FAIR ISLE VEST

Vogue Knitting Winter 2005/2006 #29
Design by Shirley Paden

Fair Isle has never looked so fab. Paden’s body-hugging vest is worked in one piece to the armholes.

Difficulty level

MATERIALS
• 6 (6, 7, 7) 1¾oz/50g balls (each approx 137yd/125m) of Knit One Crochet Too Ambrosia (alpaca/silk/cashmere) in #633 Cornflower (A med blue)
• 2 (2, 3, 3) balls each in #243 soft sunrise (B-pink) and #100 snow (C-ecru)
• 1 (1, 2, 2) balls in #688 french blue (D-dk blue)
• 2 balls each in #918 fog (Egrey) and #644 sky blue (F-lt blue)
• One pair each sizes 5, 6 and 7 (3.75, 4 and 4.5mm) OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE
• Crochet hook size E/4 (3.5mm), one 19 (20, 20, 20)”/48 (50, 50, 50)cm zipper, and stitch holders and markers

KNITTED MEASUREMENTS
• Sized for X-Small, Small, Medium and Large. Shown in size X-Small.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
• Bust (closed) 33 (36, 39, 42)”/83.5 (91.5, 99, 106.5) cm
• Length from shoulder 22 (22½, 22¾, 23)”/56 (57, 58, 58.5)cm

GAUGES
• 33 sts and 30 rows = 4″/10cm over corrugated rib foll chart 1 or 2 and using size 5 (3.75mm) needles.
• 32 sts and 30 rows = 4″/10cm over Fair Isle pat foll chart 3 and using size 5 (3.75mm) needles.

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