Peppy by Lily Kate France

Peppy

Knitting
March 2024
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
16 stitches and 37 rows = 4 inches
in Garter Stitch
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
Small (Large)
English Finnish

Lily loves the appearance of layers of squishy garter stitch. It’s cosy, drapey, and always looks polished! This layered, asymmetric shape allowed her to introduce 3 colours in a minimal way, and gives the appearance of many layers of fabric without unnecessary bulk.

SIZES
Small (Large)

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Length: 41.5 (72.75)“ / 104 (182) cm.
Height of the Triangle: 7.5 (13)” / 19 (32.5) cm.

MATERIALS
Yarn: Keld Fingering by Eden Cottage Yarns (90% superwash merino, 10% linen, 393 yds / 360 m – 100g).
1 skein of each of the 3 colourways Mellifer / C1 (cream), Heliotrope / C2 (pink), and Rust / C3 (brown).

Or approx. the following amounts of fingering-weight yarn:
124 (367) yds / 113 (336) m for C1 and C2, and 11 yds / 10 m of C3.

Alternative yarn suggestions are for example Merino Linen by Kokon Yarns and Dandelion by Madelinetosh.

Needles: US 5 / 3.75 mm 32” / 80 cm circular needles, US 7 / 4.5 mm 32” / 80 cm circular needles and an extra US 5 / 3.75 mm (or similar size) circular needle for the three-needle bind-off.

Notions: Removable stitch markers.

GAUGE
16 sts x 37 rows to 4” / 10 cm on US 5 / 3.75 mm needles in Garter St, after blocking.

NOTES
The shawl is worked as two separate scalene triangles that are layered on top of each other so the points are misaligned. You begin by casting on 2 sides of the triangle, knitting to midway along this cast on edge, then working back and forth in short rows to create an asymmetric triangular shape. Once all stitches have been worked across, the first piece is set aside. The second piece is then worked in the same manner but with opposite shaping. Finally, both triangles are laid on top of each other and joined with an i-cord 3-Needle Bind Off.