Main Sail by Sophie Xuan Hurden

Main Sail

Crochet
April 2025
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 15.5 rows = 4 inches
in main patt
5.0 mm (H)
260 yards (238 m)
UK
English

Call it what you want – neckerchief, shawlette, bandana, scarf –
Main Sail is a versatile little number.

MEASUREMENTS

Wingspan: 145cm / 57”
Depth: 19cm / 7.5”

YARN

Iolair Yarn Gigha 4-ply/fingering (50% non-superwash merino, 50% silk; 400m / 438yd per 100g)

Sample is made in colourway Lichen Yellow.

260m / 285yd

HOOK

5mm (US H/8), at least 20cm / 8” long

TENSION

22 sts x 15.5rows = 10cm x 10cm / 4” x 4”, in pattern after blocking