Peony by Dee Hardwicke

Peony

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. 35.75 × 35.5” / 91 × 90 cm.  
220 sts × 306 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 alternatives for Merino Singles include, for example, Albertine by De Rerum Natura and Merino Singles by Sysleriget. Suggested alternatives for Mohair Silk include, for example, Soyeux by La Bien Aimée and Primrose Hill by Beautiful Knitters.

Base (one strand of each yarn held together)
A. Merino Singles: Dawn – 300 g = approx. 1200 yds / 1098 m.
B. Mohair Silk: Yellow Brick Road – 110 g = approx. 1201 yds / 1098 m.

Intarsia Squares 
C. Merino Singles: Lise – 30 g = approx. 120 yds / 110 m.

The total amount of yarn needed is approx. 440 g. 

Needles: US 4 / 3.5 mm needles 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.