Using the 4 ply Manx Loaghtan with a single strand, but makes a nice fabric on the 3.5mm needles. Wanted a simple pattern but something that would echo the Manx triskelion, so settled on 3 rows of 3 square outlines.

Not as quick to knit up as the previous 2, but after 2 days I can see enough of the design to feel I’ve made an elegant choice.

I’ve knitted with this Manx Loaghtan and the Shetland supreme before and they are both beautiful wools to use. The gorgeous rich caramel colour of the Manx sits very well with the subtle Gaulmogot.

27 Feb - front finally finished! Taken longer than the others since I’m now recovered enough from a post flu pneumonia to do more than sit and knit, so daily knitting time is back to normal levels.

Tension on 3.5mm needles 17 stitches & 28 rows to 8cm

Cast on 85 stitches - all knitted in st st, stranding across the back on rows where have 2 colours
St st 14 rows.
Row 15, K9, (K15 in alt colour, k11) x2, K15 alt colour, K9
Rows 16 & 17 the same, purling alternate rows for st st, replacing K in instructions for P where necessary.

Then 17 rows of K9, (K2 alt colour, K11, K2 alt colour, K11) x2, K2 alt colour, K11, K2 alt colour, K9.

Repeat rows 15 - 17.
This forms one row of square outlines.

St st 15 rows be between the 2nd and the 3rd rows of square outlines.
Finish with st st 14 rows and cast off.

The back I knitted just in plain stocking stitch using the Manx Loaghtan. Cast on 85 stitches and knitted until, when stretched to match blocking, it matched the front.

The back appears to have taken a long time to knit - I’ve been knitting other things at the same time (yes, DD if you’re looking here, your lace scarf is growing!) but plain knitting is a useful thing to have around for knitting when doing other things.

Very happy with the finished result - it’s a very clean design that shows the yarns beautifully.

I weighed the back & front, and weighed the Shetland ball, that had been unused previously, to give the following results:
Front - Shetland 15g, Manx 48g
Back - Manx 42g