Pub’d in CEY Web-letter, Issue 271

Chesapeake
50% Organic Cotton • 50% Wool
Chesapeake, part of the Verde Collection of environmentally conscious yarns, is a wonderful combination of fibers in a yarn that takes you through all seasons. The blend of cool, crisp, organic cotton combined with extra soft Merino wool and the gauge of 5 sts per inch make this a great yarn for both adult and children’s garments. The heathered colors are the lovely result of the different ways the vegetable and animal components take the dyes.

SKILL LEVEL
Intermediate

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
8” circumference x 10” tall (unstretched). Bag will stretch to fit a range of bottles from 8” to 11” tall.

YARN
Chesapeake by Classic Elite Yarns
(50% organic cotton, 50% merino; 50 g = approx 103 yards)
1 ball each:
MC – 5955 Shanghai Red
CC – 5997 Metro Green

NEEDLES
Double pointed knitting needles (set of 4) in sizes US 6 (4.25 mm) or size to obtain gauge.

OTHER MATERIALS
Stitch markers

GAUGE
20 sts and 28 rows = 4” in Stockinette stitch. Take time to save time, check your gauge.