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Hi
I want to knit a sweater with Fair Isle from the armhole up. As I'm using 4-ply Forsell wool for the main body and then knitting Fair Isle just at the top, won't the different thickness be noticeable? I've never done this type of sweater before and as I am using a good wool, I don't want to waste it by doing it incorrectly.
Can you please advise me on this as I'm not following any pattern, I'm working from my tension swatch.
Thank you
Your comments
Hello Barbara,
If you want to avoid having the top thicker than the body, you could knit the main part in a 1x1 or similar alternating Fair Isle using your main yarn in both feeders. If you decide to do this, knit a new tension swatch as the stitches and rows will probably be different than stocking stitch.
Hope your sweater is a success.
Regards,
Sue.
Posted by Sue P on 12/21 at 07:24 AM
You could try knitting 2 tension squares using a full number difference between the two. ie say tension for fairisle is 7 try the stocking stitch at tension 6. Unless you the full jumper as described in the first comment it may be difficult to achieve the same feel to the garment,but should be able to achieve a resonable tension comparison. hope it goes well
kind regards
Min
Posted by Min1 on 01/02 at 08:10 PM