Golden Valley by Bonnie Sennott

Golden Valley

Knitting
January 2017
Sport (12 wpi) ?
17 stitches and 34 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette, on smaller needle, after blocking
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
625 - 650 yards (572 - 594 m)
One
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Golden Valley is named after a verse in the Woody Guthrie song, “This Land Is Your Land.”

“As I was walking that ribbon of highway,
I saw above me that endless skyway:
I saw below me that golden valley:
This land was made for you and me.”


This triangular shawl is knit from the top down using sport weight or fingering weight yarn and a long circular needle.

The pattern provides complete instructions for both the garter stitch tab cast-on and the picot bind-off. Stitch patterns are provided in charts only.

Finished (Blocked) Measurements:
Sport weight: 64 inches/163 cm wide across top edge and 29 inches/74 cm long from center of top edge to bottom point
Fingering weight: 62 inches/158 cm wide across top edge and 28 inches/71 cm long from center of top edge to bottom point

Materials (sport weight):
--635 yards/580 m sportweight wool; sample was knit with Anzula Ava 80% superwash merino, 10% cashmere, 10% nylon; 330 yds/301 m per 110g skein; Toffee, 2 skeins.
--US #5/3.75mm 24-inch or 32-inch circular needle OR SIZE NEEDED TO OBTAIN GAUGE
--US #6/4.00mm 24-inch or 32-inch circular needle

Materials (fingering weight):
--525 yards/480 m sportweight wool; sample was knit with Anzula Squishy 80% superwash merino, 10% cashmere, 10% nylon; 385 yds/352 m per 114g skein; Hippo, 2 skeins.
--US #4/3.5mm 24-inch or 32-inch circular needle OR SIZE NEEDED TO OBTAIN GAUGE
--US #5/3.75mm 24-inch or 32-inch circular needle

Notions:
--Smooth scrap yarn and size G/4.00mm crochet hook for garter stitch tab cast-on, stitch markers, tapestry needle, stainless steel T-pins, blocking wires (optional)

Gauge:
Sport weight: 17 sts/34 rows = 4”/10 cm in stockinette stitch using smaller needle, after blocking
Fingering weight: 18 sts/32 rows = 4”/10 cm in stockinette stitch using smaller needle, after blocking
To save time, check gauge.