I love knitting with multiple colors and my first foray into Fair Isle was a cardigan knit flat. I didn’t have a clue about steeking so I just assumed that purling with two colors was the norm. Once I was told there’s a way to knit in-the-round and cut the knitting it was on my agenda of things to learn. Granted it took me close to three years to get around to but better late than never!

This pattern includes vest instructions, chart and some basic steeking instructions.

Size One size: 36” inch chest, no ease

Yarn Ístex Létt-Lopi
(100% New Wool; 109 yds 100m/50 g):
9420 Navy Blue, 2 skeins
1402 Heaven Blue Heather, 3 skeins
0051 White, 1 skein
1404 Glacier Blue Heather, 1 skein
0056 Light Grey Heather, 1 skein
1413 Lilac Heather, 1 skein
1419 Barley, 1 skein

Gauge 22 sts and 20 rnds = 4” in Fair Isle

Tools
Size US4 (3.5 mm) 32“ circular needle
Size US6 (4.0 mm) 32” and 16“ circular needle
Size F Crochet hook
4 Markers (m), and 1 contrasting for beginning of round
26” Open-end (separating) zipper
2 Stitch holders

Notes
Vest is worked in-the-round then separated into front and back
Vest is steeked down the front to insert zipper