Soft lambswool stripes in navy and white give way to a deep intricately patterned fair isle yoke, using an unusual mix of jewel-like colours and peerie motifs. Small flashes of bright tangerine orange give this traditional technique an original and modern look. This is a great design for using up your leftover colours from past projects and experimenting with your own colour combinations.
A flattering and chic medium-weight sweater, it has a loose, square shaping around the body, balanced out with fitted shoulders and sleeves. My sample has been knitted as 4 flat panels (front and back body + 2 sleeves) with seams up the sides to keep a certain amount of structure to the sweater (and also to make for jogless stripes). The 4 pieces are then put on a circular needle so that the yoke can be knitted in the round, all in one piece. However, instructions are also given for knitting the entire sweater in the round, from the bottom up. The sweater is washed and scrubbed in hot water so that the fibres felt slightly, giving a vintage-feel fabric, that is soft and durable.
For the main body, look for a super fine (1) or fingering - weight yarn that knits to 28 stitches in 10 cm on 2.25-2.75mm (US 1-2, UK 13-12) needles. I prefer a non-superwash wool that will bloom and blend with the other yarns around it once washed. My sample uses 2 strands held together of Z. Hinchcliffe & Sons Lambswool Yarn, (2/17nm; 2-ply; 100% wool) in Indigo Melange (MC) and Ecru (CC).
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