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Vair by Gudrun Johnston is a beautiful and beloved classic design. Gudrun Johnston is a renowned Shetland-born designer with a gift for creating gorgeous designs using beautiful color palettes with Shetland wool.
With beautiful colorwork and lace on the body and options for straight or balloon sleeves, the Vair Sweater is a fun knit that will keep you interested and moving right along through each section! It is knit with Jamieson's of Shetland Spindrift, which is 100% Shetland Wool spun to a fingering weight yarn. Your kit includes all of the yarn called for in the pattern, in your selected size and colorway, along with a TWT Tote and Stitch Marker. Grab your pattern from Ravelry and you're on your way with this gorgeous sweater!
Yarn Set Includes:
This yarn set does not include the pattern which can be purchased directly from the designer: Vair by Gudrun Johnston
Construction Information from Ravelry: This sweater is worked in one piece from the bottom up. Front and back are then divided at the underarm and steek stitches are cast on to work the remainder of the upper body in the round. Additional steeks are added for front neck. After the shoulders have been joined stitches are then picked up around the armhole and short rows are worked to shape the sleeve cap. There is a choice of straight or balloon sleeves, as well as crew or turtleneck finishing.
Kit Sizes: Kit sizes are based on finished bust circumference. The pattern recommends 0-1" of positive ease.
Size 1: Up to 35" (15x balls of Spindrift)
Size 2: Up to 41" (19x balls of Spindrift)
Size 3: Up to 46.75" (21x balls of Spindrift)
Size 4: Up to 52.75" (23x balls of Spindrift)
Size 5: Up to 58.75" (24x balls of Spindrift)
Colorways:
Designer Original: MC: Camel, CC1: Cocoa, CC2: Shaela, CC3: Tundra, CC4: Moorit
Birch: MC: Birch, CC1: Mist, CC2: Fog, CC3: Burnt Umber, CC4: Ivory
Artichoke: MC: Artichoke, CC1: White, CC2: Old Rose, CC3: Hairst, CC4: Shetland Black
Espresso: MC: Espresso, CC1: Slate, CC2: Mustard, CC3: Hairst, CC4: Tundra
As always, it is important to manage gauge to ensure you will have enough yarn. Please remember that every effort is taken to represent the true colors of the yarn and that monitor settings will vary.
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