Description

Create a beautiful classic Fair Isle Pullover with this detailed knitting pattern. Featuring traditional two-color stranded motifs across the body and sleeves, a comfortable round neckline, ribbed cuffs and hem, this sweater has a timeless Nordic-inspired look.

The pattern includes complete instructions for 5 women’s sizes, a colorwork chart, neckband instructions and garment schematics.

🧶 PATTERN DETAILS

• Skill Level: Intermediate
• Sizes: S (M, L, XL, 2XL)
• Finished Chest: 36 (40, 44, 48, 52) inches
• Finished Length: 23 (24, 25, 26, 27) inches
• Classic Fair Isle / stranded colorwork design
• Long sleeves
• Round ribbed neckline
• Ribbed hem and cuffs
• Front and back worked separately
• Detailed armhole, neckline and shoulder shaping
• Full sleeve and sleeve-cap instructions
• Colorwork chart included
• Front, back and sleeve schematics included

🧵 MATERIALS

The pattern uses two coordinating colors of DK/light-worsted yarn.

Main Color (MC):
Approximately 126 yd / 115 m per 50 g ball
5 (6, 6, 7, 8) balls

Contrast Color (CC):
Approximately 153 yd / 140 m per 50 g ball
4 (5, 5, 6, 7) balls

You will also need:

• 3.75 mm / US 5 straight needles
• 3.75 mm / US 5, 16-inch circular needle
• 4 mm / US 6 knitting needles, or size required to obtain gauge
• Stitch markers
• Stitch holders or scrap yarn

A soft merino, wool or wool-blend yarn with similar yardage and gauge is recommended.

📏 GAUGE

22 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches / 10 cm in Stockinette Stitch using the larger needles.

Please check your gauge before beginning.

🎨 FAIR ISLE COLORWORK

The pattern uses:

MC = Main Color
CC = Contrast Color

The included colorwork chart has a 12-stitch horizontal repeat:

• Blank square = Main Color
• Dot = Contrast Color

The chart on page 4 provides the complete color sequence used throughout the sweater.

✨ PATTERN INCLUDES

Instructions are provided step-by-step for the Back, Front, Neck Shaping, Left and Right Yokes, Shoulders, Sleeves, Sleeve Caps, Neckband and Final Assembly.

The PDF also contains clear schematics showing the finished proportions of the front, back and sleeves for all five sizes.

📥 DIGITAL DOWNLOAD

PLEASE NOTE: THIS LISTING IS FOR A DIGITAL PDF KNITTING PATTERN ONLY.

NO FINISHED SWEATER WILL BE SHIPPED.

You are purchasing instructions to make the pictured style yourself.

Because this design includes stranded colorwork and garment shaping, basic knowledge of knitting, purling, increasing, decreasing, reading a colorwork chart and garment assembly is recommended.

❤️ If you have any questions while working on your project, please feel free to contact me.

Happy Knitting! 🧶