Sand bubbles by Gretha Mensen

Sand bubbles

Knitting
September 2023
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
27 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch, blocked
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
273 - 317 yards (250 - 290 m)
Approx. 51" (130 cm) wingspan along top edge 10.5” (26 cm) width. Size is easy to adjust.
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INFO
When you walk along the beach and watch the waves flow onto dry sand during an incoming tide, you will see many small round holes form as the water sinks down into the sand. As the water recedes, some of it goes back into the sea but some sinks into the sand. When it does, it forces the air between the sand particles back upwards and this air bubbles out creating pin holes. Watching the bubbles gave me the inspiration for this neck scarf.

Beautiful edges provides a neat finish to the scarf design, which is wearable on both sides. The scarf is easy to work from fully written-out directions with stitch counts, as well as a schematic and easy-to-read charts.

YARN
Dark Omen Yarn, merino plus (100% SW Merino, 100 gr-440yds/400m), 1 skein.
Sample yardage 295yds/270m in color Hastur.

Or any Fingering weight yarn: approx. 273-317yds (250-290m) total.

MATERIALS
24” (minimum 60 cm) circular or straight needles.
US 2.5 (3 mm)
Stitch markers, tapestry needle.

GAUGE - BLOCKED 4” (10 cm)
In stockinette stitch pattern, 27 stitches x 36 rows.
Gauge is not crucial at all, but will affect final size and yardage.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS
Approx. 51” (130 cm) wingspan along top edge 10.5” (26 cm) width.
Unblocked: 47” (119 cm) x 10.5” (26 cm).

ADJUSTMENTS
Ajustments are provided in the pattern.

Different sizes and fits can also be achieved by altering yarn weight and/or needle size(s).