Wild Herring Wrap by Deborah Doherty

Wild Herring Wrap

Knitting
December 2022
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 22 rows = 4 inches
in Offset Herringbone Stitch
US 9 - 5.5 mm
US 10½ - 6.5 mm
1350 - 1400 yards (1234 - 1280 m)
16 x 72”
English
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A pattern from The Wild Herrings eBook, Wild Herring Wrap features an offset herringbone stitch. There are 2 charts for the stripe sequences. This can be a stash buster pattern, using the charts as a starting point. The herringbone is repeated on the long edges with a Latvian braid.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
16 x 72”
43 x 178 cm

YARN
469 grams of Får, 1332 yards
Woolfolk Får (142 yards /130 meters /50 grams) a worsted weight fiber
3 skeins of Color 1 (C1)
3 skeins of Color 2 (C2)
2 skeins of Color 3 (C3)
2 skeins of Color 4 (C4)
1 skein of Color 5 (C5)
1 skein Color 6 (C6)
Sample colors in the photograph:
C1: 35, C2: 36, C3: 34, C4: 00, C5: 31, C6: 20

NEEDLES AND NOTIONS
Needle A: US 10.5 (6.50 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge.
Needle B (I-cord bind off): US 9 (5.5 mm) 60” circular needle.
Tapestry needle

GAUGE
22 sts and 22 rows for 4”/10 cm in Offset Herringbone stitch, blocked

NOTES
Worked in a single piece, the 2 Latvian Braid edges are added on the long sides after the wrap is bound off. The braided edges will hide ends or knots as long as they are not too bulky. Knot or weave in ends as you go to keep edges intact. Colors can be carried up or anchored by wrapping over the working yarn before making the last stitch on a WS row. However, carrying more than 2 colors may make the edge bulky.

SKILL LEVEL
2/5