Fair Isle: January 2006 Archives

January 19, 2006

Flyaway Vest Yarn In February I'll be joining the Sweaters from Camp KAL and I've chosen the Flyaway Vest. I love the simple shape of the vest, and the color combination. However, I'm concerned about the gauge - it calls for 27 stitches/27 rows over 4 inches, using size 3mm needle, which is the size that I usually use when knitting Fair Isle patterns. When I take out two of my FI vests that I've already knit, and measure the gauge, I find that one comes in at 36 stitches/41rows over 4", while the other one comes in at 33 stitches/42 rows, and I believe I used 3mm needles for both of these. Yes, I know that these were washed and blocked, but still the gauges are rather tight. I suspect that even if I go up to 3.5, or even 3.75, I still won't hit the required gauge. So, what do you think? I'm thinking of getting in touch with Diane Zangl to see what she has to say about this.

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