Deconstructed Fair Isle
Finished
November 4, 2017
June 11, 2018

Deconstructed Fair Isle

Project info
#04 Fair Isle Band Pullover by Lone Kjeldsen
Knitting
SweaterPullover
Me
XS with lengthening
Needles & yarn
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
23 stitches and 26 rows = 4 inches
in over St st using one color and size 6
1,154 yards
Rowan Alpaca Soft DK
73 yards in stash
0.47 skeins = 64.4 yards (58.9 meters), 23 grams
99055
Red-purple
Rowan Alpaca Soft DK
45 yards in stash
0.67 skeins = 91.8 yards (83.9 meters), 33 grams
99032
Purple
Rowan Softyak DK
none left in stash
6.44 skeins = 953.1 yards (871.5 meters), 322 grams
Rowan Super Fine Merino DK
81 yards in stash
0.36 skeins = 45.4 yards (41.5 meters), 18 grams
Purple
Notes

Blogged here!

February 19, 2018:

The neckline is really beautiful on this. I wish I had waist shaping thought, because the piece folds so easily like an accordian at the places where stockinette and colorwork meet.

My stockinette bands are definitely looser, even with using the smaller needle.

Sleeve mods: Cast-on 40 sts, ribbing 24 rows, st st 10 rows, 6 colorwork bands to armhole.

December 23, 2017:

Loved seeing this on the cover and cast-on right away. I knew there would be an issue with tension between the stockinette and the colorwork bands… FYI: using one size smaller needle for the stockinette as in the pattern didn’t fix it for me. Stockinette still ruffles and is looser.

I decided only to use stash yarns for the colorwork, so I ended up picking some subtle color changes that aren’t as clear as in the original. I like it - - it is like a deconstructed pixelated version of fair-isle.

What makes it unique? Purl stitches in the color work.

Beware? There are 3 colors used at once for 4 out of 10 of the colorwork rows… annoying!

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Finished
November 4, 2017
June 11, 2018
 
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  • Project created: December 23, 2017
  • Finished: June 11, 2018
  • Updated: November 5, 2018
  • Progress updates: 2 updates