North Berwick Set
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£5.00
£5.00
North Berwick is a beautiful seaside town on the East Lothian coast whose geography was shaped by volcanic activity around 350 million years ago. North Berwick’s most famous landmarks - Berwick Law, a conical hill overlooking the town, and the Bass Rock, an island famed for its seabird colony, are both remnants of this period. These geological landmarks are the inspiration for this cosy accessory set, knitted in local yarn which is sold in the town itself in Chandler’s shop on the High Street.
CONSTRUCTION & NOTES
Both pieces of this accessory set are worked in the round. The mitts begin with the cuff, with stitches set aside on waste yarn added halfway through the colourwork patterning for an afterthought thumb, which is worked in rib after the main mitt is complete. The hat is worked from the brim up to the crown. To help you make the most of your yarn, the main colour and contrast colours are switched between the mitts and the hat.
YARN
Albanach Artisan Yarns, Eddleston DK (DK; 200m / 218 yards per 200g skein; 100% Scottish Cheviot/Texel wool from Easter Midburn Farm, Roxburghshire)
1 skein in Bramble (purple) & 1 skein in Harvest (gold)
Meterage: Based on yarn needed for size M/L mitts and size L hat
NEEDLES & NOTIONS
3.75 mm / US 5 and 4.0 mm / US 6
for hat:
either a 40cm circular needle in both sizes plus double-pointed needles in smaller size for crown
or double-pointed needles in both sizes
or 80cm / 100cm length circular needle in both sizes for working in magic loop
for mitts:
either double-pointed needles in both sizes
or 80cm / 100cm length circular needle in both sizes for working in magic loop
plus: stitch markers (for hat and/or mitts) and tapestry needle & waste yarn (for mitts)
GAUGE
25 stitches and 26 rows = 10 cm
in stranded stocking stitch with larger needles
SIZES
Mitts - Small/Medium (Medium/Large) to fit hand circumference of approx. 17 (20) cm / 6.75 (8)”, with negative ease of 0-2 cm / 0-1”
Hat - Small (Medium, Large) to fit head circ. of between 51-56 (53-58.5, 56-61) cm / 20-22 (21-23, 22-24)” Choose a size with approximately 7.5 cm / 3” negative ease
SKILLS & PATTERN ATTRIBUTES
bottom-up
chart
in-the-round
schematic
stranded
ribbing
placing stitches on hold
CONSTRUCTION & NOTES
Both pieces of this accessory set are worked in the round. The mitts begin with the cuff, with stitches set aside on waste yarn added halfway through the colourwork patterning for an afterthought thumb, which is worked in rib after the main mitt is complete. The hat is worked from the brim up to the crown. To help you make the most of your yarn, the main colour and contrast colours are switched between the mitts and the hat.
YARN
Albanach Artisan Yarns, Eddleston DK (DK; 200m / 218 yards per 200g skein; 100% Scottish Cheviot/Texel wool from Easter Midburn Farm, Roxburghshire)
1 skein in Bramble (purple) & 1 skein in Harvest (gold)
Meterage: Based on yarn needed for size M/L mitts and size L hat
NEEDLES & NOTIONS
3.75 mm / US 5 and 4.0 mm / US 6
for hat:
either a 40cm circular needle in both sizes plus double-pointed needles in smaller size for crown
or double-pointed needles in both sizes
or 80cm / 100cm length circular needle in both sizes for working in magic loop
for mitts:
either double-pointed needles in both sizes
or 80cm / 100cm length circular needle in both sizes for working in magic loop
plus: stitch markers (for hat and/or mitts) and tapestry needle & waste yarn (for mitts)
GAUGE
25 stitches and 26 rows = 10 cm
in stranded stocking stitch with larger needles
SIZES
Mitts - Small/Medium (Medium/Large) to fit hand circumference of approx. 17 (20) cm / 6.75 (8)”, with negative ease of 0-2 cm / 0-1”
Hat - Small (Medium, Large) to fit head circ. of between 51-56 (53-58.5, 56-61) cm / 20-22 (21-23, 22-24)” Choose a size with approximately 7.5 cm / 3” negative ease
SKILLS & PATTERN ATTRIBUTES
bottom-up
chart
in-the-round
schematic
stranded
ribbing
placing stitches on hold
