Looking for something unique? Stunning Fair Isle work, in icy blues and greens, covers this gorgeous alternative Christmas knit by Siân Brown
YOU WILL NEED
■ Rico Baby Dream DK (DK weight, 50% polyamide, 50% acrylic, 50g/115m)
■ Rico Baby Dream DK Uni (DK weight, 50% polyamide, 50% acrylic, 50g/115m)
For yarn quantities and measurements see size table
■ A pair of 3.25mm needles
■ A pair of 3.75mm needles
■ A pair of 4mm needles
■ Stitch holders
TENSION
24 sts and 28 rows to meas 10x10cm (4x4in) over colourwork patt using 4mm needles
SNOWFLAKE JUMPER
Note When working from Chart, odd-numbered rows are K rows and read from right to left. Even-numbered rows are P rows and read from left to right. Strand colour not in use across the wrong side of the work.
BACK
Cast on 114 (126: 142: 154: 170: 182: 198: 210) sts using 3.25mm needles and Yarn A.
Rib Row 1 (RS) K2, (P2, K2) to end.
Rib Row 2 P2, (K2, P2) to end.
These 2 rows form the rib.
Work another 14 rows in rib as set, inc 1 (3: 1: 3: 1: 3: 1: 3) sts evenly across last row. [115 (129: 143: 157: 171: 185: 199: 213) sts]
Change to 4mm needles. Work in patt from Chart as follows: Row 1 (RS) Beginning with st 3 (11: 4: 12: 5: 13: 6: 14) of Chart, knit 12 (4: 11: 3: 10: 2: 9: 1) sts before patt rep, (knit 30 sts of patt rep) 3 (4: 4: 5: 5: 6: 6: 7) times, knit 13 (5: 12: 4: 11: 3: 10: 2) sts after patt rep, ending with st 57 (49: 56: 48: 55: 47: 54: 46) of Chart.
Row 2 Beg with st 57 (49: 56: 48: 55: 47: 54: 46) of Chart, purl 13 (5: 12: 4: 11: 3: 10: 2) sts before patt rep, (purl 30 sts of patt rep) 3 (4: 4: 5: 5: 6: 6: 7) times, purl 12 (4: 11: 3: 10: 2: 9: 1) sts after patt rep, ending with st 3 (11: 4: 12: 5: 13: 6: 14) of Chart. These 2 rows set the 30 row patt.
Work in patt until Back measures 33 (33: 34: 34: 35: 35: 36: 36)cm from cast-on edge, ending after a WS row.
SHAPE ARMHOLES
Cast off 8 sts at beg of next 2 rows. [99 (113: 127: 141: 155: 169: 183: 197) sts] Next row (RS) Cast off 2 sts, patt to last 2 sts, skpo. [3 sts dec’d] Next row Cast off 2 sts, patt to last 2 sts, p2tog. [3 sts dec’d] Rep the last 2 rows another 1 (2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8) time(s). [87 (95: 103: 111: 119: 127: 135: 143) sts]
Work straight until armhole measures 19 (20: 21: 22: 23: 24: 25: 26) cm from beg of shaping, ending after a WS row.
SHAPE NECK
Next row (RS) Patt 22 (25: 28: 31: 34: 37: 40: 43), skpo, turn and cont on these
