A Scarf to Knit for Vera by Susan Strawn

A Scarf to Knit for Vera

Knitting
August 2016
DK (11 wpi) ?
19 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in charted patt
US 5 - 3.75 mm
420 yards (384 m)
62 inches (157.5 cm) long and 9¾ inches (24.8 cm) wide
English
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In this beautiful scarf, a tribute to the brilliant British detective Vera Stanhope, Susan Strawn used Erika Knight’s British Bluefaced Leicester wool grown and spun in Yorkshire, a nod to Vera’s home patch. ( Interweave)

Materials

  • Erika Knight British Blue Wool, 100% British Bluefaced Leicester wool, DK (medium) weight, 60 yards (54.9 m)/25 gram (0.9 oz) ball, 7 balls of #114 Sea Fret
  • Needles, size 5 (3.75 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge
  • Tapestry needle
  • Blocking wires and pins

Finished size: 62 inches (157.5 cm) long and 9¾ inches (24.8 cm) wide

Gauge: 19 sts and 32 rows = 4 inches (10.2 cm) in charted patt