# 30 Bressay / Skara Brae - jacket by Elisabeth Gütschow

# 30 Bressay / Skara Brae - jacket

Knitting
August 2011
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
28 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in all over pattern
US 2 - 2.75 mm
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
1115 yards (1020 m)
36/38
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Additional instructions to extend Bressay to a bust size of 105cm are available in German at http://www.wolle-willich.de/index.php?main_page=product_i...

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Fair Isle at its finest. The colors and patterns are in beautiful harmony and the jacket is worth every hour spent knitting it. Knit in the round, steeked and then sewn. For a smaller project, try the same pattern on a hat and gloves.

Materials
Jamieson’s of Shetland “Spindrift” (100% Shetland wool, approx. 115 yds (105 m) / 3⁄4 oz (25 g)): approx. 3⁄4 oz (25 g) each Rye col #140, Eestit col #105, Buttermilk col #179, Pebble col #127, Sand col #183, Spagnum col #233, Bramble col #155, Sunset col #186, Burnt Umber col #1190 and Burnt Ochre col #423

Circular needles US #3 (2.75 mm) and 3 mm, each 16” long, DPNs 3 mm.