Burnt Cape Guernsey Stole

The pebbles and limestone shale of the Burnt Cape Ecological Reserve at the tip of the Great Northern Peninsula in Newfoundland, Canada, remind me of purl bumps on a field of stockinette stitch leading to this design utilizing Scottish Guernsey patterns.

This stole is knit using Bare Naked Wools ‘Ghillie Sock’, a 100% Cheviot wool yarn. These sheep produce a finely-crimped, hard-wearing wool, perfect for outerwear and socks - and for keeping warm in the arctic conditions of the ecological reserves when visiting the Great Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland. 

Gauge: 22.5 stitches and 37 rows to 4 inches (10 cm) in over Chart B, blocked

Yardage: 1,200 yards/1,098 meters of light fingering weight wool yarn that knits up to 7-7.5 sts/inch.

Skills Required:

• Knitting and purling
• Working with multiple charts
• Blocking

Other Tools:

• Stitch markers (6)
• Glow line tape (to mark current row on charts/instructions).
• Fine cotton thread in contrasting colour for life-lines
• Tapestry needle
• Blocking wires and pins

**Shown In:**Bare Naked Wools ‘Ghillie Sock’, (600 yards/5494 meters; 100% Cheviot wool; 5.29 oz/150 grams per skein). 2 skeins.