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    Lydiard

    Jul 22, 2021 5 minutes
    MARY HENDERSON

    MARY HENDERSON

    Lydiard

    “THE PATTERN on this cap-sleeved jumper was inspired by an old notebook of Faroese patterns in the Shetland Museum,” says Mary Henderson. “The interplay of colours looks like stripes and shapes - so the black and white motifs in the notebook really came alive when translated into colours. The colour changes have a rhythm of their own, so are easily memorised.”

    SIZE

    YARN

    Jamieson & Smith 2ply Jumper Weight (4ply weight; 100% Shetland wool; 115m/125yds per 25g ball)

    TENSION

    28 sts and 36 rows to 10cm over Lace Border pattern on 2.75mm needles.

    28 sts and 32 rounds/rows to 10cm over Fair Isle Chart pattern on 3.25mm needles.

    NEEDLES & ACCESSORIES

    2.75mm (UK 12/US 2) circular needles, 80cm long

    1 set 3mm (UK 11/US 2-3) double-pointed needles (DPNs), or your

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