Plum Frost Pullover & Cardigan
by exercisebeforeknitting
Back in February, I found myself playing around with some simple XOXO fair isle patterns and color fading. As soon as I swatched this one in Harrisville Designs New England Shetland, I knew I had to make myself a sweater with it. Regular readers will hardly be surprised to see me knitting yet another garment with this yarn. What can I say? It works! I carefully planned out the pattern in six sizes from start to finish. Like every other project I had going, it immediately began collecting dust when I became pregnant in March. I returned to it in August, committed to knitting up the sample in spite of my impossibly large middle. Although it hardly fits now, with the baby due in December, I hope to squeeze at least a few months of wear out of it this winter.*
I am happy to present Plum Frost Pullover & Cardigan! Knit seamlessly in the round from the bottom up, this simple, versatile, women’s pullover/cardigan pattern features a classic XOXO stranded pattern in the 6-color yoke, with stars occupying the lozenge positions. The main color (charcoal) fades out to nearly white within the stranded pattern while, at the same time, a light purple darkens toward the center of the band. Hourglass waist shaping and fitted sleeves outline a flattering style to most sizes and shapes. The bottom band, button bands, neckband, and sleeve cuffs are worked in K1, P1 rib and employ tubular cast-ons and bind-offs. The cardigan version is steeked open; however, it is essentially the same pattern as the pullover, measuring 1″ wider in the body only because of the button band. The pattern is designed to fit bust measurements from 33″ to 51″ . It will be available for purchase from my Ravelry shop for $6.50 beginning Wednesday, October 7.
I could not be happier with how well this particular garment turned out. Harrisville’s Shetland yarn is such a delight to use. Just as I began to find my stranding rough and lumpy, I soaked the pre-steeked version and it was instantly transformed. The yarn blooms so well, filling in errant gaps between stitches, smoothing out the yoke, and blending the colors together. I really cannot speak highly enough of how magnificently Shetland blooms: I’ve never experienced anything quite like it with any other yarn. While it is unmistakably a very woolly yarn, it is somehow soft enough that I can wear it next to my skin without itching all over. I have used it often in the past (e.g. Vine Lace Pullover, Scoopneck, Vespergyle Mittens, Ivy League Vest), and I will certainly return to it again. Besides, now I have leftover bits in lots of colors!
One of the things I needed in a yarn for this piece was a color choice that included three close shades of each color (i.e. gray and purple). There are only a few yarn companies that offer such thorough color palettes: Harrisville, Jamieson’s and Knit Picks are ones that come to mind. I do not care for Knit Picks’ Palette yarn, and Jamieson’s is both out of my budget and unavailable locally. Not only that, my local yarn shop carries the full line of Harrisville Shetland – all 56 colors – on cones, which makes it quite an economical option for me. Another thing I love about all of Harrisville’s yarns is that the lines and color offerings are so stable. As long as I have a color card on hand, I know exactly what I will be getting when I pick out colors. How often do other companies discontinue colors or particular yarns altogether? I still miss Magpie Aran and Skye Tweed – surely we all have our own personal, discontinued favorites. Anyway, I appreciate the wide selection and stable offering. Without it, fair isle projects would surely be much more difficult to plan!
Because I like the yarn so much and want to support their business, I contacted Harrisville Designs about this particular pattern. The company has generously offered to donate the yarn for one lucky commenter to make a Plum Frost pullover or cardigan! Please leave a comment by Wednesday, October 7 at 8 a.m. CST to be entered in the contest. I will use a random number generator to choose a winner to receive the yarn and a free copy of the pattern. I hope you will love both the yarn and the pattern as much as I do!
* Can you believe I actually published that link?? I felt it was only honest. You’re welcome.
I love your sweater design, but I especially love your baby belly. Congratulations!
Nothing wrong with a bit of baby belly 🙂
Love your colour choice its very wintery reminds me of Chronicles of Narnia for some reason.
Another great design!
oh my goodness. i’ve done a little bit of knitting with 2 colors, but nothing as complex as this — but boy would i love to try! this is absolutely stunning!
I had a December baby last year, so your photo looks eerily familiar. 😉
Beautiful design!
