Gertrude is knitted using Susan Crawford Byre, a fingering weight yarn that is delightfully lofty and soft, created from a blend of Jacobs and Shetland fibres spun exclusively for us in a nearby Yorkshire mill.
Gertrude is shown here in two colour ways.
Colourway One uses shades:
Heather,
Dry Stone Wall,
Clay,
Moss Covered Wall,
Room of My Own,
Ragwort,
Undergrowth,
Sunset Over the Bay,
Plum Jam,
Glimpse of the Sea and
Night Sky.
Colourway two uses shades:
Denim,
Jack 'O' Lantern,
Rusty Tractor,
Loam,
Sunset Over the Bay,
Glimpse of the Sea and
Fence Post.
Samples shown in Size 3, Colourway One (on Ruth) and Size 5, Colourway Two (on Susan).
The pattern includes instructions for ten sizes to fit chest measurements between 76cm (30in) and 152cm (60in) and contains both clear written pattern directions, together with charted instructions.
Colourway One
1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 2) (2, 2, 2, 2) skeins, shade Heather
1 skein, shade Dry Stone Wall
1 skein, shade Clay
1 skein, shade Moss Covered Wall
1 skein, shade Room of My Own
1 skein, shade Ragwort
1 skein, shade Undergrowth
1 skein, shade Sunset Over the Bay
1 skein, shade Plum Jam
1 skein, shade Glimpse of the Sea
1 skein, shade Night Sky
Colourway two
1 (1, 2, 2, 2, 2) (2, 2, 2, 2) skeins, shade Denim
1 skein, shade Jack 'O' Lantern
1 skein, shade Rusty Tractor
1 skein, shade Loam
1 skein, shade Sunset Over the Bay
1 skein, shade Glimpse of the Sea
1 skein, shade Fence Post
Suggested needles
Small needles: 2.5 mm (US 1/2) circular needle (80-100 cm / 32-40 in)
2.5 mm (US 1/2) circular needle (40-50 cm / 16-24 in)
Large needles: 3 mm (US 2/3) circular needle (80-100 cm / 32-40 in)
Gauge
31 sts and 34 rounds = 10 cm / 4 in over stranded colourwork worked in the round, after blocking. We obtained this gauge using 3 mm needles.
Notions
Waste yarn, spare needle for grafting shoulders (optional), tapestry needle, scissors.
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