Out of the mid-wood’s twilight, Into the meadow’s dawn, ivory limbed and brown-eyed, Flashes my faun! Oscar Wilde

Fallow is Inspired by a magical encounter with deer whilst walking the Wicklow Way in Ireland. It is knit top down in the round with a mock turtleneck and long cuffed straight sleeves. Designed to be worn with approximately 10-15cm / 4-6“ positive ease. Model wears size 2 with 11.5cm / 4.5” of positive ease.

WildAtlanticYarns Dún na nGall in pumpkin spice with the little white neps reminded me of the deer and brings the colourwork to life in a wonderfully rustic way.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Bust: 85 (93.5, 103.5, 113.5, 125.5) 136, 144, 154.5, 163.5cm / 33.5 (36.75, 40.75, 44.75, 49.5) 53.5, 56.75, 60.75, 64.25”

GAUGE
Stocking stitch
22 sts and 28 rnds = 10cm / 4” using a 3.75mm (US 5) needle

NEEDLES
One pair of 2.75mm (US 2) straight needles (if working tubular cast on)
One 80cm (32”) long circular needle 3.25mm (US 3) or one set of double-pointed needles (dpns) size 3.25mm (US 3) for the neck and ribbing
One 80cm (32”) long circular needle 3.75mm
One 80cm (32”) long circular needle 4mm (US 6) (if needed for colourwork gauge)

YARN
DK weight
MC: 880 (965, 1060,1165, 1295) 1380, 1465, 1580,1675 metres / 965 (1055, 1160, 1275, 1415) 1510, 1600, 1730, 1835 yards
CC: 92 (101, 110, 119, 128) 137, 147, 156, 165 metres / 100 (110, 120, 130, 140) 150, 160, 170, 180 yards

Shown in
Wild Atlantic Yarns, Dún na nGall (85% superwash merino / 15% Donegal Nep, 212 metres / 232 yards / 100 grams): 5 (5, 5, 6, 7) 7, 7, 8, 8 balls in MC pumpkin spice, 1 (1, 1, 1, 1) 1, 1, 1, 1 ball in CC oat

SKILLS REQUIRED

• Working in the round
• Increases / decreases
• Stretchy cast on (I used a tubular cast on)
• Stretchy bind off (I used a tubular bind off)
• Stranded colourwork
• German short rows

With thanks to the test knitters, my sister for modelling and my tech editor jkush