Knitting pattern for a ladies’ Fair Isle style vest / waistcoat in five sizes using twelve colors (19 x 25g balls in all) of fingering / jumper weight Shetland wool yarn, circularly knit in traditional Fair Isle style using steeks without any reinforcement. Sizes = S (M, L, XL, XXL) = finished chest circumference = 33 (37, 41, 45, 49)” / 84 (94, 104, 114, 124) cm.

In addition to the colorized main chart, which includes line-by-line color references, the pattern has a colorized layout for each size, showing you exactly how the colors line up with the decreases for each size. Pattern also includes seventeen photos of the process details. This steeking method demands that you use 100% traditional wool yarn. Superwash wools and non-wool yarns are not suitable for this design. I highly recommend Jamieson’s of Shetland’s “Shetland Spindrift” yarn for this project. Spindrift yarn packs in the colors shown are available on this website.

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