Friendly Fair Isle Sweater by Purl Soho

Friendly Fair Isle Sweater

Knitting
February 2014
Super Bulky (5-6 wpi) ?
12 stitches and 15 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 11 - 8.0 mm
609 - 783 yards (557 - 716 m)
36 (40, 44, 48)
English

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MATERIALS
8–10 skeins of Purl Soho’s Super Soft Merino, 100% merino. Each skein is 87 yards/ 100 grams.

  • Main Color (MC): 7 (8, 8, 9) skeins; approximately 595 (645, 695, 770) yards required. We used the color Sea Salt.
  • Contrast Color (CC): 1 skein; approximately 60 (65, 70, 75) yards required. We used the color Super Pink.

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GAUGE
12 stitches and 15 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch

SIZES
36 (40, 44, 48)

  • Finished Chest Circumference: 36 (40, 44, 48) inches
  • Finished Length from Shoulder to Bottom Edge: 22¾ (23, 23¼, 24) inches
  • Finished Length from Underarm to Bottom Edge: 13 inches
  • Finished Length from Cuff to Armhole: 18½ (18½, 19, 19) inches

EASE
This garment is designed with a 3–4 inches of ease around the chest.

Sample: We knit a Size 36.