On Holiday! by Birch Tree Knits

On Holiday!

Knitting
June 2026
all 3 are used in this pattern
Sport (12 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
in Garter
US 7 - 4.5 mm
145 - 150 yards (133 - 137 m)
One Size, Modifiable
English
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Do you sometimes just want to knit and let your mind wander?
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Instructions are written.
Pattern shape is an asymmetric boomerang featuring garter stitch with eyelets along the boomerang and lower edge. May be knit with any Sport or DK weight stash yarn.
Overall structure of the pattern includes Garter stitch with Eyelet edging along boomerang curve and lower edge, then finished with a Stretchy Bind Off.
Rainbow sample knit with Sport weight.
Navy sample knit with two Fingering-weight yarns held together, for equivalent of DK weight.

Difficulty/Skills Required:
Beginner.
Long tail cast on, Knit, Purl, K2tog, Bind off, Blocking, Weaving in ends.

Yarn Weight:
Sport / DK

Notions: Tapestry needle,
Blocking wires, Blocking pins, Blocking mat.

Needle Size: US 7 / 4.5 mm 24” / 61 cm circular needle or needle size to get gauge.

Gauge, blocked:
Exact gauge is not critical, as this is a shawlette, but could affect yardage used.
Garter Stitch, Sport weight yarn: 18 sts and 36 rows = 4” / 10 cm
Garter Stitch, DK weight yarn: 16 sts and 34 rows = 4” / 10 cm
Suggested Yarns:
Laines du Nord Cotton Lux (93% Cotton, 4% Polyester, 3% Nylon); 350yds / 320m per 100g / 3.5 oz skein. Col. 6
Sandnes Garn Mandarin Petit (100% Cotton);
197 yds / 180 m per 50 g / 1.76 oz skein. Col. Seaside Navy
Unruly Stitch Eucalyptus
(100% Lyocell), 390 yds / 357 m per 100 g / 3.53 oz skein. Col. Midnight Sky

Yardage:
Sport (DK): approx 145 (150) yds / 133 (137) m

Size Information:
Sample sizes, fully blocked:
Tip to tip across longest side: Sport (DK): 25.5 (27.5)” / 65 (69) cm.
Depth at deepest point: 8.75 (8.75) / 22 (22) cm
Modify size by adding or subtracting repeats of garter rows, ending with an odd number of sts prior to working eyelet row and final garter rows.