Embroidered Achillea by Dee Hardwicke

Embroidered Achillea

Knitting
October 2024
both are used in this pattern
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
24 stitches and 34 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch, after blocking. 
US 4 - 3.5 mm
One size
English

Finished Measurements
Approx. 22.75 × 22.75” / 58 cm × 58 cm. 
140 sts × 196 rows. 

Materials
Yarns: Merino Singles by La Bien Aimée (100% merino, 400 yds / 366 m – 100 g) and Mohair Silk by La Bien Aimée (70% mohair, 30% silk, 546 yds / 499 m – 50 g).

Any similar fingering-weight and lace-weight yarns with comparable yardages can be used. Suggested fingering-weight alter natives include, for example, Skinny Singles by Hedgehog Fibres and Singles by Life in the Long Grass. Suggested lace-weight alternatives include, for example, Soyeux by La Bien Aimée and Mighty Mo by The Farmer’s Daughter Fibers.

Base (one strand of each yarn held together)
Colours:
A. Merino Singles, Bone – 146 g = approx. 584 yds / 534 m.
B. Mohair Silk, Bone – 45 g = approx. 491 yds / 449 m.

Embroidered Achillea Motifs (Merino Singles)
Stem and leaves: Approx. 3 yds / 3 m per motif (36 yds / 33 m in total for all 11 motifs). 
Flower head: Approx. 2 yds / 2 m per motif (24 yds / 22 m in total for all 11 motifs). 

Colours: 
The Shire for stem and leaves of all 11 motifs. 
Madeleine for 1 flower head. 
Kitsune for 2 flower heads.  
Yellow Brick Road for 2 flower heads. 
Hella for 2 flower heads. 
Bois de Rose for 2 flower heads. 
Sari for 2 flower heads. 

The total amount of yarn needed is approx. 206 g. 

Needles: US 4 / 3.5 mm or the size needed to achieve the correct gauge. 

Notions: Tapestry needle. 

Gauge
24 sts × 34 rows to 4” / 10 cm in stockinette stitch, after blocking.