V-Neck Fair Isle Sweater by Michael Harvey & Rae Compton

V-Neck Fair Isle Sweater

Knitting
January 1978
DK (11 wpi) ?
23 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in Stocking in 4 mm
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
2275 yards (2080 m)
38 (40, 42) in / 97 (102, 107) cm
English

Materials:

  • Total - 2275 yards / 2080 metres
  • Main Shade - 3 (3, 3) balls - 525 yards / 480 metres
  • 1st Contrast - 1 (1, 1) balls- 175 yards / 160 metres
  • 2nd Contrast - 3 (3, 3) balls - 525 yards / 480 metres
  • 3rd Contrast - 3 (3, 3) balls - 525 yards / 480 metres
  • 4th Contrast - 2 (2, 2) balls - 350 yards / 320 metres
  • 5th Contrast - 1 (1, 1) balls- 175 yards / 160 metres

Measurements:

  • To fit chest - 38 (40, 42) in / 97 (102, 107) cm
  • Length from top of shoulders - 26.5 (26, 26.5) in / 65 (66, 67) cm
  • Sleeve seam, approximately - 18 in / 46 cm in all sizes

Pattern tension: 13.5 stitches and 13 rows to 2 in (5 cm) measured over pattern on 4mm needles.