Milky Way by Laura Aylor

Milky Way

Knitting
July 2016
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
24 stitches = 4 inches
in blocked pattern stitch
US 5 - 3.75 mm
805 yards (736 m)
Approximately 64” wingspan and 22” depth after blocking
English
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On summer nights on our old farm, we would lay out in the field on a frayed quilt while constellations bent over us—some bright, others dim, and all seeming both light-years away and in the palms of our hands. Milky Way evokes the comfort and warmth of those nights under the dark sky. A sideways-knit, garter stitch triangle featuring slip-stitch stars, Milky Way uses three shades of yarn and a shifting interplay of color. Requiring just simple increases, decreases, and slipped stitches, it’s an easy knit that will let you focus on your own stargazing.

Skills required:
• Increasing
• Slipping stitches
• Decreasing

Yardage details:
There are 6 options for color arrangement; these can be seen by clicking on the last picture to the left. In the sample shown, C1 is light, C2 is dark, and C3 is medium.
• C1 - 265 yards
• C2 - 190 yards
• C3 - 350 yards

Sample knit in madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light in Farmhouse White, Great Grey Owl, and Dirty Panther.