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January 14, 2024

Dundee

Project info
Dundee by Patons & Baldwins
Knitting
Sweater → Pullover
Me
Needles & yarn
28 stitches and 41 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette
1,587 yards
Jamieson & Smith 2ply Jumper Weight
1 skein = 114.8 yards (105.0 meters), 25 grams
27 Grey
18464
Gray
Yarn Trader in Port Adelaide, South Australia
Jamieson & Smith 2ply Jumper Weight
1 skein = 114.8 yards (105.0 meters), 25 grams
FC34 Mix
17717
Blue-green
Yarn Trader in Port Adelaide, South Australia
Jamieson & Smith 2ply Jumper Weight
2 skeins = 229.7 yards (210.0 meters), 50 grams
72 Mix
17504
Pink
Yarn Trader in Port Adelaide, South Australia
Jamieson & Smith Shetland Supreme Jumper Weight
6 skeins = 1128.6 yards (1032.0 meters), 300 grams
2008 Katmollet
17416
Natural/Undyed
Yarn Trader in Port Adelaide, South Australia
Notes

The dundee pattern has 131 stitches per side at the underarm which is a bit large for me (I like 120 stitches for a 4ply gauge) but since I am new to fair isle garment knitting I decided to stick with this size as I didn’t know how easy the garment will be to get on and off.

I have lengthened the original pattern by approximately 7-8cm and charted it here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/18-qisYPl9KUFBLMYe8IZ6l5R...

Instead of knitting flat in pieces I have chosen to knit in the round and steek the sleeve holes and neck opening.

The neck was too tight so I needed to steek it further than I originally intended.

I have an episode of my podcast all about it here:

04-01-2024

Having a wee bit of trouble with the sleeves. First I came to the conclusion that the decreases were too few (was decreasing 2 every 6 rows) and that I needed to decrease more rapidly (2 every 3 rows).

The original pattern has the decreases as 2 every 3 rows, however it is a short-sleeved garment.

So I decreased more rapidly and the top part of the sleeve fit much better, but around the elbow it was too tight. I frogged back a bit and now I am knitting straight with no decreases at all. It is still a little tight just around the elbow but having no decreases around the forearm will be better for now.

14-01-2024

Cast off second sleeve! Total weight of jumper is 355g.

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Finished
December 3, 2024
January 14, 2024
About this pattern
Dundee
by Patons & Baldwins
from Patons Knitting Book No. 262, Fair Isles
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About this yarn
2ply Jumper Weight
by Jamieson & Smith
Fingering
100% Shetland
115 yards / 25 grams

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About this yarn
Shetland Supreme Jumper Weight
by Jamieson & Smith
Fingering
100% Shetland
199 yards / 50 grams

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  • Project created: November 18, 2023
  • Finished: January 14, 2024
  • Updated: December 29, 2024
  • Progress updates: 3 updates