What you need
| Sizes | S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL · To fit bust 30, 34, 38, 42, 46, 50 inches · Finished chest, buttoned 33, 37, 41, 45, 49, 53 inches - a classic fitted cardigan with about |
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| Yarn | Shetland jumper weight / 4-ply fingering, 25 g / 115 yd (105 m) balls, in ten shades. 1625 to 2925 yards in all - 19 to 31 balls. |
| Needles | US 3 / 3.25 mm for the colourwork; US 2 / 2.75 mm for the corrugated rib. |
| Gauge (tension) | 30 sts and 32 rounds = 4 inches in stranded Fair Isle on US 3, in the round,; after blocking. |
Skills you’ll use
- Two-colour stranded knitting in the round
- Steeking
- Picking up stitches
- Grafting
- This is a project for a knitter who has done colourwork before and wants the real thing - but every technique, including cutting the steeks, is explained in full inside the pattern.
What’s in the PDF
- 27-page PDF, fully written out for six sizes
- All thirteen charts in full colour - three large motif bands and ten peeries
- The complete round-by-round band plan: which chart, which two colours, which rounds, for all 184 body rounds
- A full page on steeks: how to reinforce them, how to cut them, how to face them
- Yarn quantities BY COLOUR for every size, counted off the charts stitch by stitch rather than estimated
- Buttonhole positions given in stitches for every size
- A complete measurement schedule and a troubleshooting page
Questions about this pattern
Do I really cut my knitting?
Yes — the opening, armholes and front neck are steeks. Reinforcing and cutting them is explained in full, step by step, inside the pattern.
How many colours are worked at once?
Only two in any round, in the traditional Fair Isle way, even though the cardigan uses ten shades in all.
Who is this pattern for?
A knitter who has done some colourwork before and wants the real thing — it is the most advanced pattern in the shop.