Cecilia's Bosom Friend by Josefin Waltin

Cecilia's Bosom Friend

Knitting
March 2022
Sport (12 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 46 rows = 4 inches
in Tuck Stitch
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
1100 - 1150 yards (1006 - 1052 m)
one size
English
This pattern is available in print for $9.99.

Knitted for a bosom friend this wrap around shawl is known in Swedish as hjartevarmare, which translates in English to “heart-warmer”.

MATERIALS

  • Fiber 19½ oz raw white Värmland fleece and 16 oz raw variegated gray Värmland fleece. The weight is based on an approximate yarn yield of 35% from raw fleece to finished yarn. Note that the yarn is lightly fulled, so the fiber must be able to felt.
  • Yarn Lightly fulled singles: 765 yd light color (LC) Z-spun, 385 yd dark color (DC) S-spun; 1,240 ypp; 12 wpi; sportweight. 2-ply for I-cord ties and bind-off, worsted-spun: 66 yd light color (LC); 720 ypp; 12 wpi; sportweight.
  • Needles Size 6 (4 mm): 32” (80 cm)
  • Notions Markers (m); tapestry needle
  • Gauge 20 sts and 46 rows = 4” in Tuck charted patt with LC/DC yarn on larger needle; 22 sts and 30 rows = 4” in St st with LC/DC yarn on larger needle.
  • Finished Size 63” × 24”