Steeped in Tradition by Woman's Weekly

Steeped in Tradition

Knitting
February 1967
DK (11 wpi) ?
6 stitches = 1 inch
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 3 - 3.25 mm
34", 36", 38" bust
English
Out of print. This pattern was available for free.

Shetland-style by nature, very latest thing to be snapped up by the trendsetters. Fair Isle band introduces colour to the plain jersey that everyone knows so well.

Materials:

  • Five two-ounce balls of Patons Fiona in main colour for the 34 or 36-inch bust size; six balls for the 38-inch buit size.
  • For any one size: one bail of the same yarn in red, one ball in blue and one bаll in yellow
  • A pair each of UK No. 9 and No. 11 knitting needles.

Tension:
Work at a tension of 6 stitches to one inch in width over the stocking stitch, using No. 9 needles, to obtain the measurements given above.

Measurements (in inches)
Bust size                34    36    38
All round at underarms   36    38    40 
Side seam                14    14    14
Length                   21½   22    22½
Sleeve Seam              17½   17½   17½