As I’ve told you before, I *love* this cardigan. Lovely work, as always 🙂
This is so, so gorgeous. I adore your design, and your baby belly!
I love this sweater. So beautiful, color choice is perfect!
SO gorgeous!! I don’t know how you manage to crank out so many fab patterns. Love this one so much.
Love the baby belleh too!
What a lovely, lovely, perfect sweater. Great job!
Beautiful sweater and belly 🙂 Congrats!
Lovely sweater, and I am sure you will appreciate it after the baby arrives too! I wonder if there is a supplier for this yarn in Canada? The colours are gorgeous, and it would work so well with my work wordrobe.
Beautiful sweater! And I also appreciate your recommendation of the Harrisville yarn–I’ll have to try it.
A beautiful sweater. I especially love the blending of colors you got with the greys and plums – one of my favorite color combinatitons.
Congratulations on the baby and on the gorgeous new design. I’m such a sucker for both grey and purple. I would love to be entered in your contest!
That is indeed a very lovely sweater! With baby due in December hopefully you’ll be able to wear it and enjoy!
The sweater is lovely! I really like the color palette you chose. If I were to knit it, I think I would do mine just the same. Great work!
Wow…what a gorgeous sweater. It looks like a classic that will take you through many years. Congrats on your future arrival!
This sweater is beautiful! The color choices are just perfect.
love, love, LOVE
Beauty of a sweater its in my colours too
Stunning.
Beautiful sweater, I will have to try this yarn. And congrats on the baby-in-progress.
Wow — that’s a beautiful pattern. I’ve used Harrisville before, and agree with you — it blooms wonderfully! Congratulations on your wip due in Dec!
What a fantastic sweater! I already favorited it on Ravelry so I can make one of my own. 🙂
Beautiful sweater, & congrats on the baby!
The belly shot brought a smile to my face.
One of my LYSes also carries Harrisville on cones. Yum.
The sweater is SO beautiful! I wouldn’t mind winning a free kit 🙂
And you look beautiful. Don’t be self-conscious about the baby belly. I gained 42 lbs with my first (he was right on time) and 37 with my second (she was 16 days early), and I’ve more or less bounced back to normal. Congrats!
(BTW why don’t you like KP palette? The range of color has me tempted to try it, maybe for a smaller fair isle project like mittens…)
That’s a beautiful sweater. I love the combination of purple and grey.
Oh, Elinor, it’s even better than I had hoped from seeing the WIP photos! My friends are such a talented crew 🙂 Nice job, as always.
Lovely! I need to make this.
This is stunningly beautiful! Everything from the tweed, to the shape, to the colors (mmm!), to the pattern, and of course… the belly bump! (best wishes!)
Who would have thought different shades of grey could be so elegant? Love it x
Lovely colors, great pattern, and a sweet deal for the winner.
I LOVE everything about this design! The yarn, the color, the fact that it’s a cardigan. This is definitely going in my queue. (I hope I win the yarn for it!)
What a lovely pattern!
I love your design, so pretty!
I love that cardigan – the colors works great together and the pattern is simply gorgeous.
By the way – if I win it will be THE best birthdaypresent (I’ll be 32 Wednesday 7. oct).
Omigosh! How exciting.
I love it! what a wonderful design. The colors are just perfect. 🙂
I’m feeling lucky…
And win or not, it’s a gorgeous design.
Wow, it’s gorgeous! What a lovely cardigan!
What a beautiful sweater. I must try this yarn! I’ve been hearing lots about it, and your glowing recommendation may have just tipped the scale for me.
This is gorgeous Elinor!!
This is so amazingly gorgeous! It’s very rare that I want to knit a pattern in the given colors but I want this exact sweater rightnow!
Oh, that’s so lovely! That charcoal! I agree, Harrisville Shetland is a very special yarn – I love everything I’ve knit with it. The sweater is beautiful, and I can’t wait to make it.
What a beautiful sweater. Perfect colors! There’s something about shetland yarn that just makes you want to knit – scratchy or not!
Beautiful design and sweater. I love pullovers especially in the smaller weights.
I love the colours in this design – they’re some of my favourites! And I think the cardigan looks great over the baby belly – although if it’s particularly cold the belly does start to get a bit chilly without extra layers on!
