{"product_id":"breid-kerchief-knitting-kit","title":"Kate Davies – Brèid Kerchief – Knitting Kit","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKate Davies – Brèid Kerchief Knitting Kit\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDesigned by Kate Davies – KDD \u0026amp; Co\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrèid is Scottish Gaelic for a kerchief, and that is what this is: a triangle of two-shade colourwork, edged in garter stitch and i-cord, with ties so it can be worn at the neck or over the head. The same flower lattice runs through it as through Another Song.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is knitted from the long edge down to the tip, in the round with a steek so the colourwork is always worked on the right side. Stitches decrease evenly along both sides of the triangle, so the rounds get shorter as you go. Once the last stitch is bound off, the steek is secured and cut, and the edging is picked up along the decrease line and finished with an i-cord bind off. The ties are worked as plain i-cord and bound into the top edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you have been meaning to try steeking, this is a good place to start.\u003c\/strong\u003e There is no fit to get wrong, and you will have cut your first steek and picked up along it long before you commit to a garment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe have kitted this in \u003ca href=\"\/products\/jamieson-smith-2-ply-jumper-weight\"\u003eJamieson \u0026amp; Smith 2 Ply Jumper Weight\u003c\/a\u003e, the classic Shetland jumper weight and our choice for this design in place of the yarns named in the pattern. Shetland wool blocks into exactly the crisp edges this piece wants, and it holds a cut steek without complaint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChoosing your palette\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeven palettes, each a ground shade and a motif shade. Each kit has two balls of A and one of B.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShetland Palette 1\u003c\/strong\u003e · A Light Fawn 202 · B Dark Navy 36\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShetland Palette 2\u003c\/strong\u003e · A Natural White 1A · B Dark Navy 36\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShetland Palette 3\u003c\/strong\u003e · A Light Fawn 202 · B Purpley Blue 131\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShetland Palette 4\u003c\/strong\u003e · A Natural White 1A · B Bright Pink Mix FC22\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShetland Palette 5\u003c\/strong\u003e · A Light Grey 203 · B Dark Fuchsia 43\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShetland Palette 6\u003c\/strong\u003e · A Light Fawn 202 · B Dark Green 82\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShetland Palette 7\u003c\/strong\u003e · A Light Fawn 202 · B Dark Brown 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are the same seven palettes we have used for the Another Song vest, so the two can be knitted as a pair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe have matched Kate's palette as closely as the Jamieson \u0026amp; Smith range allows, but these are not the shades she used and the yarns are different, so your kerchief will not look identical to the photographs of the original.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSkill Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Advanced ★★★★ (4 out of 5). The rating is for the techniques rather than the size of the piece: everything here is straightforward to work, but the steek, the picked-up edging and the i-cord bind off all want care.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e One size. 56.5cm \/ 22¼in wide without the ties, and 26cm \/ 10¼in deep including the edging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGauge:\u003c\/strong\u003e 30 sts x 36 rounds to 10cm (4\"). Kate gives \u003cstrong\u003e3mm\u003c\/strong\u003e as the starting point for swatching\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Kit Includes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 balls of \u003ca href=\"\/products\/jamieson-smith-2-ply-jumper-weight\"\u003eJamieson \u0026amp; Smith 2 Ply Jumper Weight\u003c\/a\u003e: two of shade A, one of shade B\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted pattern in English, with a code to download the digital version\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou'll Also Need\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGauge-size circular needle, 40cm long\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGauge-size needles of your preferred type for working small circumferences, for the last rounds of the chart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSewing needle and thread for securing the steek edges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWool needle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRibbon, if you want to face the steek\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTechniques used\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo-shade stranded colourwork in the round, worked from a chart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn inserted steek, secured by the needle-felted method and cut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ek2tog, ssk and centred double decreases, worked in pattern\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePicking up stitches along the cut decrease line\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGarter stitch edging finished with a two-stitch i-cord bind off\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlain i-cord ties, bound into the top edging\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKate's steek notes point to Gretchen Funk's felted method, which is on the Modern Daily Knitting site.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy You'll Love It\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA good first steeking project, with no fit to get wrong\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReal Shetland wool from Jamieson \u0026amp; Smith in Lerwick\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeven palettes, each chosen as a pair\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorn at the neck or over the head, with ties either way\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe same lattice as the Another Song vest, in the same palettes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kate Davies","offers":[{"title":"Shetland Palette 1","offer_id":59104398344566,"sku":"KDD_BREID_JS2PLY_P1","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Shetland Palette 2","offer_id":59104398377334,"sku":"KDD_BREID_JS2PLY_P2","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Shetland Palette 3","offer_id":59104398410102,"sku":"KDD_BREID_JS2PLY_P3","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Shetland Palette 4","offer_id":59104398442870,"sku":"KDD_BREID_JS2PLY_P4","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Shetland Palette 5","offer_id":59104398475638,"sku":"KDD_BREID_JS2PLY_P5","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Shetland Palette 6","offer_id":59104398508406,"sku":"KDD_BREID_JS2PLY_P6","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Shetland Palette 7","offer_id":59104398541174,"sku":"KDD_BREID_JS2PLY_P7","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0014\/9340\/1659\/files\/BreidColour1.jpg?v=1792763273","url":"https:\/\/theorrymill.co.uk\/products\/breid-kerchief-knitting-kit","provider":"The Orry Mill","version":"1.0","type":"link"}