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Inspiration:

I have always loved the wrong side of stranded knitting. I knew deep in my gut; I could utilize the long floats somehow. This pattern is the epitome of utilizing the long floats for visual interest.

I developed an easy pattern for the “Libelula” beanie using the dragon fly stitch. “Libelula” beanie displays the right side of the knit, however the “Float” pattern displays the wrong side. I loved the wrong side of this stitch so much, I had to show it off in another pattern. Of course, the neck warmer is reversible. Wear it however mood strikes you. You choose what side is the “right” side.

Place that multicoloured yarn on the outside and the solid as the background or vice versa. Play, create, explore is my motto.
I am embracing my home spun and home dyed fiber in 2021. I chose the background colour to be just that. A melody of a spring meadow. Its lovely to show off those hand spun yarns. My solid yarn is commercially produced by Malabrigo. Both yarns play together beautifully.

Sizes:
One size fit most

Finished measurements:
Neck circumference 21 in(53cm) Widest point circumference: 42 in (107cm)

Gauge:
24 sts/ 24 rows in 4 in (10 cm) swatch.
Knitted stranded (double coloured dragonfly stitch) using size 7 (4.5 mm) needles in the round.

Take time to achieve gauge, switch needle size as needed.

Yarn/Amounts needed:
2 contrasting skeins of worsted/Aran weight yarn. Either home spun, commercially produced or a mix of both.

Recommended Malabrigo Rios, 210 yards (190 m) per skein, 1 skein in semisolid and 1 multicoloured.

I used:
Main colour (MC): Home spun from a super wash merino roving by Manos del Uruguay in colour-way Wild flowers. Spun in worsted weight, double ply, carded into gradient.

Contrast colour (CC):1 skein of Rios by Malabrigo in colour-way Yerba

Notions:
• Size 7 US (4.5 mm) 16-inch (40cm) circulars needles to start, increase the cable as stitches increase, recommended interchangeable needles set with variety of cable lengths.
• 1 stitch marker to denote BOR, optional additional 13 markers to divide each pattern repeat,
• Darning needle.

Notes about construction:
Knitted stranded, from top down, in one piece.

Pattern includes a pictorial of the specialty stitch.