A Scarf to Knit for Vera Knitting Pattern Download

In this beautiful scarf, a tribute to the brilliant British detective Vera Stanhope, Susan Strawn used Erika Knight’s British Bluefaced Leicester wool grown and spun in Yorkshire, a nod to Vera’s home patch.

Materials needed

• Erika Knight British Blue Wool, 100% British Bluefaced Leicester wool, DK (medium) weight, 60 yards (54.9 m)/25 gram (0.9 oz) ball, 7 balls of #114 Sea Fret; www.erikaknight.co.uk
• Needles, size 5 (3.75 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge
• Tapestry needle
• Blocking wires and pins

Finished size: 62 inches (157.5 cm) long and 9¾ inches (24.8 cm) wide
Gauge: 19 sts and 32 rows = 4 inches (10.2 cm) in charted patt"

About Susan Strawn: Susan Strawn is professor emerita at Dominican University (Chicago). She researches and writes stories she finds in textiles and clothing. A frequent contributor to Long Thread Media, she is the author of Knitting America: A Glorious Heritage from Warm Socks to High Art (Minneapolis, Minnesota: Voyageur Press, 2007). She lives on Bainbridge Island, Washington, and writes about her life with knitting on Substack.

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