Der Blumenbrief (花の手紙) by Toshiyuki Shimada (嶋田俊之)

Der Blumenbrief (花の手紙)

Knitting
October 2007
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
29 stitches and 40 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
US 3 - 3.25 mm
1894 - 1895 yards (1732 - 1733 m)
bust 96cm
Japanese

No specific yarn brand is suggested - the pattern only says to use fingering weight Shetland wool. The amounts listed per color are as follows:

  • color A, 15g - light blue (薄ブルー)
  • color B, 5g - heathered beige (霜降りベージュ)
  • color C, 15g - light pink (薄ピンク)
  • color D, 15g - variegated light purple (ミックス薄紫)
  • color E, 20g - bright purple (明るい紫)
  • color F, 20g - purple (紫)
  • color G, 10g - dull purple (にぶい紫)
  • color H, 10g - variegated purple (ミックス紫)
  • color I, 10g - deep purple (深紫)
  • color J, 310g - brown (茶)

Yardage listed above is an estimate based on typical fingering-weight wool.

Calls for Japanese size 3 & 4 knitting needles (3.0 & 3.3mm).