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Fleece Flight
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Fleece Flight (noun): A grouping of similar weight yarns used for sampling their fleecy fabulousness
Throughout the world, there are over 1,000 distinct breeds of sheep, yet many of us are only exposed to a few of the most common in our everyday knitting. Fleece Flight is a wonderful way to branch out and experience some of those rare yarns you have been missing.
Fleece Flight is a parallelogram shawl designed, through a series of short row triangles, with 2 - 6 skeins of Heritage Breed, Small Farm yarns.
Materials needed-
2, 4, or 6 skeins of worsted weight yarn, approx. 200 yards (183m) each You will use every inch of your yarn, so if one of your skeins is smaller than the rest, I would suggest you start with that one and let that be the guide for how big your triangles are.
Shown - Large
Color A - Bradley Farms - Gulf Coast Native - 115 g / 200 yds
Color B - Fern Fiber and Rusted Earth Farm - Navajo-Churro “Fawn” - 115 g/250 yds
Color C - Wing and a Prayer Farm - Cotswold/Mohair “Thelma and Louise” - 100 g/240 yds
Color D - Prado de Lana Sheep Farm - Lincoln Longwool “Lenore” - 115 g/200 yds
Color E - Meridian Jacobs - Jacob - 115 g/200 yds
Color F - Marushka Farms - CVM/Romeldale - 115 g/200 yds
Sizes - Small Shawlette (2 skeins/triangles), Medium (4 skeins/triangles), and Large (6 skeins/triangles)
Gauge - 15 - 17 sts and 26 - 30 rows = 4” (10cm) in garter stitch, blocked
Finished Size (blocked) -
Small - 13” / 33 cm depth by 44” / 112 cm wingspan (tip to tip)
Medium - 23” / 58 cm depth by 61” / 155 cm wingspan
Large - 23” / 58 cm depth by 79” / 200 cm wingspan
Tools -
US8(5mm) 40 inch circular needle (or larger)
Darning needle
Stitch Marker/progress keeper
Abbreviations -
CO - Cast on
BO - Bind off
k - knit
k2tog tbl - knit two together through the back loop
st(s) - stitch(es)
W&T - Wrap and Turn
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- First published: September 2016
- Page created: September 22, 2016
- Last updated: April 3, 2020 …
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