Cedar Shake

Knitting
December 2011
Sport (12 wpi) ?
26 stitches = 4 inches
in stocking stitch
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
284 - 328 yards (260 - 300 m)
English
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Cedar Shakes have it all - lace, twisted stitches and ribbing. It stretches and contracts beautifully to give a well-fitted fingerless mitten with wrist-narrowing appeal while the wavy lines work to elongate the arm.

It looks best in subtle semi-solid, hand-paint yarns such as luxurious madelinetosh Pashmina or Handmaiden Casbah.

Yarn:
Handmaiden Casbah, 1 skein
Colour shown: Topaz and Minegold
or
madelinetosh Pashmina, 1 skein
Colour shown: Celadon

Any sportweight yarn should work; look for one in a
solid or semi-solid colour with a little sheen from silk
or very tightly twisted wool.

Gauge: 10cm/4 in = 26 sts in stocking stitch

Needles: 3mm/US 3 dpns or 100cm/40 in circular needle if using ‘magic loop’ technique

Notions: stitch markers, scrap yarn, darning needle