By Hook or By Crook
by Woman's Weekly
Woman's Weekly, 4 February 1967
Pattern
Focal point is the Fair Isle yoke—we used a mauvey theme with wedgwood for the body part, repeated with larkspur, helio and white for the patterning. Other ideas include moorat brown with natural fawn/orange/brown, petrol blue with ice blue/hazel/natural fawn.
© Woman's Weekly
© Woman's Weekly
Pattern detail.
© Woman's Weekly
By Hook or By Crook
Out of print.
This pattern was
available for free.
Everyone’s determined to sport a Shetland sweater this season! Long admired for their subtle colourings, their lightweight warmth, this one’s a real beauty.
Materials:
- Four and a half “cuts” of “Hillswick” Brand Shetland Wool in ground shade for the 34-inch bust size; five “cuts” for the 36-inch and 38-inch bust sizes.
- For any one size: half-a-cut each of dark, medium and light shades
- A pair each of UK No. 13 and No. 11 knitting needles
- A UK No. 11 circular needle
- A 5-inch slide fastener
Tension:
Work at a tension of 7½ stitches to 1 inch in width over the stocking stitch, using No. 11 needles, to obtain the measurements.
Measurements (in inches) Bust size 34 36 38 All round at underarms 36 38 40 Side seam 12½ 12½ 12½ Length 22 22½ 23 Sleeve Seam 17½ 17½ 17½
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