Congrats on your new pattern – it’s stunning! I’d love to try a new fair isle project this winter. Keeping my fingers crossed!
It is beautiful! I have a pile of this yarn waiting to be knit. I’m feeling inspired! And the linked photo is beautiful!
It’s a lovely cardigan! Congratulations!
Purple is my favorite color! When I make this pattern, I won’t have to change any of the colors. 🙂
It is a beautiful design, both timeless and elegant. Please add my name to your growing list.
Beautiful sweater. Thanks for the contest.
Are you kidding? I think the cardi complements the baby belly beautifully! Eh, button schmutton. 🙂
One way or another I think I’ll have to knit this in the Harrisville yarn, after you spoke so highly of it. I’m also excited to try steeking. Your images make it look not-quite-so-scary!
I just recently found your blog and this sweater was a wonderful revelation–it reminds me of a foggy morning in Maine, with the sea lavender flowers coming up through the water at high tide. The muted, harmonious colors are just lovely. Congratulations on your creativity inside and out!
I love your pattern! It would be perfect for my teenage daughter.I’ve never really been tempted to try colorwork, but this is so subtle yet lovely that I’m entranced. I hope I win!
This sweater is amazing!!!!! The colors, the design, the model…everything is beautiful! I can’t wait to see your FO come December!!!!
Oh oh oh pick me please! As soon as I saw the first picture I was ready to put this in my queue. To win the yarn to make it would make it all perfect!
This is a beautiful cardigan, I can’t wait to get the pattern.
So classic and gorgeous! I must admit that I’ve never seen or felt Harrisville Designs New England Shetland, so I would definitely love to win your contest!
I love stranded knitting, so I am always interested to learn about yarns that blooms well. And your pattern is really very lovely.
Oh my, that’s absolutely “plummy”, pardon the bad pun! Delicious!
I am so excited about this pattern! It’s so gorgeous. I’ve never used this yarn, but will definitely try it now.
Your glowing review of the yarn makes me anxious to try it out–please count me in!
Your sweater is beautiful. Knitting for the first time with Harrisville Highland and enjoying the experience. Glad to hear so many good things about the Shetland yarn.
GORGEOUS. And congratulations! I just took a class with Jared Flood on shetland knitting and am ready to steek away. This is the perfect sweater for it
oops–hit return too soon. Just wanted to add that I’m a big fan of all your patterns 🙂
lovely pattern and color selection! i look forward to trying this pattern someday!
Wow, found the pattern posted on Ravelry and had to come over and check it out. The sweater is beautiful. The yarn review is great also. I’m going to check out the yarn and see the colors. Thanks.
Oooohhh, those colors are divine! I want one! Now off to check out the pattern.
Oh this is so pretty! I love the colors you chose. I saw it on Ravelry and wanted to check out the post here too. I love the picture with your baby belly! It looks very cute with the sweater. 🙂
I love the colors you used, and the pattern is beautiful! I haven’t knit with Harrisville’s yarns but your awesome review makes me want to.
This cardigan is beautiful! I love the color palette you chose!
I was just trolling along on Ravelry and… then stopped and drooled over your sweater pictures before I even realized there might be a chance I could knit one for myself! Thanks so much for all your hard work. 🙂
I’m trying NOT to enter contests but this one is too beautiful to resist! It’s the prefect combination of pattern and yarn. Brilliant job!
This is a beautiful sweater! Oh, and I love the “exploding belly” picture. You look fabulous! Yay & congrats!
That sweater is lovely. And thank you for giving me another yarn to check out.
BEAUTIFUL sweater..lovely colors!! Thanks for sharing it
Thanks for hosting this giveaway. It’s a beautiful sweater.
What a beautiful sweater. I would love to try making it, especially since you said the wool does not “itch” next to your skin. Lovely.
What a lovely color combination! I find myself wishing I could reach through my screen and snuggle up in the cardigan 😉
This is a beautiful sweater! Your other designs are very nice, too. — Meg
It’s absolutely beautiful and I would love to win!
I just went to their website though and I’m confused – how come they call it Shetland when it’s spun in the US from wool from Australia and NZ?
