Short-Sleeved Fairisle Sweater by Sarah Dallas

Short-Sleeved Fairisle Sweater

Knitting
January 2002
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
28 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch on size 3 needles
US 2 - 2.75 mm
US 3 - 3.25 mm
English

From the book: Only small quantities of several colors of yarn were required to knit fairisle garments. Oddments of wool, never wasted, were gathered together to knit sweaters as shown in this up-to-the-minute short-sleeved fairisle sweater.

Size notes: Size Small (Medium, Large) to fit bust 32”/81cm (34”/86cm, 36”/91cm); actual size 34”/86cm (36”/91cm, 38”/96cm).

Yarn notes: Pattern calls for:

  • Rowan 4-ply Botany in Violet, 3 (4, 4) balls: 555 (740, 740 yds). This yarn is discontinued.
  • Rowan 4-ply Botany, one ball (185 yds) each, all sizes, in strawberry, fresh green, and bay. This yarn is discontinued.
  • Rowan fine cotton chenille, 1 ball (173 yds) each, all sizes, in crocus and catkin. This yarn is discontinued.