Bressay Sweater
Finished
January 10, 2021
February 24, 2021

Bressay Sweater

Project info
Bressay by Marie Wallin
Knitting
SweaterPullover
me
XS with Modifications
Needles & yarn
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
US 2 - 2.75 mm
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
Jamieson's of Shetland Shetland Spindrift
2159 yards in stash
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Notes

colours:
Brambel = Granite
Damask = Crimson
Mooskit = Heron (Granite for Neck)
Steel = Steel
Camel = Highland Mist
Paprika = Cardinal
Shaela = Mirrydancers
Moss = Conifer
Lauerl = Mooskit (Pacific in Chart D)
Tundra = Pacific
Yellow Ochre = Scotch Broom

Chart A: Granite, Heron, Crimson, Highland Mist
Chart B: Steel, Mirrydancers, Conifer, Mooskit, Pacific, Scotch Broom
Chart C: Cardinal, Conifer, Scotch Broom, Heron, Crimson, Highland Mist
Chart D: Highland Mist, Pacific, Crimson, Granite, Scotch Broom, Pacific
Chart E: as Chart C
Chart F: as Chart A

Modifications:
I’m knitting the sweater top down, using the pattern dec rows to increase (inc method: M1L)

Neck:
on NS 2,75 co 120 sts, 2x2 ribbing
-->added short rows
-->First inc row before starting with the faire isle part, increase to numbers of sts for size XS

Yoke (on NS 3):
-->Starting with Chart F (knitting it top-down)
-->using dec rows for inc - to a total of 352 sts (Size XS after 4 inc rows)
-->separate body and sleeves between chart D and C

Separate body and sleeves:
-->2x75 sts for sleeves on waste yarn
-->202 for front+back +14 (7+7) cast on = 216sts for
body
-->knitting chart C
-->dec 6 sts = 210sts
-->knitting chart B
-->dec 6 sts = 204sts
-->knitting chart A

monochrom part (on NS 2,75)
2x2 ribbing on NS 2,5
Sewing BO

sleeves:
-->75 sts from yarn +9st from body sts =84sts
-->knitting 1 row in colour Cardinal
-->working chart C top down
-->knitting 1 row in colour Steel
-->working chart B top down

monochrom part (on NS 2,75)
2x2 ribbing on NS 2,5
Sewing BO

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February 24, 2021
 
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by Jamieson's of Shetland
Fingering
100% Shetland
115 yards / 25 grams

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  • Project created: January 22, 2021
  • Updated: February 28, 2021
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