A134 Soft Spun Colorblock Fair Isle Pullover Designed by Melissa Leapman
Sizes Soft Spun ColorBlock Fair Isle Designed by Melissa Leapman Small (Medium, Large, 1X, 2X, 3X). Instructions are for smallest size, with changes for other sizes noted in parentheses as necessary. Finished Measurements Bust: 35 ½ (37 ½, 40 ½, 43 ½, 46 ½, 49 ½)" Total length: 24 (24 ½, 24 ½, 25, 25 ½, 25 ½)" Materials Cascade Yarn's SoftSpun, 2 (3, 4, 4, 5, 6) hanks of #2825 (A), 1 hank of #2808 (B), and 4 (4, 5, 5, 6, 6) hanks of #2824 (C) One pair each of sizes 8 and 9 knitting needles or size needed to obtain gauge Two stitch markers Gauge In Stockinette St Patt with larger needles, 16 sts and 24 rows = 4". To save time, take time to check gauge. Stitch Patterns Rib Pattern (mult 2 sts) Row 1 (RS): *K1, P1. Repeat from * across. Patt Row: As Row 1. Repeat Patt Row. Stockinette St Pattern Row 1 (RS): Knit across. Row 2: Purl across. Repeat Rows 1 and 2 for patt. Snowflake Pattern (mult 16 + 13 sts)
See chart. Back With smaller needles and B, CO 68 (74, 80, 86, 92, 98) sts. Beg Rib Patt, and work one row. Change to A, and cont even in Rib Patt until piece measures approx 3" from beg, ending after WS row, inc 1 st at beg of last row 69 (75, 81, 87, 93, 99) sts. Change to larger needles, beg Stockinette St Patt, and work even until piece measures approx 10 ¼ (10 ¾, 10 ¾, 11 ¼, 11 ¾, 11 ¾)" from beg, ending after WS row. Place Patts Next Row (RS): Work 4 (7, 2, 5, 8, 11) sts in Stockinette St with A, place marker, work Row 1 of Snowflake chart over middle 61 (61, 77, 77, 77, 77) sts, place marker, work Stockinette St with A across to end row. Cont patts as established until Row 20 of chart is completed. Cont even in Stockinette St Patt with C until piece measures approx 15 ½" from beg, ending after WS row. Shape Armholes BO 3 (5, 6, 7, 8, 9) sts at beg of next two rows, BO 2 (2, 3, 3, 4, 4) sts at beg of next two rows, then dec 1 st each side every row 0 (0, 0, 0, 0, 2) times, then every other row 4 (4, 4, 5, 5, 5) times 51 (53, 55, 57, 59, 59) sts rem. Cont even in patt until piece measures approx 23 (23 ½, 23 ½, 24, 24 ½, 24 ½)" from beg, ending after WS row. Shape Shoulders BO 4 (4, 5, 5, 5, 5) at beg of next four rows, then BO 4 (5, 4, 5, 6, 6) sts at beg of next two rows.
BO rem 27 sts. Front Work same as back until piece measures approx 21 (21 ½, 21 ½, 22, 22 ½, 22 ½)" from beg, ending after WS row. Shape Neck Work across first 19 (20, 21, 22, 23, 23) sts, join second ball of yarn and BO middle 13 sts, work across to end row. Work both sides at once with separate balls of yarn, and BO 3 sts each neck edge once, BO 2 sts each neck edge once, then dec 1 st each neck edge twice 12 (13, 14, 15, 16, 16) sts rem each side. Complete same as back. Sleeves With smaller needles and B, CO 36 sts. Beg Rib Patt, and work one row. Change to C, and cont even in Rib Patt until piece measures approx 2 ½" from beg, ending after WS row, inc 1 st at beg of last row 37 sts. Change to larger needles, beg Stockinette St Patt, and inc 1 st each side every tenth row 0 (0, 0, 2, 8, 8) times, every twelfth row 0 (3, 3, 6, 1, 1) times, every fourteenth row 2 (4, 4, 0, 0, 0) times, then every sixteenth row 4 (0, 0, 0, 0, 0) times 49 (51, 51, 53, 55, 55) sts. Cont even until sleeve measures approx 18 ½" from beg, ending after WS row. Shape Cap
BO 3 (5, 6, 7, 8, 9) sts at beg of next two rows, then dec 1 st each side every sixth row 0 (0, 0, 1, 3, 5) times, every fourth row 4 (7, 8, 7, 5, 2) times, then every other row 6 (2, 0, 0, 0, 0) times 23 sts rem. Work 1 (0, 0, 1, 0, 0) row even. BO 3 sts at the beg of next four rows 11 sts rem. BO. Finishing Block pieces to measurements. Sew left shoulder seam. Neckband With RS facing, smaller needles, and C, pick up and knit 74 sts evenly along neckline. Beg Rib Patt, and work even until neckband measures approx 3 ½" from beg. Change to B, work one row of Rib Patt. BO in patt. Sew right shoulder seam, including side of neckband. Set in sleeves. Sew sleeve and side seams.