King Me! Checkerboard by Cynthia Hyslop

We love “cabin time”. It’s our euphemism for escaping the daily grind. There’s nothing like putting your phone on silent (or finding a spot with no cellular service) to spend some time with real people, engaging in real activities. Whether it’s a picnic, a ball game or a weekend away in the wilderness, we always take our epic checkerboard along. When it’s not being used for checkers or chess, it might be keeping the wine chilled in the picnic basket or functioning as a seat cushion on the cold ground. Where will your epic checkerboard take you? 

Finished Measurements:

• Width: 15 ins / 38 cm unfelted; 14.75 ins / 37.5 cm after felting.
• Length: 17 ½ ins / 44.5 cm unfelted; 16 ins / 40.6 cm after felting.

We used River City Yarns Epic Yarn; 194 m / 212 yds per 100 g ball; 100% virgin wool: 1 ball each in three colours. You can substitute any 100% wool (non-superwash) like Cascade 220, or Galway Worsted, You'll also need 5.0 mm straight needles.