{"product_id":"whigmaleerie-stranded-by-kate-davies-designs","title":"Whigmaleerie (Stranded) by Kate Davies Designs","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis pattern is available on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/whigmaleerie-stranded\"\u003eRavelry\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Scots, a whigmaleerie is: “a decorative or fanciful object, a piece of ornamentation …a knick-knack, gew-gaw, bauble, fantastic contrivance, or contraption.” (Dictionary of the Scots Language). In other words, a whigmaleerie is a wee thingumajig, of the kind folk often like to hang on trees at this festive time of year. Why not whip up several whigmaleeries to decorate your tree?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYarn\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.woolandcompany.mom\/collections\/rauma-3-ply-strikkegarn\"\u003eRauma 3-Ply Strikkegarn\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShown in Buachaille (100% Scottish Wool; 110m \/ 120yds per 50g skein)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMC: Highland Coo 1 x 50g skein\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCC: Ptarmigan 1 x 50g skein\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSample used 8g \/ 18m \/ 19yds of each shade\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLength: 13.5cm \/ 5½in (not including i-cord loop)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCircumference: 22cm \/ 8½in\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeedles and notions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 3.5mm (UK 10-9 \/ US 4) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGauge-size needle(s) of your preferred type for working small circumferences\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStitch marker\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTapestry needle\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmall quantity of wool fibre with which to stuff your Whigmaleerie (we used Shetland tops from Jamieson \u0026amp; Smith)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGauge\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e26 sts and 29 rounds to 10cm \/ 4in over colourwork stockinette stitch using gauge-sized needles. This was achieved using size 3.5mm (UK 10-9 \/ US 4) needles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGauge is not desperately important for this project - tighter and looser gauges will make smaller and larger Whigmaleeries, but bear in mind that the fabric needs to be dense enough to prevent the stuffing from poking through the stitches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Rauma","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45103272427669,"sku":"00970136","price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0527\/2620\/2517\/files\/WHIG1_medium2.jpg?v=1718204546","url":"https:\/\/www.woolandcompany.mom\/products\/whigmaleerie-stranded-by-kate-davies-designs","provider":"Wool and Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}