Introducing “Loyal Fairy,” my latest knitting pattern designed to captivate and inspire. Knit from the top down, this pattern features enchanting color work on the sleeves, ensuring you avoid the often-dreaded “sleeve island.” With its seamless construction and charming details, “Loyal Fairy” promises a delightful and engaging knitting experience, perfect for showcasing the beautiful yarns of 7th Floor Yarn. The knitting begins at the upper back and is worked back and forth, then the right and left fronts are picked up and knit separately back and forth. The back and front are joined together and knit in the round to the bottom hem. The sleeve stitches are picked up and knit in the round to the cuff.
MATERIALS
Yarn:
7th Floor Yarn Squishy DK
320 yards 293 m 100 grams
Colors used MC: Loyal Blue CC: Fairy Dust
Needles (suggested size):
US 5 3.75 mm in 16” 40 cm and 24” 60 cm lengths. The 24” 60 cm length will be used for the ribbing on the bottom hem and the 16” 40 cm length will be used for collar and sleeve edging
US 7 4.5 mm in 16” 40 cm and 24” 60 cm lengths. The 24” 60 cm will be used for the main body of knitting and the 16” 40 cm will be used for the colorwork sleeves.
Gauge:
20 sts and 24 rows over 4” 10 cm after blocking. This project uses both back and forth knitting and in the round knitting, so please make sure to match your gauge to both.
Notions:
Stitch markers, 2 locking stitch markers, darning needle, scrap yarn for holding stitches

Sizes:
1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6){7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12}13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
Finished circumference at chest:
32 (34, 36, 38, 40, 42){44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54}56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66”
(81 (86, 91, 97, 102, 107){112, 117, 122, 127, 132, 137}142, 147, 152, 157, 163, 168 cm)
Yardage:
Yardage is estimated and may vary depending on yarn used.

MC: 802 (840, 906, 943, 1005, 1044){1168, 1196, 1278, 1323, 1437, 1467}1529, 1578, 1731, 1780, 1830, 1881 yds (733 (768, 828, 862, 919, 955){1068, 1094, 1169, 1210, 1314, 1341}1398, 1443, 1583, 1628, 1673, 1720 m)

CC: 28 (28, 28, 28, 30, 30){30, 30, 32, 32, 32, 32}34, 34, 34, 34, 36, 36 yds (26 (26, 26, 26, 27, 27){27, 27, 29, 29, 29, 29}31, 31, 31, 31, 33, 33 m)