Hodmedod is the Norfolk word for Hedgehog and is a bit of a thingumy sort of a word. And this is a bit of a thingumy really – too small to be called a shawl, but very cosy to tie around your neck for a bit of warmth. It’s a riff on the Estonian 3-gathered stitch and uses just one skein of fingering yarn – in this case a Hedgehog Fibres skinny single. It’s the first time I’ve used this delicious yarn and the first time I’ve combined lace knitting with a speckled yarn.

The piece is a triangle knitted from the centre top down and starts from a garter tab. Both charted and written instructions are included in this pattern. I blocked mine to approximately 65cm deep with a span of 130cm, however the final size will vary according to your own choice of yarn and needle, as well as your knitting tension.

Requirements
3.5mm US4 needles
100g 366m 400yd of 4ply fingering yarn
Stitch markers
Wool needle to darn in ends