Nordic Fair Isle - Adult by Sue Stratford

Nordic Fair Isle - Adult

Knitting
September 2013
Aran (8 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in stocking stitch
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
990 - 1370 yards (905 - 1253 m)
S, M, L, XL
English

This beautiful Christmas sweater is knitted in Aran weight yarn and uses the fairisle technique.

Look carefully and you will see that one tree has a star on top and one reindeer has a shiny red nose!

The sweater is knitted from a chart and written instructions for each size.

Finished size (chest width):
Small - 53cm (20 3/4”) 
Medium - 56cm (22”) 
Large - 62cm (24 1/2”) 
Extra Large - 64cm (25 1/2”)

Yarn requirements: 

Small - 900m (990yds) 
Medium - 1000m (1210yds) 
Large - 1100m (1210yds) 
Extra Large - 1250m (1370yds)

Motif yarn requirements: 
80m of 10-ply aran yarn in each of the following colours: red, mid-brown and pale green. 160m (180yds) cream aran yarn. Small amount of gold embroidery yarn.