Willamette by Norah Gaughan

Willamette

Knitting
September 2015
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
40 stitches and 38 rows = 4 inches
in Reversible Cable Chart pattern with Size A needle(s) and *Loft*, after blocking
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
740 - 755 yards (677 - 690 m)
6¾ (9)" wide; 60¾ (74¾)" long
English
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For gorgeous, unisex gift knitting, try Willamette, a deeply textured scarf with an original, reversible motif of cabled diamonds over garter stitch. There’s a chart for the A side and another for the B side; alternate knitting a row from each and you’ll end up with a beautifully patterned fabric that’s different but equally arresting on both sides. Willamette is active knitting with cables on every row, but the geometric motifs are predictable and easy to track. The pattern can be worked in Shelter for oversized coziness or in Loft for a scarf of more traditional scale.


Construction

The scarf is worked flat in one piece, from end to end.

Yardage

Version I: 755 yards of fingering weight wool yarn
Version II: 740 yards of worsted weight wool yarn

Yarn

Version I: 3 skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Loft (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 275 yards/50g)
Photographed in color Sweatshirt

Version II: 6 skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Shelter (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 140 yards/50g)
Photographed in color Long Johns

Gauge

Version I:
40 stitches & 38 rows = 4″ in Reversible Cable Chart pattern with Size A needle(s) and Loft, after blocking
One 20-stitch repeat from chart measures 2” wide with Size A needle(s) and Loft, after blocking

Version II:
29 stitches & 27 rows = 4″ in Reversible Cable Chart pattern with Size A needle(s) and Shelter, after blocking
One 20-stitch repeat from chart measures 2¾“ wide with Size A needle(s) and Shelter, after blocking

Needles

Version I:

Size A (for Main Fabric)
One pair of straight needles or a 32” circular needle* in size needed to obtain gauge listed
Suggested Size: 4mm (US 6)

Size B (for Bind Off)
One pair of straight needles or a 32” circular needle* one size smaller than Size A
Suggested Size: 3¾mm (US 5)

Version II:

Size A (for Main Fabric)
One pair of straight needles or a 32” circular needle* in size needed to obtain gauge listed
Suggested Size: 5mm (US 8)

Size B (for Bind Off)
One pair of straight needles or a 32” circular needle* one size smaller than Size A
Suggested Size: 4½mm (US 7)

Knitter’s preferred style of needle may be used

Finished Dimensions

Version I (Version II)
6¾ (9)“ wide; 60¾ (74¾)” long

Skill Level

3 out of 5

Please note: the stitch patterns in this garment are charted only.