Wool & Cottage

The Bloomin' Spindle: Summer Scream

Molly Grimm

Summer Scream by Ashley Reich

Notes from Ravelry:

Molt. Knit. Scream.

The Summer Scream is an Assigned Color Pooling, asymmetrical shawl with a built in i-cord edge. Worked in stockinette and utilizes Assigned Pooling to create the “Cicada Stitch

The Cicada Stitch is an adaptation of Phanessa Fong’s “Little Leaves” stitch (2018).

The texture pattern is reminiscent of cicadas swarming a tree a la the cicada immersion of summer 2024.”

Materials: 1 skein (2 skeins) 75 g (195 g) of Gnome Depot Fiber Cremini DK BFL Superwash (100%
Bluefaced Leicester Wool) in Cicada Dreams colorway.

Summer scream is officially off the knitting needles. This was a fun one skein project that was easy to take on-the-go. The assigned color pooling was new to me, and I really enjoyed it. It was hard to put this project down! I thought the pattern was a clever and creative take on the crazy cicada swarm happening at the time of the Chicago Yarn Crawl.

This mini shawl also has a larger option to create with two skeins. The yarn was great to work with, and I would highly recommend! I purchased the yarn from The Bloomin’ Spindle located in Irving Park (north side of downtown). This is a cute little shop worth the drive north the next time you’re in the city!