This knitted piece was inspired by hand-stitching processes of quilting and basting embroidered samplers. Like a sampler, it displays an array of stitch patterns all created using knit, purl, and slipped stitches. The dickey is constructed by stacking rectangles of different shapes, building outward in a tessellating formation, similar to a log cabin quilt. I wanted to create an accessory that could be faster to knit than a whole sweater, and be a great project for a gift to make, wear, and give away. It’s a striking and unusual accessory; once worn, it is surprisingly useful as an extra layer! The ties mean that it stays put, unlike a shawl; and it adds warmth under a jacket without adding bulk at the arms.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
10 (12, 14)“ 25.5 (30.5, 35.5) cm width
18 (20, 21½)” 45.5 (51, 54.5) cm length from shoulder to bottom hem
Shown in 10” 25.5 cm

YARN
Får by Woolfolk (100% Ovis 21 Ultimate Merino® wool; 50 g / 142 yd 130 m)
- 5 (6, 7) skeins in color 22
OR
590 (785, 990) yd 540 (715, 905) m in worsted weight yarn

NEEDLES
One 32” 80 cm circular needle (circ) in sizes US 7 and US 8 4.5 mm and 5 mm
Or size to obtain gauge