 20 stitches x 24 rows = 4” (10cm), over stockinette, worked in the round, blocked