Deep Heart by The Fibre Co.

Craft: Knitting

About the pattern

The name of this pattern, Deep Heart comes from the last line of the poem that inspired the Innisfree collection — “I hear it in the deep heart’s core”, which refers to the sounds of the lake water lapping by the shore.

Featuring The Fibre Co. Arranmore yarn, Innisfree is a collection of designs inspired by the reflective mood of William Butler Yeats’ poem “The Lake Isle of Innisfree” which begins with the words “I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree…I will arise and go now, for always night and day, I hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore.”

GARMENT MEASUREMENTS

Length (long edge): 94 cm (37 inches)

Length (shorter edge): 79 cm (31 inches)

Width: 48 cm (19 inches)

YARN

The Fibre Co. Arranmore Light (80% merino wool, 10% cashmere, 10% silk; 328 yds per 100g hank) Held double

The Fibre Co. Arranmore (80% merino wool, 10% cashmere, 10% silk; 160m (175yds) per 100g hank) Shown in: Main Colour (M – Brannagh) – 2 hanks, Contrast (C – Slieve Sunset) – 1 hank

NEEDLES

6mm (US 10) needles

TENSION

14 sts and 24 rows to 10 cm (4 in) in seed (moss in UK) stitch pattern using 6mm (US 10) needles.

It is important to check your tension before starting to knit your garment as the tension governs the finished size. If you work to the wrong tension, your garment will not measure the same as the one shown in the photograph and you may run out of yarn, or need to buy more.

Check your tension by knitting a swatch at least 12 cm (5 in) square. If there are more sts and rows to 10 cm (4 in) than stated, try again using thicker needles. If there are less sts and rows to 10 cm (4 in) than stated, try again using thinner needles.
Yarn quantities are based on average requirements and are therefore approximate.