I absolutely adore the colours and would like to take part in the contest, although I thought Shetland can only come form the Isle of Shetland in the British Isles?
That is a truly lust worthy sweater. And I’ve been wanting to do more colorwork . . . hmm . . .
Also, it looks beautiful modeled on your current body — your baby curves are nothing to hide.
Hello,
I followed the link from the ‘recently added’ page on Rav 🙂 It is a very nice sweater!!! I’ve never tried Fair Isle (even though I had some Fair Isle knitting classes on Fair Isle 2 years ago, using Jamieson’s yarn that I picked up on Shetland hehehe :)).
Cheers Eva
What an absolutely stunning cardigan!!! And such lovely photos – all of them :-))
I am very happy to see an ordinary, old fashioned yarn used it this beautiful garment. It makes me want to run to my own LYS and buy some local yarn.
What a gorgeous cardigan, and a generous contest. I wonder if any of my LYS carry this stuff…
Wow this is beautiful! I have never tried to knit fair isle, but this cardigan makes me want to jump right in to it!!
Absolutely lovely! I have bookmarked the pattern 🙂
This is a stunning knit! I’ve been on the lookout for a fair isle yoke cardigan pattern like this for a long time – what a wonderful pattern!
Your new design is fabulous and it looks great with your pregnant tummy, congratulations 🙂
I’m not usually much of a purple person, but I’m quite taken with how it blends in with the greys. Lovely!
What a beautiful cardigan! I really love the subtle color changes and I look forward to knitting this pattern.
i am drawn to the way you blended the purples and greys together, very subtle and pleasing!
~libby
Oh, this pattern is *SO* me!! You have done such a wonderful job 🙂
Nicely done!
This is a real beauty! I LOVE greys and plums ❤
Beautiful work! Love the “baby” picture.
What a lovely sweater, Elinor – I could make a habit of knitting your patterns (I already have the Winter Sunrise hat in my queue)!
It’s stunning. Loved it the moment it popped up on Ravelry. Congrats on another beautiful design and the baby as well.
Finally the pattern I have been looking for! Genius!
Beautiful sweater…I am looking for a replacement for a cotton fair isle sweater that died. I’m looking forward to knitting this one!
Love the colors in the sweater – perfect!
Oh my goodness — beautiful! What lovely yarn in combination with such a gorgeous pattern. I’d LOVE to knit this one.
I love Harrisville shetland. Your cardigan is looks great in it.
BethT
What a beautiful cardigan! Can’t wait to try this.
oh, it’s lovely.
What a gorgeous sweater and color choices! Can’t wait for the pattern release!
The sweater is beautiful! Great job on the design & colors as they are perfect together.
This is a lovely sweater! I enjoy working with Harrisville shetland yarns also, and am now thinking about how my stash yarns might work with this design. The shaping aspects of your design are appealing, too.
LOVE the cardigan. It’s right up my alley!
How gorgeous! I love the subdued color palette, and I’d love to knit one up for myself.
Great pattern! I am especially impressed that you included the picture with your belly! Great!
What a beautiful sweater and pattern!
What a lovely cardigan. Was looking for something like this to make for my daughter! Didn’t see length till I looked at you special photo! Congratulations with being pregnant. Hope you will have a lovely baby.
Love your new sweater design, colors and all. What a perfectly lovely sweater! And perfectly lovely belly – Congrats!
OK, I lurk here mostly but the combination of a great sweater and a chance to win yarn have lured me out of hiding.
I love this pattern Elinor, it only drives me more to make something fair isle soon.
The colors you chose for the sweater really are perfect! I know other people who rave about that yarn and it is high time I gave it a shot, as well as fair isle and steeking. (What a coincidence).
Thanks for a great pattern and good luck with your final months as mom-to-be!
This is such an awesome pattern! I love the fading in the colorwork. Would love to knit this in the harrisville shetland.
Wow, that is amazing! I wouldn’t change a thing! I’ve done a fair isle yoke with worsted weight and now am itching to do more traditional fair isle and this is exactly what I want. Great job!
love that sweater – congrats on the new baby to come!
My, this is gorgeous! The colors are really lovely together, very wintery and Sugar Plum Fairy-esque.
