The Lady’s Sleeveless Fair Isle Pullover is truly the perfect 1940s colourwork vest pattern, with its neat shape, deep ribbed welt, v­neck and elegant all-over colourwork stitch pattern set against a plain background. with a repeating peerie pattern paired with two elegant main motifs against a stocking stitch background.
Two fit options are included, a shaped lower body creating a sharp vintage fit or a straight lower body for a more contemporary look. Finally choose from a choice of three length options for ultimate customisation. The vest is knitted in the round from the bottom up, with steeks added at the armhole and front neck openings.

The Lady’s Sleeveless Fair Isle Pullover is knitted using Excelana North fingering (4-ply) weight yarn, hand dyed inhouse at our Lake District studio in a range of fabulous vintage-esque shades. Colourway One has the background shade of Saharan Sand, with the colourwork patterning knitted in Saharan Sand, Ruby Red, Nile Green, Cornflower Blue, Alabaster and Persian Grey. Colourway Two has a softer palette of light blue Crayola as the background shade with Dark as Night, Powedered Egg, Blancmange, Alabaster and Himalayan Blue as the contrast shades.

Samples: Susan is shown wearing Colourway One to fit ninth size 110–117 cm (44–46 in) chest, medium length. Lucy is shown wearing the first size 81-86cm (32-34in) in colourway two.

The pattern includes instructions for seventeen sizes to fit chest measurements from 70cm (28in) to 157cm (60in) and contains both clear written pattern directions together with full colour charts plus a comprehensive sizing chart and helpful schematic.

Yarn kits are available at Susan Crawford Vintage.

Yarn
Susan Crawford Excelana North fingering weight, 100% British wool, 75% Cheviot, 25% Bluefaced Leicester (159m / 174yds per 50g skein approx)

Colourway One

3 (3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6) skeins, shade Agapanthus 1 (1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2) skeins, shade Dark As Night 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2) skeins, shade Alabaster and Himalayan Blue
1 skein for all sizes, shades: Powdered Egg, Blancmange

Colourway Two
3 (3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6) skeins, shade Saharan Sand
1 (1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2) skeins, shade Ruby Red
1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2) skeins, shade Alabaster and Persian Grey
1 skein for all sizes, of shades: Nile Green, Cornflower Blue

Gauge
32 sts and 34 rounds = 10 cm over stranded colourwork, after blocking. We obtained this gauge using 3.25mm needles

Suggested needles
Small Needles: 2.75mm (US 2) circular needles (60-80cm in length)
Large Needles: 3.25mm (US 3) circular needles (80-100cm in length)

Notions
Waste yarn or stitch holders
Stitch markers plus one removable marker

Techniques
Knitting in the round
Steeking