Mendenhall Draft Stopper - Instant Download PDF

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The highlight of my Alaskan cruise was sailing to the Mendenhall Glacier, which "calves" huge chunks of ice, creating icebergs. On the passage to the glacier, the closer we got the more floes drifted past the ship. For someone raised in Florida, it was pure magic. The colors of the ice, inspiration for this project, were stunning.

Although few places in the United States get quite as cold as Alaska, most of us could use a little something to block drafts under doors or along windowsills. Check the Tips section for alternate sizing for both doorsand windows. Though this project usesfour colors, there are only two on any row, making it a much easier knit than it lookIncludes my recipe for coconut shrimp.

This pattern is also available in the instant download ebook, American Gift Knitting.

The highlight of my Alaskan cruise was sailing to the Mendenhall Glacier, which "calves" huge chunks of ice, creating icebergs. On the passage to the glacier, the closer we got the more floes drifted past the ship. For someone raised in Florida, it was pure magic. The colors of the ice, inspiration for this project, were stunning.

Although few places in the United States get quite as cold as Alaska, most of us could use a little something to block drafts under doors or along windowsills. Check the Tips section for alternate sizing for both doorsand windows. Though this project usesfour colors, there are only two on any row, making it a much easier knit than it lookIncludes my recipe for coconut shrimp.

This pattern is also available in the instant download ebook, American Gift Knitting.

Additional Pattern Info

  • Intermediate

  • 22 stitches and 24 rounds = 4” (10 cm) in stranded stockinette stitch after blocking

  • Approximately 42" (107cm) long and 13" (33cm) in diameter before filling. Length can be adjusted by adding or subtracting repeats of design. See Tips section of pattern

  • Cascade Yarns 220 Superwash (100% superwash wool, 220 yards/200m per 100g skein); 1 skein each Blue #846 (darkest blue shade), Baby Denim #897 (medium blue shade), Alaska Sky #1914 (lightest blue shade) and Winter White #910A

    Size US 7 (4.5mm) needles for working a small circumference in the round: double pointed needles, a 12" circular, 1 long circular or 2 short circulars as you prefer

    Tapestry needle

    3 snaps

    6 small decorative buttons

    1 yard (1m) white muslin

    Sewing thread and needle

    2 lbs buckwheat hulls