Arduaine

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Vibrant Fair Isle contrasts spectacularly with black sleeves on this cropped cardigan

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The Knitter Magazine

27 November, 2025

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Callanish

Using a crochet hook and waste yarn, chain 112 sts. Using yarn A and 3.25mm needles pick up and knit 108 sts along the bumps on the back of the chain. Pm and join to work in the round, taking care not

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Borealis

STEEKS Steeks are worked over 11 stitches in a 1x1 stripe pattern, alternating between background and pattern colours, with the complete 11-stitch steek beginning and ending with the background colour

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Kelmscott

Rnd: K2thJA, K1B. Rnd 2:K2tblA, PIB. Rnd 3: K2tblA, KIC. Rod 4:K2tblA, PIC. Rnd 5: K2thlA, KID. Rand 6: K2tblA, PID. Rnd 7: K2tblA, KIE. Rnd 8: K2thlA, PIE. Rnd 9: K2tblA, KID. Rnd 10: K2tblA, PID. Rn

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Cream topping

MEASUREMENTS To fit sizes: 86/91 cm (34/36 ins), 97/102 (38/40), 107/112 (42/44), 117/122 (46/48), 127/132 (50/52). Actual size: 107 cm (42 ins), 117 (46¼), 127 (50¼), 137 (54), 147 (57¾). Length: 61

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Merry berries

Note The Chart is worked using Intarsia, use separate balls of yarn for each area of colour and twist yarns on wrong side to avoid holes. Cast on 110 (122: 134: 146: 158: 170: 182: 194) sts using 3.75

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Pentland

Using 3.75mm needles, cast on 111 (123:135:147:159) sts. Row 1 (RS): K2, (P1, K1) to last st, K1. Row 2: K1, (P1, K1) to end. Rep these 2 rib rows 6 times more, then row 1 again. Next row (WS): P6 (6: