SUMMARY: St. Gallen is a child’s or adult’s hip-length cardigan with pockets, long, drop-shoulder sleeves and a shawl collar. The overall pattern is stocking stitch while the hemline, button bands and pocket edges are worked in Moss stitch. The button bands are worked from ‘held’ stitches and slip stitched into place. The shawl collar and cuffs are worked as separate pieces in an intricate Fair Isle pattern and attached to the sweater in the finishing steps.

The sweater is presented in 2 colourways, the 1st one
predominantely light and the 2nd one dark. There are 7 colours used of differing yarn weights. The Main colour (A) is either Chunky Tweed or Recyled Chunky, both bulky weight yarns. The second colour is either Designer DK (DDK, fine weight) in the 1st Colourway (B1) or Donegal Lambswool Tweed (DLT, super fine weight) in the 2nd Colourway (B2). The third colour is either DLT in the 1st Colourway (C1) or DDK in the 2nd Colourway (C2). The remaining colours (D – G) are DLT. The DLT or super fine weight yarn is used double throughout the garment.

SIZES: Child: 2 – 3 (3 – 4, 4 – 6, 6 – 8, 8 – 9, 9 – 10) yrs / Adult: Small (Medium, Large).

FINISHED CHEST: Child: 30 (32, 34, 38, 40, 43)”/ 76 (82, 87, 96, 102’ 110) cm / Adult 43 (46, 48)” / 110 (116, 122) cm.

YARN REQUIREMENTS: Child: A – 436 (545, 654, 763, 872, 872) yds / 400 (500, 600, 700, 800, 800) gms / 4 (5, 6, 7, 8, 8) balls, B1 – 125 yds / 50 gms/ 1 ball for each size, B2 – 124 yds / 25 gms / 1 skein for each size, C1 – 124 (124, 124, 248, 248, 248) yds / 25 (25, 25, 50, 50, 50) gms / 1 (1, 1, 2, 2, 2) skeins, C2 – 125 yds / 50 gms / 1 ball for each size, D, E, F & G – 124 yds / 25 gms / 1 skein of each colour for each size.

YARN REQUIREMENTS: Adult: A – 981 (981,1090) yds / 900 (900, 1000) gms / 9 (9, 10) balls, B1 – 125 (125, 250) yds / 50 (50, 100) gms/ 1 (1, 2) balls, B2 – 124 (248, 248) yds / 25 (50, 50) gms / 1 (2, 2) skeins, C1 – 372 yds / 75 gms / 3 skeins for each size, C2 – 250 yds / 100 gms / 2 balls for each size, D & F – 124 ( 248, 248) yds / 25 (50, 50) gms / 1 (2, 2) skeins of each colour, E – 248 yds / 50 gms / 2 skeins for each size, G – 124 yds / 25 gms / 1 skein for each size.

SHOWN IN: 1st Colourway: A - #879 Polar, B - #649 Cream, C - #485 Bay, D - #464 Chilli, E - #447 Acid, F - #488 Dragonfly and G - #479 Cinnamon. 2nd Colourway: A - #887 Bilberry, B - #448 Sherbert, C - #636 Purple, D - #464 Chilli, E - #458 Eaude, F - #488 Dragonfly and G - #479 Cinnamon. There is also a sample shown using #896 Bottle as the main colour (A). * Note: all these yarns have been discontinued.

ACCESSORIES: Buttons – Child: 4 (4, 4, 5, 5, 5) / Adult: 6 for each size.

CHARTS: 2 colourwork charts.

CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES: Fair Isle knitting, increasing and decreasing in knitting, picking-up stitches to knit onwards and slip-stitch, back stitch or mattress stitch seaming.