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This is a sweater for an imaginary life inspired by one of my favorite novels.

Mariana by Monica Dickens tells the story of an Englishwoman. We see Mary at school in Kensington and on holiday in Somerset; her attempt at drama school; her year in Paris learning dressmaking and getting engaged to the wrong man.

The sweater belongs to this young woman. She is wearing it on her way to class, riding a bike through the streets of Paris. A year abroad to learn from the great French couturier, to visit museums and to find her voice. The exciting and lonely life of a British expat in post-war France.

She wears the sweater underneath her tweed jacket because she can never get rid of the cold. She knows her knitwear is frowned upon but French housing is inadequately ready for the harsh crisp mornings of October. Her sweater, patched and mended for years is her only shield. It still smells of home, in Norfolk, so far removed from the most sophisticated of cities, so out of place in Paris.

This sweater is a nostalgic ode to traditional vintage Fair Isle knitwear.

PATTERN INFO
Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
Finished bust circumference: 98 (115, 129, 132, 143, 151) cm 38.7 (45.2, 50.7, 52, 56.1, 59.5) “.

Recommended to be worn with 10-15cm / 4-6” of positive ease at the bust.

Yarn
Woollentwine Fibre Studio

Sample shown is worked in size 2.

MC (-) = oatmeal
C1 (O) = mustard yellow
C2 (△) = cream white
C3 (⬤) = Rust-colour

Needles
3,5 mm / US 5 circular needle with a cable length of at least 80 cm / 32” (or needle size to obtain gauge) for the body and sleeves (or needle size to obtain gauge).

3.25 mm / US 4 circular needle with a cable length of at least 80 cm / 32” (or needle size to obtain gauge) for ribbing and neckband (or needle size to obtain gauge).

For the sleeves, a short cable needle, magic loop or DPNs are recommended.

Gauge
22 sts x 31 = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4” in the round, in stockinette stitch, on larger needle

Este es el jersey de una vida imaginaria, una oda nostálgica a las prendas de punto tradicionales de Fair Isle.

Se teje de arriba hacia abajo sin costuras. Se da forma a la canesú con vueltas cortas y luego se empieza a tejer el motivo de fair isle, trabajado en cenefas en serie, para que sea fácil seguir el dibujo.

Al terminar el canesú se divide cuerpo y mangas y se tejen en circular sin costuras hasta el final.

Tallas
1 (2, 3, 4) (5, 6, 7) (8, 9, 10)
Contorno de pecho (medidas de la prenda acabada): 98 (115, 129, 132, 143, 151) cm 38.7 (45.2, 50.7, 52, 56.1, 59.5) “

Para llevar con una holgura de aproximadamente 5-7 cm / 2-3” alrededor del pecho.

Lana
Woollentwine Rustic Merino (285 m /100 g.)

aprox 910 (1010, 1115, 1220, 1330, 1450) m del color principal y 65 (80, 95, 105, 115, 135) m de cada color de contraste CC

O el equivalente en metros de lana tipo sport.