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Wee Selkie

Wee Selkie

by Rebecca Newman

Craft

Knitting

Difficulty

Intermediate

3.6/5 (5 votes)

Yarn Weight

Worsted

Type

Sweater, Wearables, Cardigan

Designer

Rebecca Newman

Hook Size

US 6 - 4.0 mm, US 7 - 4.5 mm

Yardage

280 – 360 yards

Gauge

20 sts × 28 rows / 4 in

Published

April 2013

Languages

EN

Sizes

Newborn to 6months (15 - 17inches)

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About This Pattern

Wee Selkie is a cardigan inspired by the mythical Selkie water spirit, in which a seal-like creature shape shifts into a human once a year, usually Midsummer’s Eve and then walks ashore. The Selkie...

Techniques & Features

Construction

top downseamlessworked in the round

Pattern Instructions

written pattern

Design Elements

wrapbuttoned

Fabric Characteristics

lace
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