Adara

Fair Isle Turtleneck

by Michele Wang

MATERIALS

Worsted weight wool yarn in the following approximate amounts:
1030 (1115, 1170, 1280, 1340, 1445, 1520) yards of MC
295 (310, 320, 345, 360, 370, 385) yards of CC
Brooklyn Tweed Shelter (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 140 yards/50g): 8 (8, 9, 10, 10, 11, 11) skeins MC and 3 skeins CC
Photographed in colors Old World (MC) and Woodsmoke (CC)

GAUGE

Working and Finished Gauges:
20 stitches & 30 rows/rounds = 4" in stockinette stitch with Size A Needles
20 stitches & 22 rounds = 4" in two-color Fair Isle pattern from Chart with Size B Needles

NEEDLES

Size A (For Single-Color Stockinette Stitch):
One 32" long circular needle and one set of double-pointed needles (DPNs) in size needed to obtain stockinette stitch gauge listed
Suggested Size: 4½ mm (US 7)

Size B (For Two-Color Fair Isle):
One 32" long circular needle and one set of double-pointed needles (DPNs) in size needed to obtain Fair Isle pattern gauge listed
Suggested Size: 5 mm (US 8)

Size C (For Tubular Cast On and Ribbing):
One each 32" and 16" long circular needles and one set of double-pointed needles (DPNs) two sizes smaller than Size A needles
Suggested Size: 3¾ mm (US 5)

Size D (For Collar):
One 16" long circular needle one size smaller than Size A needles
Suggested Size: 4 mm (US 6)

If using the Magic Loop method for working Sleeves in the round, the 32” circular needles can be used and the DPNs omitted.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

36¾ (39¼, 41½, 44, 46½, 48¾, 51¼)" chest circumference
Intended Ease: +3-6"
Sample shown is size 39¼" with +6¼" ease on model

SKILL LEVEL

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