Meditate is a soothing, rhythmic knit that’s designed to use every last yard of a single skein of luxury yarn. Slipped stitches form tiny bands of double knitting in the mostly garter stitch design—providing small waypoints that keep the knitting engaging, and create an elegant fabric.

Finished measurements
Single-loop: 11” [28 cm] wide, 24” [61 cm] circumference
Double-loop: 6¾“ [17 cm] wide, x 48” [122 cm] circumference

Yarn
1 skein Shalimar Yarns Paulie; 60% sw merino, 20% camel, 10% cashmere, 10% silk; 420yds [384 m] per 115 g skein, in colorways Asilomar, Sprout or Citrine; or

395 (420) yds [361 (384) m] of a fingering weight yarn.

If substituting yarn, a blend with some silk content or other fiber that adds drape is recommended.

Needles
• US 4 [3.5 mm]
• US 3 [3.25 mm]

Notions
• 6 (4) buttons, ½“ [12 mm] in diameter

Gauge
21 sts and 26 rows = 2½“ [6.25 cm] in garter and rib pattern, after blocking.

If you’d like to read a little about why I designed Meditate, you’ll find the details in this blog post.

Need help? If you have questions about the design—or just want to share your progress!—please visit the Meditate discussion thread in the Blue Bee Knits group.