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FAIR ISLE CARDIGAN
GETTHEBOOK!
ThispatterncomesfromRowan’s
packedpatternbook,BritishMade
(£12).Forstockists’detailscall
01484668200 orvisittheir website,
http://www.knitrowan.com.Continribfora further 14 rows, ending with RS facing for next row.
Change to 4mm needles.
UsingtheFairIsletechnique,workRows1 to 26 ofChart A,
beginningwitht 10andendingwithst5 ( 11 : 5 : 11 : 4 ).
WorkRows 27 to 53 only of Chart B, beginning with st 2 and ending
withst8 ( 6 : 5 : 3 : 1 ).
PLACEPOCKET
Row 54 (WS)Patt 17 ( 19 : 21 : 23 : 25 ) stsofChartBasset,slipnext
37 stsontoa holder(forpockettop)and,intheirplace,pattacross
37 sts of second pocket lining, patt rem 33( 37 : 42 : 46 : 50 ) sts.
WorkRows 55 to 78 ofChart C, beginning with st 10 and ending
withst5 ( 11 : 5 : 11 : 4 ).
WorkRows 79 to 106 of Chart D, beginning with st 2 and ending
withst8 ( 6 : 5 : 3 : 1 ).
These 106 rows set pattern.
Contstraightuntil 80 ( 84 : 88 : 90 : 94 ) rowslesshavebeenworked
thanonback to beg of shoulder shaping, ending with RS facing for
nextrow.
SHAPEFRONTSLOPE
Keepingpattcorrect,dec1 statbegofnextandfoll2 ( 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 ) alt
rows,thenon 16 ( 18 : 19 : 18 : 19 ) foll4th rows, then on1 ( 1 : 1 : 2 : 2 ) foll
6throws. 67 ( 73 : 79 : 85 : 90 ) sts.
Completetomatch left front, reversing shapings.
SLEEVES
Caston 47 ( 49 : 51 : 51 : 53 ) stsusing3.25mmneedlesandYarnA.
Row 1 (RS)K0( 0 : 0 : 0 : 1 ), P1( 2 : 3 : 3 : 3 ), K3,P3, rep from to last 4
( 5 : 0 : 0 : 1 ) sts,K3( 3 : 0 : 0 : 1 ), P1( 2 : 0 : 0 : 0 ).
Row 2 P0( 0 : 0 : 0 : 1 ), K1( 2 : 3 : 3 : 3 ), P3,K3, rep from to last4 ( 5 :
0 : 0 : 1 ) sts,P3( 3 : 0 : 0 : 1 ), K1( 2 : 0 : 0 : 0 ).
These2 rowsformrib.
Continribfora further 13 rows,endingwithWSfacingfornextrow.
Row 16 (WS)Rib4 ( 5 : 6 : 6 : 7 ), M1, (rib 3, M1) 13 times, rib4 ( 5 : 6 : 6 :
7 ). [61( 63 : 65 : 65 : 67 ) sts]
Changeto4mmneedles.
NoteYouwillnowworkincreasesatbegandendofrow.Placea
marker1 stinfromeachendofrowaftermakingyourfirst
increasesandkeepcentral 61 ( 63 : 65 : 65 : 67 ) stsbetweenthese
markers,asthiswillhelp you when keeping patt correct as you
makefurtherincs.
BegfirstrowofSleeveChartwithst4 ( 3 : 2 : 2 : 1 ) andendwithst 64
( 65 : 66 : 66 : 67 ), andtakingnewstsintopattern,inc1 stateachend
of3rdand0 ( 6 : 9 : 17 : 23 ) follaltrows,thenoneveryfoll4throw
until there are 105( 113 : 119 : 127 : 135 ) sts, taking inc sts into patt.
WhenincreasesarecompletecontstraightuntilSleevemeas 42
( 42 : 43 : 43 : 43 )cm, ending with RS facing for next row.
SHAPETOP
Castoff.
MAKINGUP
Blockpiecesgentlyfollowinganyinstructionsontheballband.
Joinbothshoulder seams using backstitch, or mattress stitch if
preferred.
FRONTBAND
WithRSfacing,using3.25mmcircularneedleandYarnA,begand
ending at front cast-on edges, pick up and knit 121( 122 : 123 : 124 :
125 ) stsevenlyuprightfrontopeningedgetobegoffrontslope
shaping, 83 ( 88 : 92 : 94 : 98 ) stsuprightfrontslope,and3 stsdown
rightsideofbackneck,K across 35 ( 35 : 37 : 37 : 39 ) stsonback
holder,pickupandknit3 stsupleftsideofbackneck, 83 ( 88 : 92 :
94 : 98 ) stsdownleftfrontslopetobegoffrontslopeshaping,and
121 ( 122 : 123 : 124 : 125 ) stsevenly down left front opening edge.
[449( 461 : 473 : 479 : 491 ) sts]
Row 1 (WS)K1,P3,*K3,P3,repfrom* tolastst, K1.
Row 2 K4,*P3,K3,repfrom * to last st, K1.
These2 rowsformrib.
Workinribfor1 morerow,endingwithRSfacingfornextrow.
Row 4 (RS)Rib 43 ( 42 : 43 : 42 : 43 ), *castoff2 sts(tomakea
buttonhole–caston2 stsoverthesecast-offstsonnextrow),rib
untilthereare 35 ( 36 : 36 : 37 : 37 ) stsonrightneedleaftercast-off,
repfrom* oncemore,castoff2 sts(tomake3rdbuttonhole–cast
on2 stsoverthesecast-offstsonnextrow),ribtoend.
Workinribfora further 5 rows, ending with RS facing for next row.
Castoffinrib.POCKETTOPS(BOTHALIKE)
Slip 37 stsleftonpockettopholder onto 3.25mm needles and
rejoinYarnA withRSfacing.
Row 1 (RS)K5,M1,(K9,M1)3 times,K5.[41sts]
BegwithRow1,workinribasgiven for front band for 7 rows, ending
withRSfacingfornext row.
Castoffinrib.FINISHING
Markpointsalongsideseamedges 22 (23.5: 25 :26.5: 28 )cmeither
sideofshoulderseams(todenotebaseofarmholeopenings).Place
centreofcast-offedgeofSleevetoshoulderseam.Sewtopof
SleevetoBody,usingmarkersasa guide.JoinsideandSleeve
seams.Slipstpocketliningsandedgingsinto place. Sew on
buttons to correspond with buttonholes.ForperfectFairIslelikethis
keepyourtensionfluidand
evenandtaketimetoblock
yourworkaftertheall the
knitting is done