FREE PATTERN - Handspun Knit Throw
Ooo oo ooooo!
I am drooling over this heavenly piece of work.
This is a feature piece knitted by me, especially to showcase just how beautiful our range of handspun yarn really is.
It's also quite deceiving with how much you need.
This pattern has 4 skeins, each skein is approximately 200m in length.
I could stare at those skeins all day long.
After a quick bit of knitting to get a gauge swatch I set up my 6.00mm Lykke Interchangeable tips and my 100cm cord and started knitting.
I love its rule-breaking randomness. You could have the neatest cast on ever, but it doesn't care! Due to the nature of handspun, it has its own personality and won't be told.
I have featured a garter stitch border, stocking stitch and a few rows of garter stitch, placed randomly to remind you that not everything has to be perfect and symmetrical.
YOU'LL NEED
Yarn: 4 skeins of Handspun Gotland Yarn
Needles: 6.00mm Lykke Interchangeable Tips & 100cm Cord
Darning Needle
ABBREVIATIONS
Garter Stitch - Knit every row
Stocking Stitch - Knit one row, purl next row
GAUGE
14sts x 20 rows = 10cm
SIZE
90cm wide x 120cm long
THE PATTERN
Garter Stitch sections:
Knit every row
Stocking Stitch sections:
Row 1 (Right Side) - Knit all stitches
Row 2 (Wrong Side) - Knit 14, Purl to last 14 stitches, Knit 14
Cast on 126 stitches
Garter Stitch - 22 rows or 8cm
Stocking Stitch - 28 rows or 14cm
Garter Stitch - 6 rows or 2.5cm
Stocking Stitch - 40 rows or 20cm
Garter Stitch - 10 rows or 4.5cm
Stocking Stitch - 94 rows or 47cm
Garter Stitch - 60 rows or 24cm
THE PLAN
I thoroughly enjoyed working with this yarn. It is super soft, incredibly warm and will stand the test of time and family with its hardwearing properties and natural colour.
When you cast yours on make sure you tag us in the usual places or feel free to pop a pic up in our group.
xx birdie