Fair Isle Yoke

• Description
• Pattern Information
• Techniques

• The Fair Isle Yoke pattern was first published in 1946 and is a beautiful example of this type of sweater. It is also a great introduction for anyone wishing to try colourwork knitting for the first time as this is only worked on the upper front yoke. The sweater is knitted in stocking stitch throughout with increases worked at the side seams for a shapely fit. The sweater has short puff sleeves and a high neck fastened with a button at one side of the neck. Charted instructions are provided for the colourwork pattern.

  Fair Isle Yoke is knitted in a choice of two yarns. We have used Susan Crawford Wold 2 Ply Fingering Weight in Oatmeal with contrasting shades of Evergreen, Cornflower , Pompium, Genisteae, Magellanica and Heliotrope.

  Alternatively it can also be knitted in Excelana North fingering weight yarn Susan Crawford Excelana North in Limestone with contrasting shades of Land Army Green, English Mustard, Dark Mandarin, French Rose, Cornflower Blue and Damson Wine.

  Our model Miranda is shown wearing the fourth size to fit chest 102-107cm (40-42in).

  The pattern includes instructions for six sizes to fit chest measurements between 81cm (32in) and 127cm (50in) and contains both clear written pattern directions, together with charted instructions for the colourwork pattern; plus a comprehensive schematic diagram and sizing chart.

• Yarn
  Susan Crawford Wold 2 Ply Fingering Weight, 100% British wool; 50% Southdown, 25% Bluefaced Leicester, 25% white Shetland (87m / 95yds per 25g skein approx)

  11 (11, 13, 15, 15, 17) skeins, shade Oatmeal
  1 skein each of shades Evergreen, Cornflower , Pompium, Genisteae, Magellanica and Heliotrope.

  -OR-

  Susan Crawford Excelana North, fingering weight, 100% British wool, 75% Cheviot, 25% Bluefaced Leicester (159m / 174yds per 50g skein approx)

  6 (6, 7, 8, 8, 9) skeins, shade Limestone
  1 skein each of shades Land Army Green, English Mustard, Dark Mandarin, French Rose, Cornflower Blue and Damson Wine.

  Suggested needles
  1 pair 2.75mm (US 2) needles
  1 pair 3mm (US 4) needles
  2mm crochet hook

  Gauge
  28 sts and 36 rows = 10cm (4in) using 3mm needles over stocking stitch

  Notions
  1 botton

• Basic knit and purl stitches
  Increases and decreases
  Stranded colourwork
  Working from a chart
  Sewing up
  

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