Topsy-Turvy Tea Party by Kountingsheep

Topsy-Turvy Tea Party

Knitting
June 2022
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
23 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in St st
US 6 - 4.0 mm
600 - 1200 yards (549 - 1097 m)
2 sizes: cowl and full-size wrap
English
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Topsy-Turvy Tea Party is inspired by Alice in Wonderland in all its wonderful adaptations. The pattern is written for a cowl that is worked flat and then seamed at the end; instructions are included to make the pattern into a full-size wrap. Use one full-size skein and 8 minis to create this fun and quirky pattern!

For original yarn advent kit from 7th Floor Yarns, click here.

For the crochet version, Mixed-Up Croquet Game, click here.

SIZES

  • Cowl: 17”/42.5 cm wide and 32”/80 cm circumference
  • Wrap: 17”/42.5 cm wide and 64”/160 cm long

GAUGE
23 sts and 30 rows = 4”/10 cm in stockinette st,
blocked

NEEDLES
US Size 6 (4 mm) circular needles

YARN
7th Floor Yarns Fingering Weight (65% Superwash
Merino/20% Nylon/15% Yak)
-One full size skein - 464 yards/100 grams per skein in color “Tea Party” (MC)
-8 mini skeins - 92 yards/20 grams per skein in colors:

  • Color A - Alice
  • Color B - Doormouse
  • Color C - Mad Hatter
  • Color D - Cheshire Cat
  • Color E - March Hare
  • Color F - Caterpillar
  • Color G - White Rabbit
  • Color H - Queen of Hearts

-Or a similar fingering weight yarn in colors of choice. Approximately half of the yardage is used for the cowl, and most of the yardage is used for the wrap. You would need about 242 yards/50 grams of MC and 368 yards/80 grams total of Colors A-H for the cowl. You would about 464 yards/100 grams of MC and 736 yards/160 grams total of Colors A-H for the wrap.