Scherzo (スケルツォ) by Toshiyuki Shimada (嶋田俊之)

Scherzo (スケルツォ)

Knitting
October 2007
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
34 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
in pattern stitch
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
US 2 - 2.75 mm
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
1621 yards (1482 m)
bust 98cm
Japanese

A sleeveless Fair Isle pullover with a stand-up collar.

No specific yarn brand is suggested - the pattern only says to use fingering weight Shetland wool. The amounts listed per color are as follows:

  • color A, 65g - red (赤)
  • color B, 35g - deep purple (深紫)
  • color C, 30g - purple (紫)
  • color D, 40g - heathered red (霜降り赤)
  • color E, 20g - bright purple (明るい紫)
  • color F, 40g - brown (茶)
  • color G, 55g - heathered beige (霜降りベージュ)
  • color H, 40g - light green (薄緑)

Yardage listed above is an estimate based on typical fingering-weight wool.

Calls for Japanese size 1, 2, & 3 knitting needles (2.4, 2.7, & 3.0mm).