Inspired by a well-loved pair of mittens I bought in Sweden as a young knitwear student, this colourful cardigan has become one of my most popular made-to-order designs, and I have now adapted it for hand knitters, owing to high demand! The red-and-white body, worked in a traditional fair isle motif, is knitted in 3 pieces (body and 2 sleeves) from the bottom up. They are then joined together to work the colourful yoke in one piece, gradually decreasing to shape the shoulders. As only 2 colours are used per row, this fair isle project is less complicated than some. The cardigan is knitted flat throughout, so you need to be comfortable working in fair isle on the knit side and the purl side. However, it is possible to knit it in the round, using a steek. Sewing-up is minimal, with seams on the arms only, and then just a few stitches to be grafted under the arms. Short rows are used for shaping the back neck.
