Girls Fair Isle Tunic by Cathy Payson

Girls Fair Isle Tunic

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Knitting
June 2017
Aran (8 wpi) ?
16 stitches and 23 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette stitch
US 7 - 4.5 mm
4 years (6, 8-9, 12) years
English
This pattern is available for free.

The tunic is worked flat and seamed. The color pattern motifs are both written out and charted. Some of the rows include more than 2 colors.

To Fit Chest: 23 (25, 28, 30)“ [58.5 (63.5, 71, 76) cm]
Finished Chest: 25 (27, 31, 33)” [63.5 (68.5, 78.5, 84) cm]
Finished Length: 19 ½ (20, 20 ½, 21)“ [49.5 (51, 52, 53.5) cm]

Fair Isle is a small Scottish island where this color technique originated. This modern version features fantasy floral designs on the yoke of a girl’s tunic.