MATERIALS

• Main Color (MC): 4 skeins of Purl Soho’s Shepherdess Alpaca, 100% undyed, handspun alpaca; approximately 240 yards required. We used Heirloom White. (NOTE: We no longer offer Shepherdess Alpaca, but choose from one of our other super bulky weight yarns.)
• Contrast Color (CC): 1 skein of Shepherdess Alpaca; approximately 55 yards required. We used Bantam Hen.
• US 13 (9 mm), 40- or 47-inch circular needles
• 1 stitch marker

GAUGE

• Unblocked: 9 stitches and 12 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch
• Blocked: 10 stitches and 16 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch

SIZE
Finished dimensions: 11½ inches high and 55 inches in circumference