Champlain Daze

$5.00

Champlain Daze symbolizes bewilderment and mystification of Lake Champlain’s seasonal transformation that makes one yearn for successive change and the activities that await.

Champlain Daze is knit in the round using up to two colors at a time. The traditional Fair Isle design uses decreases to yield an 8-pointed starburst framed by 8 diamonds on the crown. The Beret includes directions for a 3-Color and 7-Color version. Both charts and written directions are provided, including charts to color using knitter yarn colors

Champlain Daze fits sizes 18.75 (20, 20.5)” / 48 (51, 52) cm.

Designer is wearing Winton Sweater. The pattern is sold separately.

Champlain Daze symbolizes bewilderment and mystification of Lake Champlain’s seasonal transformation that makes one yearn for successive change and the activities that await.

Champlain Daze fits sizes 18.75 (20, 20.5)” / 48 (51, 52) cm.

Designer is wearing Winton Sweater. The pattern is sold separately.

Dimension: Small (Medium, Large)
Circumference 18.75 (20, 20.5)” / 48 (51, 52) cm
Height 8.75” / 22 cm

3-Color Yarn Sample - Fingering
Green Mountain Spinnery, Simply Fine Skinnies, Fingering
(224 yd / 205 m per 1.8 oz / 52 g skein)
1 skein of each color or use yd / m of similar weight
C8: Stargazer, or 84 (85, 86) yd / 77 (78, 79) m
C9: Woodsmoke or 101 (102, 103) yd / 92 (93, 94) m
Tahki Yarns, Donegal Tweed Fine Homespun, Fingering
(218 yd / 200 m per 1.75 oz / 50 g skein)
1 skein of each color or use yd / m of similar weight
C10: Dark Red or 71 (72, 73) yd / 65 (66, 67) m

7-Color Yarn Sample – Fingering
Elemental Affects, Shetland Fingering
(118 yd / 107 m per 1 oz / 28 g skein)
1 skein of each color or use yd / m of similar weight
C1: Red Plum, or 39 (41, 42) yd / 36 (37, 38) m
C2: Pretty Pink Streak or 48 (50, 52) yd / 44 (46, 48) m
C3: Dark Violet or 39 (41, 42) yd / 36 (37, 38) m
C4: Azure or 41 (41, 41) yd / 37 (37, 37) m
C5: Old Gold or 32 (32, 32) yd / 29 (29, 29) m
C6: Dark Midnight Blue or 48 (50, 52) yd / 44 (46, 48) m
C7: Periwinkle or 48 (50, 52) yd / 44 (46, 48) m

Needles
US 4 (3.5 mm) or size needed to achieve gauge: 16” / 40 cm circular and set of double-pointed (dpn)
US 2 (2.75 mm): 16” / 40 cm circular

Gauge
28 stitches and 32 rounds = 4” / 10 cm
(in two color stockinette using Chart B or Chart D)