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    Giraffe Parade

    Oct 04, 2023 5 minutes

    THIS HOODY is just the ticket for outdoor adventures! Martin Storey’s design features jolly giraffe motifs parading around the front and back, worked using the intarsia technique. It’s knitted in three shades of Softyak DK, which provides a soft and cosy fabric.

    SIZE

    NEEDLES & ACCESSORIES

    1 pair 3.25mm (UK 10/US 3) knitting needles

    1 pair 4mm (UK 8/US 6) knitting needles, plus extra needle for three-needle cast-off

    Stitch holders

    TENSION

    22 sts and 30 rows to 10cm over st st on 4mm needles

    YARN

    Rowan Softyak DK (DK weight; 76% cotton, 15% yak, 9% nylon; 135m/147yds per 50g ball)

    YARN STOCKISTS

    Rowan 01924 371501

    www.knitrowan.com

    For general abbreviations, see p89

    Rowan’s Softyak DK yarn comes in 24 cheerful colours

    BLOCKING DIAGRAM

    CHART

    KEY

    BACK

    Using 3.25mm needles and yarn B, cast on 70 (78:82:90:94) sts.

    Row 1

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