Product Description
Koi Pool is a strikingly simple and elegant wrap, designed to use two contrasting colours to spectacular effect.
Koi Pool is worked in squishy garter stripes with an eye catching band of mosaic fish scales running along its length, formed simply by slipping stitches, in a textured combination of garter and stockinette. The wrap has been designed to be adaptable as to width and length.
The pictured sample used a solid colour in contrast with a variegated skein used in a pooling formation. The design is also ideal for showing off two contrasting solid or semi solid skeins, or a solid paired with a speckled or gradient yarn.
The pattern is written for fingering weight yarn of approx 1000m, however both the width and length are adaptable, so that yardage is only to match the sample size. It also works up nicely in DK or heavier weights.
The design can be worked entirely from the written pattern, or from charts with some notes.
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Koi Pool Knitted Wrap by Nim Teasdale
What is Being Made
Koi Pool is a strikingly simple and elegant wrap designed by Nim Teasdale to showcase two contrasting colours in spectacular effect. This adaptable shawl can be customized for different widths and lengths, making it a versatile project suitable for various yarn weights beyond the fingering weight used in the pictured sample.
Design and Construction
The wrap features a mesmerizing band of mosaic fish scales running along its length, created through a textured combination of garter and stockinette stitches. The body of the shawl is worked in squishy garter stripes, while the distinctive scale pattern is formed simply by slipped stitches, adding visual interest without requiring complex stitch work.
Techniques Used
- Garter stitch striping for the main body of the wrap
- Mosaic knitting technique using slipped stitches to create the fish scale pattern
- Colour pooling formation, demonstrated in the pictured sample using a variegated skein
- Provisional cast on method
- Blocking to set the finished dimensions
Stitches and Stitch Details
The pattern combines garter stitch and stockinette stitch in the mosaic fish scale section. The scale effect is achieved through strategic use of slipped stitches, which create texture without increasing complexity. This combination produces a striking visual contrast between the smooth stripes and the textured scale band.
Materials and Specifications
The pictured Koi Pool wrap requires 450m or more each of two contrasting fingering weight yarns, plus scrap yarn for the provisional cast on. The sample shown used a full skein each of Wollmeise Pure in colourways Raku Regenbogen and Olio Vergine, totalling 1050m (1150 yards). The design works equally well with two solid colour yarns or with one solid and one variegated skein to create pooling effects.
The pattern is worked on 3.5mm (US size) needles and requires 2 stitch markers. The blocked gauge is 30 rows by 19 stitches per 10cm, though this is noted as a reference only and gauge is not critical to the project's success.
Difficulty Level
Koi Pool is rated as an intermediate knitting project. While the techniques involved—garter stitch, stockinette, and slipped stitches—are accessible to experienced beginners, the mosaic work and colour management require intermediate-level skills and attention to detail.
Yarn Weight Flexibility
Although the pictured sample uses fingering weight yarn (listed as 4-ply/DK weight in the product attributes), the pattern has been designed to be adaptable to other yarn weights, offering flexibility for knitters working with different materials in their stash.
```Specifications
| Brand: | Independent Designer |
| Yarn Weight: | Fingering, DK | Light Worsted |
| Pages: | 8 |
| Designer: | Nim Teasdale |
| Craft: | Knitting |
| Format: | Downloadable PDF |
| Languages: | English, German |
| Number of Patterns: | 1 |
| Skill Level: | Intermediate |
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