Hedgerows
An asymmetrical triangular shawlette or kerchief, Hedgerows is perfect for that special 4-ounce skein of handspun yarn. It's designed to let you use up all of your yarn, without worrying about weighing as you go along. It also works great for a single skein of sock yarn, and it is well-suited for variegated or self-striping yarn. It will show off a wide range of yarn weight, as well, from lace all the way up to sport or DK. (Ilt may work for worsted as well, although I haven't yet tried that.) As an added bonus, it's quick to knit up with simple stitches, larger needles, and an easily memorizable repeat. Hedgerows alternates between stockinette and garter stitch sections, with increases along one edge. The pattern is a 10-row repeat, but it's actually much simpler than that. I used simple stitches and textures to best give attention to the yarn. Yarn: One 3.5-4 ounce [100-113 gram] skein, light fingering weight Fiber: Spunky Eclectic CorriePaca $80\%$ Corriedale, $20\%$ Alpaca, combed topl; colorway: Twenty-Ten; 4 ounces — fractal spun Drafting method: Supported long draw Wheel system: Scotch tension Ratio (singles/plying): singles Z at 8.7:1; plied S at 12:1
Finished yarn:
Wraps per inch: 13 Twist angle: 25 Yardage used: 423 yards [387 meters] Yarn classification: Any variegated or self-striping sock yarn Yardage used: One 3.5-4 ounce skein Finished size, measured along the longest edge (X), and from that edge, at a 90-degree angle to the point (Y): Pre-blocking: 42 inches by 16 inches [107 cms by 41 cms]. After blocking: 54 inches by 21 inches [137 cms by 53 cms]. Needles: Larger-than-called-for needles for the yarn weight, to ensure a nice drape — I used US 4s for a commercial sock yarn and US 9s for handspun with 9-10 wraps per inch. Either straights or a circular will Work. Gauge: will differ depending on yarn weight
Tools: As my stitch count grew, I found a stitch marker (optional) helpful. I used it near the increases end of my current row so I didn't have to count the entire row to verify I was on track. At the end of every Garter stripe, the stitch count will always be a multiple of three $+1$
CO 3 sts (l used a long-tail cast-on) Rows 1 and 2: knit across Row 3: K1, M1, knit across (4 sts) Rows 4 and 5: knit across Garter stripe Row 11: knit across Row 12: knit across Row 13: knit across Row 14: K1, M1, knit across Row 15: Knit across
Stockinette stripe Row 6: (RS) K1, M1, knit across Row 7: (WS) purl across Row 8: knit across Row 9: purl across Row 10: K1, M1, knit across Abbreviations sts —— stitches K— knit M1 — make 1 right, an increase stitch RS — right side WS —— wrong side Repeat these two stripes (Rows 6 through 15) until you're nearly out of yarn, ending with a Garter stripe. Bind off loosely, weave in ends. Block.
