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Embroidered Achillea
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.
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