Kites Throw by Kaffe Fassett

Kites Throw

Knitting
November 2020
DK (11 wpi) ?
24 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch, blocked
US 5 - 3.75 mm
2005 - 4011 yards (1833 - 3668 m)
one size
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Modern Daily Knitting Field Guide No. 16: Painterly is full of Kaffe Fassett’s genius Intarsia designs, worked up in a beloved yarn.

Triangles. That’s all. But in the hands of Kaffe Fassett, these simple shapes combine for an astonishing effect. They tumble and turn, and the colors come and go in a rhythm that enchants us. This effect can be created only with intarsia—having multiple strands of yarn at work at the same time. With 15 colors of Rowan Felted Tweed in this design, this is a kaleidoscopic dream.

You can get the full kit for these tasty little projects right here!

Materials
— Felted Tweed by Rowan [50 g skeins, each approx 191 yds (175 m), 50% wool/25% viscose/25% alpaca]: 4 balls Scree; 2 balls each Peach, Granite, and Aster; 1 ball each Camel, Maritime, Stone, Amethyst, Cumin, Boulder, Candy Floss, Delft, Alabaster, Clay, and Frozen
— Size US 5 (3.75 mm) circular needle, 40” (100 cm) long, or size needed to achieve gauge

Knitted Measurements
— Approx 40.25” wide × 54” long (102 × 137 cm), including edging

Gauge
— 24 sts and 32 rows = 4” (10 cm) over stockinette stitch, after blocking

Size
— One Size

Notes
— Work the first and last stitch of each row in stockinette stitch, using the color of the first or last stitch of the chart.