Fleero

Knitting
February 2025
DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
US 6 - 4.0 mm
722 yards (660 m)
120cm / 47in x 52cm / 20½in (adjustable, by working fewer or more repeats)
English

Fleero
In Orcadian, Fleero means floaty or flyaway, while in Nordic languages this word can mean to grin or giggle. Knit this small shawl and make light in both senses!

Yarn
Kate Davies Designs Ooskit (100% British Wool; 220m / 240yds per 100g skein)
A Riach: 2 x 100g skein
B Choffer: 1 x 100g skein

Needles and Notions
Gauge-size needle(s) of your preferred length
Stitch markers (of two different types, x and y) plus extra markers (of any type) to separate repeats (if desired)
Tapestry needle

Gauge
22 sts and 30 rows to 10cm / 4in over stockinette worked back and forth
Use 4mm needle as a starting point for swatching. Although it is not vital to match gauge precisely on this pattern, if your gauge is too loose, you will use more yarn (and likewise will use less yarn if your gauge is too tight).

Size
After blocking: 120cm / 47in x 52cm / 20½in (adjustable, by working fewer or more repeats)

Pattern Notes
Beginning with a garter-tab cast on, this small shawl is worked top down. Charts are read from right to left on right side rows, and from left to right on wrong side rows. Both sides of the shawl are charted, together with the edging and centre stitches, to make visualising the construction straightforward.