Brown Eyed Susan
Brown Eyed Susan by Juju Vail & Susan Cropper for Loop | Brown-Eyed Susan is a crescent-shaped shawl with petal pleats at the bottom edge. It can be buttoned at the front, wrapped and tied at the back or draped around your neck. Brown-Eyed Susan can be made in as many or few colours as you choose. It can be knit in one solid colour, striped with a matching or contrast petal pleat border, or given a ‘brown eye’ by knitting the first twenty-three rows in a solid colour. Try working one of the stripes in a semi-solid and using leftover sock yarns for the alternating stripes.
Gauge:
- 4ply/fingering weight: 10cm/4in = 21sts x 34 rows st st
- DK weight: 10cm/4in = 17sts x 26 rows in st st
Finished Measurements:
- Small grey version: width - 100cm/40in; depth - 33cm/13in
- Small green and grey stripe version: width – 107cm/42in; depth – 42cm/16.5in
- Large brown and pink stripe version: width - 185cm/73in; depth - 55cm/22in
Materials Used:
Small grey version:
- Viola Merino 4ply/Fingering: 100% superwash merino, 100g = 365m/400yd
- Colour: Chimney Smoke, 1 skein
Small green and grey stripe version:
- The Fibre Company Acadia: 60% merino wool, 20% baby alpaca, 20% silk, 50g = 136m/149yd
- Colour A: Blue Heron, 1 skein
- Colour B: Bog, 1 skein
- Colour C: Asparagus, 3 skeins
Large brown and pink stripe version (shown opposite):
- madelinetosh Sock: 100% superwash merino, 100g = 361m/394yd
- Colour A: William Morris, 2 skeins
- Colour B: Trodden, 1 skein
Needle Size:
- 4ply/fingering weight version: 4mm/US 6
- DK weight version: 4mm/US 6
Pattern Includes: Written Instructions & Chart
Skill Level: Intermediate