Blue Bird is knitted using [link: Susan Crawford Excelana North, fingering weight = /collections/excelana-4-ply :link] a soft, fingering weight 100% British wool, spun for us in nearby Yorkshire and dyed in-house by Susan and her team. It is shown here in shade [productlink: Icelandic Moss = icelandicmoss :productlink].
Our model Theodora is shown wearing the first size to fit chest 81-86cm (30-32in).
The pattern includes instructions for five sizes to fit chest measurements between 81cm (32in) and 132cm (52in) and contains both clear written pattern directions, together with charted instructions for the cable pattern, plus a comprehensive schematic diagram and sizing chart.
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[link: Susan Crawford Excelana North = /collections/excelana-4-ply :link], fingering weight, 100% British wool, 75% Cheviot, 25% Bluefaced Leicester (159m / 174yds per 50g skein approx)
10 (11, 13, 14, 15) skeins, shade [productlink: Icelandic Moss = icelandicmoss :productlink]
Suggested needles
1 pair 2.75mm (US 2) needles
1 2.75mm (US 2) circular needle (40 cm length) or set of 2.75mm double pointed needles
1 pair 3.75mm (US 5) needles
2 cable needles (CN)
Gauge
30 sts and 38 rows = 10cm (4in) using 3.75mm needles over cable pattern
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Increases and decreases
Cable knitting
Working from a chart
Sewing up
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Yarn kits are also available
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