Ridley Creek by Courtney Kelley

Ridley Creek

Knitting
April 2021
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
29 stitches and 33 rows = 4 inches
in stranded colorwork
US 1 - 2.25 mm
US 2 - 2.75 mm
2000 yards (1829 m)
Scarf: 11.5” (29 cm) circumference, 60.25” (153 cm) length. Hat: 20” (51 cm) circumference, 10.5” (26.5 cm) height.
English
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Specifications
YARN

Kelbourne Woolens Camper (100% wool; 200 yards/50 gm skein): 278 oatmeal heather (MC), 3 skeins, 602 mulberry heather (CC1), 614 scarlet heather (CC2), 667 coral heather (CC3), 709 sunflower heather (CC4), 336 mint heather (CC5), 330 meadow heather (CC6), 432 teal heather (CC7), 1 skein each.
GAUGE
29 sts and 33 rnds = 4” (10 cm) in stranded colorwork on larger ndls, after blocking.
NEEDLES
Scarf:

1 set US 1 (2.25 mm) DPNs or
1 – 36” (90 cm) US 1 (2.25 mm) circular.
1 set US 2 (2.75 mm) DPNs or
1 – 36” (90 cm) US 2 (2.75 mm) circular.
Hat:
1 – 16” US 1 (2.25 mm) circular.
1 – 16” US 2 (2.75 mm) circular.
1 set US 2 (2.75 mm) DPNs.
Check your gauge and adjust needle size accordingly if necessary.
NOTIONS
Darning needle, stitch markers, crochet hook, smooth waste yarn of comparable gauge.
SIZE
Scarf:
11.5” (29 cm) circumference, 60.25” (153 cm) length.
Hat: 20” (51 cm) circumference, 10.5” (26.5 cm) height.
SKILLS
Provisional cast on, stranded colorwork from charts.

Useful Tips
For a tutorial on working the crochet provisional cast on, visit: kelbournewoolens.com/blog/2018/12/provisional-cast-on

For a tutorial on working from charts, visit: kelbournewoolens.com/blog/2015/01/working-from-charts-colorwork

For a tutorial on working the three needle bind off, visit: kelbournewoolens.com/blog/2014/10/three-needle-bind-off

Images: Linette Kielinski