Bandana test
Finished
February 19, 2023
February 21, 2023

Bandana test

Tester project info
Seeking Solace bandana by Susan Ashcroft
Knitting
Neck / TorsoCowl
Needles & yarn
US 4 - 3.5 mm
22 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette, washed
218 yards
Araucania Yarns Ranco Solid
241 yards in stash
0.29 skeins = 109.0 yards (99.7 meters), 29 grams
Järbo Merino Raggi
325 yards in stash
0.36 skeins = 109.4 yards (100.0 meters), 36 grams
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Notes

Pattern:

  • Easy to follow
  • Quick and fun to make
  • Great stashbuster
  • Adaptable

Measurements washed, lightly blocked:
Height: 50 cm
BO edge: 45 cm
Diagonal: 56 cm
Border: 8 cm

Yarn:
Sport and fingering:

Light:
https://www.ravelry.com/people/Lysstreif/stash/merino-raggi
Total amount when starting: 1.72 skeins = 478.1 meters (522.9 yards), 172 grams.
Skein 1: 67 g
36 g used, 31 g left.

Dark:
https://www.ravelry.com/people/Lysstreif/stash/ranco-solid
Total amount when starting:
1.28 skeins = 440.1 meters (481.3 yards), 128 grams.
Skein 1: 101 g.
29 g used, 73 g left.

Project notes:

  • No modifications.
  • Top edge (= the diagonal side) measures about 47 cm before the border was worked.
  • Border rows: repeated total 5 times (after the setup rows are done).
  • Garter stitch border: stripes.

The Araucania Ranco Solid used in an earlier project (Sian):
Gauge unwashed, needle 3.5 mm: Stockinette: 24 sts, 34 rnds
Gauge washed: Stockinette: 24 sts, 32 rnds

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Finished
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February 21, 2023
 
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  • Project created: February 18, 2023
  • Finished: February 21, 2023
  • Updated: February 26, 2023
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