In Honour of Shieldmaidens by bunnymuff - Mona Zillah

In Honour of Shieldmaidens

Knitting
October 2023
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 22 rows = 4 inches
in stranded stockinette on larger needles
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
235 - 280 yards (215 - 256 m)
approximate finished size: one size fits most; 20 - 22 (23 - 25) in / 51 - 56 (58.5 - 63.5) cm head
English
This pattern is available for $5.99 USD
buy it now or visit pattern website

This is a pattern to knit a tammy worked using the stranded colourwork technique. It is worked from the bottom rib up with decreases shaping the crown.

Included are instructions for the Ladderback/Invisible Jacquard technique if you would like a less visible tacking of floats over longer single colour areas.

Please explore Bloom Woolen Yarns! Fully traceable yarn blends supporting small farms and the New England fibreshed.

yarn:
Yearling by Bloom Woolen Yarns; Worsted; 85%; Shetland, 15% Alpaca; 140yds (128m) / 60g
approximate yarn amounts:
colour A (Lapis dark 301) - 58g; 136yds / 124m
colour B (Natural) - 41g; 96yds / 88m
needles:
3.5mm (us no 4) circular, 16in/41cm
4.0mm (us no 6) circular, 16in/41cm and DPNs 6in/15cm
gauge: 20 stitches x 22 rows = 4in/10cm
measured over stranded stockinette on larger needles
approximate finished size:
one size fits most; 20 - 22 (23 - 25) in / 51 - 56 (58.5 - 63.5) cm head
additional tools:
needle to weave in ends, st marker