What a lovely sweater, and great colors. Thanks for sharing it and congrats on finishing with a new baby around.
I have put the sweater into my ravelry queue. I LOVE it and will knit it even if (probably won’t)I don’t win. Thanks for the pattern and the possiblity of free yarn to make it!!!
What a pretty sweater! Even if I don’t win, I think I will be purchasing the pattern. I love fair isle (and I am so excited to have the Alice Starmore fair isle book!).
Wow, amazing sweater! I would love to try and make this!
Another gorgeous pattern from you 🙂 And if I am not lucky enough to win the yarn, I’ll have to go and investigate the cost of getting Jamieson’s shipped to London 🙂 x
Hi, Lovely pattern! I am longing to start a fair isle project with lots of subtle shade changes. Thanks for the new pattern!
Shana
(smgoldin on Ravelry)
Pick me! choose ME!
Love the design and love Harrisville yarns!
Lovely, lovely, lovely! A must knit for me!
Love this – really beautiful. The pattern is probably way above my competency, but I’d love to give it a try!
Beautiful sweater! I’d love to make this and will have to search for the yarn. Sounds like a wonderful yarn to knit with and then enjoy a wonderful finished project.
Thanks for wanting to share!
What a lovely cardigan! I would love to try both the pattern and the yarn.
That is just one gorgeous sweater. And I love your baby belly, it’s gorgeous, too!
What a beautiful sweater! Great job!
Gorgeous! I love the color combination. I’ve got sweaters on my mind as I’ve been a pullover girl until now. Something about nursing a 7 mo old makes cardigans considerably more attractive!
oh i lovelovelove this sweater!!!
Beautiful! Purples and grays are my colors. I am adding this to my queue immediately and I’d love to be entered for a chance to win the yarn.
And wow, your baby will be here before you know it. Phoebe just had her one year birthday, so quick, so happy, so beautiful. What a marvelous year its been (and the pregnancy such a distant memory now!)
awesome sweater! it looks like the perfect wear-with-everything cardigan…perhaps a nice contrast with your previous post?
That’s a beautiful sweater! I can’t wait to make one!
Wow, I love it – and I can get Harrisville locally 🙂 it’s all good!
Gorgeous sweater. Grey is a staple of my wardrobe and I’ve recently rediscovered my love for purple, so this is definitely going on my “to knit” list.
What a gorgeous cardigan. It’s been a long time since I’ve been as excited about a pattern as I am about this one. I can’t wait to make this. Thank you!
Gorgeous design E! I think what I like best is that you did choose colors that were so complimentary…they really are a stunning combination!
I absolutely love this cardigan. And your choice of colours is spot on.
Love the colors and the design!
Beautiful sweater, I’ve been looking around for a pattern to make a first stranded sweater for myself, this is almost exactly what I’ve been looking for. Congrats on the pattern and the soon-to-be new baby.
Wow, what a great sweater. I love the gentle colors. I live in KC and love to make a special trip out to the Yarn Barn, it’s always worth the drive.
Congrats on such a beautiful design!!
Oh my, such a beautiful design! I will definitely purchase this pattern once it’s available.
And I share your love of Shetland. It’s top on my list too. I’ve not yet had the chance to try Harrisville (it’s not available where I live), so I would really love a chance to win this generous giveaway.
Cheers!
i adore this cardigan.Beautifull design!
I recently discovered harissville. The others whiskey renolds and knit picks are impossible to come by out here in the netherlands. And pretty soon you get directed to rowan tweed etc.
Luckely a friend of mine discovered that one yarn store ( just one alas ) has started to sell this yarn. I ordered it and fell in love.
When i finnish my current one i will start this beauty regardless of me winning a contest 😉
Your sweater is beautiful. It’s a perfect combination of yarn and pattern.
I would love to try knitting your sweater!
what a gorgeous cardi! I love the fair isle in purple on the gray.
Oh, if I won this would be my first Fair Isle project — and it would be PERFECT! I had a December baby almost eight years ago; now he’s asking constantly “how many days until my birthday?” 🙂
What a beautiful design! The grey and purple are wonderful together.
