Clouds

• Description
• Pattern Information
• Techniques

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  This very special project was designed for the July 2025 Echoes and Inspiration knitting retreat and is not currently available for sale.

  Clouds a delightful triangular neckerchief is inspired by a textile design of the same name, designed by Duncan Grant, a prominent member of the Bloomsbury set, in 1931. Clouds and rain over the duck pond at his home and studio, Charleston, were the inspiration for his orginal abstract design. I have then abstracted this further to create a knit-friendly intarsia pattern.

  The neckerchief is knit from end to end commencing with just a few stitches, increasing at one side only until the desired number of stitches have been reached before decreasing at the same rate until the correct number of stitches remain for casting off. An I-cord style edging is knit into the piece so no additional edging is required. The pattern is worked predominantly using intarsia techniques, with small amounts of stranded colourwork (fair isle). Additionally embroidery and duplicate stitches are incorporated into the surface pattern after knitting has been completed.

  The yarn used is Byre Fingering weight yarn, which is spun from 100% British wool. The natural grey of Byre is dyed in the beautiful shades required to create the Clouds neckerchief.

  Clouds includes both clear written instructions and full colour charts plus a handy schematic.

• Yarn
  Susan Crawford Byre, (Fingering weight) 100% British wool, (400 metres / 436 yards per 100g skein)
  1 skein, shade Flax, plus 1 25g skein each of Straw Hat, Banting, Charleston, Dry Stone Wall, Night Sky, Portmanteau and Broussa

  Gauge
  28 sts and 34 rounds = 10cm (4in) worked over pattern knitted in the round, after blocking. We obtained this gauge using 3mm (US 2-3) needles.
  If necessary use an alternative needle size to obtain the correct gauge.

  Suggested needles
  

  3mm circular needle (80-100cm in length)

  Notions
  

  Stitch markers
  Tapestry needle

• Knitting intarsia and stranded colourwork(optional)
  Surface embroidery
  Duplicate stitch
  Steeking
  Additional sewing required

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