Broken Herringbone by Claudia Fiocchetti

Broken Herringbone

Knitting
April 2020
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
32 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
in small circumference colourwork
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
1192 yards (1090 m)
One size to be wrapped loosely twice around the neck.
English

Broken Herringbone - snood
This cosy snood, worked in two tonally similar shades, is based on a repetitive motif. When knitted, the final visual effect is reminiscent of a herringbone, that’s been broken in regular sections. The snood can be worn long, or wrapped twice around the neck.

Yarn
Kate Davies Designs Milarrochy Tweed (70% Wool; 30% Mohair; 100m / 109yds per 25g ball)
A Gloamin’: 6 x 25g balls
B Campion: 6 x 25g balls

Needles and notions
2 gauge-size needles of your preferred type for working in the round
Stitch markers
Tapestry needle
Waste yarn (for provisional cast on)

Gauge
32 stitches and 36 rounds to 10cm / 4in over stranded stockinette in the round on gauge-size needle(s)
Use 3mm needle(s) as a starting point for swatching.

Size
One size to be wrapped loosely twice around the neck. Final measurements after blocking:
Height: 20cm / 7 3/4in
Length: 166cm / 65 1/2in

Pattern notes
After a provisional cast on, the colourwork is worked as one long tube, which is grafted and joined at the end.

Special techniques
Provisional cast on
Grafting

PLEASE NOTE: the pattern is for personal use only