TeePee by Clare Shaw

TeePee

Knitting
November 2013
Lace ?
16 stitches and 48 rows = 4 inches
in plain garter stitch (blocked)
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
1630 yards (1490 m)
61" x 16" (155cm x 41cm)
English
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A striking and dramatic asymmetric wrap featuring chevrons and stripes, in a design nod to the old spaghetti western. It’s a deceptively simple garter stitch pattern and is surprisingly quick to knit up in a light and floaty lace weight mohair/silk yarn. Have fun choosing and playing with your own mix of colourways!

The yarns used in the sample can be substituted with any kid mohair/silk lace weight; other lace weight yarn bases should also work well with this design, or heavier weight yarns, such as fingering/4 ply (photos 2 and 3 show fingering weight versions of the pattern).

The size of the wrap is easily customizable: you can knit the chevron section as long or as wide as you want by extending the row/stitch pattern repeats; you can also knit the striped section as long as you want. The border will work in the same way as explained in the pattern – you simply pick up more stitches.

Actual total yards/meters used in the sample: 1069 yds/977.5 m.