Shetland Stars Neck Warmer by Michael Harrigan

Shetland Stars Neck Warmer

Knitting
September 2024
For the Love of Yarn Merino Nylon Sock
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
32 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in Shetland Star
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
250 - 300 yards (229 - 274 m)
Circumference: 22-1/2” / 57cm Height: 10" /25.5cm
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On recent trip to Scotland I visited a hand dyer’s yarn shop in Glasgow and found this two-skein pack of a solid and a variegated colorway - and thought it would be interesting used in stranded colorwork.

For the Love of Yarn
2x50g Merino Nylon Sock; 200m per 50g skein; Islesburgh Loch Shores (Grey = Color A; Variegated = Color B)

Or you could use any two contrasting colors in a fingering weight yarn of your choice.

The Shetland Star is a traditional Fair Isle stitch pattern, but the combination of colorways I chose is not traditional. I enjoy experimenting with variegated colorways against a solid, lighter-colored background with some stranded colorwork designs. I hope you enjoy the knit!