Stokehill

Designer: Sarah Solomon

STOKEHILL shows off the beauty of an expanse of cables knit in an undyed and sculptural yarn. Minimal edgings keep the focus on the cabled center, and a relatively open gauge creates a light and drapey fabric despite the density of the pattern. The blanket begins with a provisional cast on and at the end of the piece, stitches are bound off using Applied I-cord. Then, provisional cast on stitches are returned to the needle and finished in the same fashion to provide a matching edge.

PATTERN INFORMATION

DIFFICULTY: 2/5

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

32 (50 ¼)" wide and 56 (64 ½)" long / 81.5 (127.5) cm wide and 142 (164) cm long

YARN

Harrisville Designs Shear Merino Dorset Aran Weight

100% undyed American Wool/210 yards per 100 g skein

7 (13) skeins, or 1465 (2650) yards of Aran weight yarn

NEEDLES

• Main Fabric Needle: US 9 (5.5 mm): 40" circular
• I-cord Needle: US 7 (4.5 mm): One set DPNs two sizes smaller than Main Fabric needle
• Size H crochet hook for provisional cast on

Adjust your needle size if necessary to obtain correct gauge but exact gauge is not vital with this project

GAUGE

• 21 sts and 21 rows = 4" / 10 cm in cable pattern on Main Fabric Needle, after wet-blocking

NOTIONS

• Stitch markers (optional)
• Cable needle
• Tapestry needle
• Smooth waste yarn for provisional cast on

TECHNIQUES USED

• Provisional Cast On
• Cabling
• Chart reading (optional)

NOTES

• A 40" circular needle is used to accommodate the width and weight of the piece
• Four stockinette stitches at each vertical edge simulate I-cord and help to match the Applied I-cord at top and bottom
• Slip stitches purlwise

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