flora by Lori Versaci

flora

Knitting
September 2013
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette Stitch
US 7 - 4.5 mm
450 - 900 yards (411 - 823 m)
Scarf (Shawl)
English
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Scarf (Shawl)
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
37 (50 ½)”/ 94 (128.5)cm wide and
15 ½ (21)”/ 39.5 (53.5)cm deep at center

YARN
1 (2) skein(s) SHIBUI Linen (yarn A)(100% linen; 246 yds /234 m per 50g skein) and
1 (2) skein(s) SHIBUI Staccato (yarn B)(70% superwash merino wool/30% silk; 191 yds / 174 m per 50g skein)

Or approx 250 (500) yds/ 225 (450)m fingering weight linen yarn and 200 (400) yds/ 175 (350)m fingering weight wool or wool-blend yarn

NEEDLES and NOTIONS

  • Size 7 US (4.5mm) needles, or size to obtain gauge
  • Stitch markers
  • Cable needle

GAUGE
18 sts and 32 rows = 4”/ 10cm in St st with A
Matching exact gauge is not critical, but your gauge will obviously affect the finished size.

CONSTRUCTION
Center triangle is worked, then edging is picked up and worked. The edging is a series of short rows that work across from marker to marker. The edging for the shawl version is 2 rows deeper than for the scarf version.

Thank you, Lynne Barr, for such an incredible pattern stitch!