Billy by Patricia Roberts

Billy

Knitting
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
17 stitches and 18 rows = 2 inches
US 2 - 2.75 mm
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
women's small, women's medium, men's medium
English

Billy is a fairisle sweater that may be knitted in a crew neck or a v-neck

Materials, all Woollybear Real Shetland (see sizes info, below):

  • 7 (7,9) hanks in main colour
  • 1 hank in each of 5 contrasting colours
  • 1 (1,2) hanks in each of three other contrast colours

Tension: 17 stitches and 18 rows to 5cm (2”) in fairisle pattern

Measurements:

NOTE: Sizes = Women’s small (Women’s medium, Men’s medium)

  • Underarms: 99cm (39.5”) (105.5cm (42.25”), 112.5cm (45”))
  • Side seam: 35cm (14”) (same length given for all sizes)
  • Length: 55cm (22”) (55cm (22”), 63cm (25”))
  • Sleeve seam: 41cm (16.5”) (41cm (16.5”), 49cm (19.5”))

The pattern with yarn is available for purchase at the Patricia Roberts’ shop http://www.patriciaroberts.co.uk/