In the Walled Garden by Aurélie Colas

In the Walled Garden

Knitting
October 2015
Light Fingering ?
stocking stitch (worked flat)
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
400 - 875 yards (366 - 800 m)
Small (fingering), Large (heavy laceweight), X-Large (laceweight)
English
This pattern is available for £4.25.

On the South-facing wall of the beautiful Walled Garden, a heavy iron gate gives access to a little path to the woods.

The shawl is worked bottom-up and is available in three sizes: Small in fingering weight, Large in heavy laceweight, X-Large in lace weight. Each requiring a single 100g skein…


Sizing
Small [Large, X-Large]:
Wingspan: approx. 150 [190: 190] cm (60 [75: 75] in)
Depth at widest point: 25 [28: 32] cm (10 [11: 12 ½] in)


Yarn requirement

  • Small: approx. 366 m / 400 yds of 4 ply / Fingering Weight wool/silk blend
  • Medium: approx. 600 m / 656 yds of heavy lace weight wool/silk blend
  • Large: approx. 800 m / 875 yds of lace weight wool/silk blend

Samples shown:

  • Small: Ripples Crafts Suilven (60% merino, 20% yak, 20% silk; 366 m / 400 yds per 100 g), 1 x 100g, in Shade Warm Gold
  • Medium: Ripples Crafts Merino Silk Heavy Laceweight (80% merino, 20% silk; 600 m / 656 yds per 100 g), 1 x 100g, in Shade Moonshine

Needles and Notions

  • 4 [3.75: 3.75] mm (US 6 [5: 5]) needles (or size required to achieve gauge)
  • 5 [4.5: 4.5] mm (US 8 [7: 7]) needles (for cast on and cast off)
  • Darning needle
  • Stitch Markers (three types, colour-coded)

Gauge

  • Small size only: 15 sts and 36 rows / 10cm (4 in) over stocking stitch after blocking
  • Large and X-Large sizes only: 20 sts and 40 rows / 10cm (4 in) over stocking stitch after blocking

8-Page Pattern includes:
Detailed charts for patterned section.
Schematics.

Note: There is no written instructions for all charts at this point.

Pattern also includes a description of Castle Fraser, Scotland, and a chapter on the source of inspiration: the little iron gate in the walled garden.