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This is a nice, repetitive lace motif which creates small grid-like squares with a pathway of knits running around all sides. The grid motif made me think of medieval and Renaissance kitchen herb gardens. I named this Leactun as it means “garden of herbs” in Old English.

Difficulty - Easy

Skills used - Knitting in the round, increasing, decreasing

Sizes - One size

Finished measurements
Circumference: 84 cm / 33 inches unstretched; 117 cm / 46 inches stretched
Height: 48.5 cm / 19 inches

Gauge – unstretched and unblocked
10 stitches and 12 Rows = 5 cm / 2 inches in lace stitch pattern on US 8 (5 mm) needles

Approximate yardage - est. 202 g / 7.1 oz. (408 m / 446 yds)

Yarn - Brunswick Yarns Regal 101 m / 50 g (110 yds / 1.76 oz), 5 balls. Colour 5401 Pale Pink. Any currently available Worsted (#4) yarn with similar yardage may be substituted.

Needles - US 8 (5 mm) circular, 56cm /22” long, or size needed to obtain gauge

Notions - Stitch markers, tapestry needle