639 Plesti Fair Isle Pullover and Hat - Jumper and Hat Knitting Pattern for Women in Valley Yarns Northampton
By Valley Yarns
What you'll need
| Size: | 32" | 36" | 40" | 44" | 48" | 52" |
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Valley Yarns Northampton
White
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6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
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Sage Heather
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2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
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Deep Periwinkle
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Garnet
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Ocean Heather
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Product Description
The Valley Yarns Plesti Fair Isle jumper and Hat set knit in Valley Yarns Northampton features a traditional combination of fair isle pattern and colour but encourages you to explore and play! Worked from the bottom up in rounds with seamless raglan shaping, this slightly oversized jumper lets you get all of the colourwork out of the way before any shaping happens, and the hat features decreases that mimic the raglan shaping on the jumper and a pom-pom! Stick with a more traditional palette for a jumper that’s great at the office or an afternoon at the ski lodge, and go wild with colour for the hat.
This pattern is available as a PDF download.
Sizes:Hat: One Size
Sweater: to fit 32 (36, 40, 44, 48, 52)” chest
Finished Measurements:
Hat: 20” circumference; 10” tall
Sweater: 34 (38, 42, 46, 50, 54)” chest circumference
Yarn Requirements: Valley Yarns Northampton (100% Wool; 100g/247yds)
Hat: 1 skein each, shown in the following colours
colour A: #42 Lake Heather
colour B: #48 Pacific Teal
colour C: #21 Dahlia
colour D: #15 Gold
colour E: #22 Bright Pink
Sweater:
colour A: 6 (6, 7, 7) (8, 8, 9) skeins, shown in #01 White
colour B: 2 (2, 3, 3) (3, 4, 4) skeins, shown in #51 Sage Heather
colour C: 1 skein, shown in #30 Bright Blue Heather
colour D: 1 skein, shown in #41 Garnet
colour E: 1 skein, shown in #40 Ocean Heather
Needles: US 6 (4.5mm) 24” circular and DPNs
Gauge: 22 sts and 30 rows = 4” in colourwork pattern worked in the round (hat can serve as a gauge swatch for the jumper!)
639 Plesti Fair Isle Pullover and Hat – Knitting Pattern by Sara Delaney in Valley Yarns Northampton
The 639 Plesti Fair Isle Pullover and Hat is a coordinating knitting pattern set designed by Sara Delaney, featuring a classic Fair Isle stranded colorwork pullover sweater and a matching colorwork hat with pom-pom. Both pieces are worked in Valley Yarns Northampton, a 100% wool worsted-weight yarn, and are rated intermediate in difficulty. The pattern is available as a downloadable PDF and is sized to fit a wide range of chest measurements.
About the Plesti Pullover
The Plesti pullover is a slightly oversized Fair Isle sweater designed for women, worked entirely in the round from the bottom up. It features seamless raglan shaping, meaning the body and sleeves are joined and shaped together without any seaming. One of the pattern's clever design choices is that all of the colorwork is completed in the body before any shaping begins, making it easier for knitters to focus on one technique at a time.
The sweater is sized to fit chest measurements of 32, 36, 40, 44, 48, and 52 inches, with finished chest measurements of 34, 38, 42, 46, 50, and 54 inches respectively, providing a comfortable amount of positive ease throughout. This slightly oversized silhouette makes it a versatile wardrobe piece suitable for casual wear, office settings, or a day at the ski lodge.
Pullover Colorwork and Materials
The sweater uses a traditional Fair Isle color palette with five colors of Valley Yarns Northampton:
- Color A – White: 6 (6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9) skeins – the primary background color
- Color B – Sage Heather: 2 (2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4) skeins
- Color C – Bright Blue Heather: 1 skein for all sizes
- Color D – Garnet: 1 skein for all sizes
- Color E – Ocean Heather: 1 skein for all sizes
Valley Yarns Northampton is a 100% wool yarn with a yardage of 247 yards per 100g skein, making it well suited to colorwork knitting. The wool fiber provides excellent stitch definition and the natural elasticity needed to keep stranded floats even and comfortable to wear.
About the Plesti Hat
The Plesti hat is designed as a companion piece to the pullover and is worked in a bolder, more playful colorway, encouraging knitters to experiment with color. It measures 20 inches in circumference and 10 inches tall, and is finished with a pom-pom at the crown. The hat's decrease shaping at the crown is intentionally designed to mimic the raglan shaping of the sweater, creating a cohesive visual connection between the two pieces.
The hat begins with a two-color long-tail cast-on, which creates a decorative ridge of color at the brim. It then transitions into corrugated ribbing worked for approximately 2 inches, before moving into the main colorwork chart. Crown decreases are worked using ssk and k2tog paired with stitch markers to create the raglan-inspired shaping.
Hat Colorwork and Materials
The hat uses five colors of Valley Yarns Northampton, with one skein of each:
- Color A – Lake Heather
- Color B – Pacific
- Color C – Dahlia
- Color D – Gold
- Color E – Bright Pink
This vibrant combination contrasts with the more subdued tones of the sweater, and the pattern explicitly invites knitters to go wild with color for the hat while keeping the
Specifications
| Brand: | Valley Yarns |
| Yarn Weight: | Worsted |
| Featured Products: | Valley Yarns Northampton |
| Needles Required: | 4.00mm (US 6) Double Point Needles, 4.00mm (US 6) 24" Circular Needles |
| Techniques and Construction: | Bottom Up, Seamless, Stranded, Worked In The Round |
| Finished Size: | Sweater: 34" to 54", Hat: 20" |
| Pages: | 5 |
| Designer: | Sara Delaney |
| Craft: | Knitting |
| Format: | Downloadable PDF |
| Languages: | English |
| Skill Level: | Intermediate |