Elfreide

CONSTRUCTION

• The Cabled Center Panel is worked first, and begins with a Provisional Cast On. Upon completion, you will have live stitches at the beginning and end of this panel.
• The Top Panel is worked second, and is attached to the live stitches along the top of the Cabled Center Panel as it is worked. This piece is finished with an I-cord Bind Off.
• The Bottom Panel is worked last, and is attached to the provisional cast-on stitches from Center Panel in the same manner as Top Panel was attached. This piece is finished with a Reverse I-Cord Bind Off.

GAUGE

• 38 stitches & 35 ⁵⁄₈ rows = 5″ with Size A needle, measured over cable patterns in Center Panel (stitches 17-55 of Chart); measurement taken after blocking, relaxed
• 22 stitches & 36 rows = 4″ measured over Texture Pattern (Top Panel Chart); measurement taken after blocking, relaxed

NEEDLES

Size A needle:

• One pair of circular (or straight) needles in size needed to obtain gauges listed
• Suggested Size: 5 mm (US 8)

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 76½ (90)” length; 8½” wide

SIZES

• Short (Long) Version

Please note: the stitch patterns in this garment are charted only.

YARDAGE

• Approximately 700 (840) yards of worsted weight wool yarn

YARN

• 5 (6) skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Shelter (100% American Targhee- Columbia Wool; 140 yards/50g)
• Photographed in color Button Jar  

Note: Shorter Version uses virtually all of the 5th skein. You may wish to buy an additional skein for safety, especially if you plan to do extensive swatching. Alternatively, you may leave off one repeat of the cable if you are running low on yarn.

2 March 2012:

Page 4, Bottom Panel section, second column, “Next Row (RS)” instructions 8th paragraph down has been deleted. This written instruction was Row 1 of Bottom Panel Chart and was listed therefore twice in error.