I love this! Well done on creating a classic but contemporary pattern… hope you get a few wears out of it before the baby belly is too huge! Thanks
I absolutely LOVE this pattern! I really like the lace effect that takes place at the top and bottom of the fair isle work! I will definitely be putting this on my list! I was questioning the softness of this wool so it was really reassuring to see that you don’t find it too itchy. I have their color card but have been hesitant since the samples have not been washed and fill a bit scratchy. Now I can order with confidence!..Thanks again!
It’s gorgeous. I’m such a sucker for purple and gray, I can’t wait to knit this.
What a beautiful sweater. Yes please! I can’t wait to knit it up.
Wow–what a great sweater design!
The colour combination is beautiful!
Beautiful! Great job.
Wow! Very pretty sweater. I have a bit of this yarn in my stash that I got by chance for a great price. I think I need to knit up a swatch and block it to see the magic!
Lovely sweater! I will certainly be purchasing it, but I would gladly take it with yarn if I win!!
How lovely!
It’s beautifully designed. I recently finished a fair isle yoke baby sweater for my daughter and I am hooked on color work. Thank you for offering this give-away.
i love working with many colors at once, love knitting and the colors in this sweater!
That’s a great sweater! I love the color changes!
My god- that is amazing! I really hope I win, I love colorwork!
Beautiful and very wearable sweater!
What a beautiful sweater and I think it looks great on your bump too!!
Love the sweater! – I want to make both – pullover and cardigan!
Beautiful sweater…. the yarn, the colors and design. I love all the baby knits here! What an adorable little girl you have. She’s a great model.
It’s just beautiful Elinor! Love it!
This pattern is absolutely divine and the colours are just beautiful, I’ve not seen this colour combination in fair isle before.
Great sweater, it will be going on my list of to do knits! Awsome!
Absolutely lovely.
Beautiful cardigan. Your pattern and color choice is perfect!
Best to you through your 3rd trimester.
Very pretty use of colors!
I love this cardigan – and it is now in my list of must does for the year – if I only had some yarn…….
pick me pick me pick me please
Love the sweater. The colors are perfect. Purple and gray combinations are wintery and lovely. I also love the Yarn Barn, even though it is a bit of a drive!
Just linked to your site for the first time, from Grumperina, I think. Lovely, lovely sweater. I was around in the 60s when fair isle cardigans were all the rage and you could buy kits from England with the yoke already knit. You knit the body and then grafted the yoke in place. Looking back, that took all of the fun out of it, but we didn’t know that at the time.
I just added your blog to my favorites list. Now to read the archives!
Congratulations on your pregnancy! Love the cardigan.
I really don’t think I could love this pattern more, it’s so beautiful. Now I’ve got to figure out how I can add this to my long queue this winter!
Wow! I LOVE that design! It’s beautiful!! Thank you for this wonderful giveaway!! **crosses fingers** teehee… good luck everyone! 😉
Lovely! I’ve been debating my next fair isle project and this might be it. And even if it isn’t next it is now in my ravelry queue. Beautiful work!
Thank you for a beautiful design and a fabulous giveaway! I’m jealous of your LYS.
I love the idea of this kind of patterned yoke sweater, but this is the first one I’ve wanted to knit on the spot. Beautiful.
Although I have never attempted fair isle, I have wanted to for a while and this seems like the perfect sweater to get started with! And since I am already three months pregnant, that gives me six months to accomplish that in! 🙂 Really looking forward to this pattern’s release!
Oh what a gorgeous cardigan!
Great sweater! I love Harrisville, but usually only pick it up at wool festivals – and I have a stash that may be perfect for this sweater!
The only acceptable excuse for not wearing this gorgeous sweater is your precious little 🙂 Congrats on both!!
What a stunning design job! And your colors are beautiful — so much of a successful fair isle sweater depends on the color choices & you’re obviously an expert!
Enjoy that December baby, I have one of my own & he’s a great handful!
what a gorgeous pattern! I especially love your choice of shades of gray and purple. Great choices!
My word! Your cardigan is so lovely! Purple and grey is one of my all time favorite color combos! Lovely!
wow, harrisville is a pretty awesome company! i have to admit i’ve never worked with their yarn, though. i love the baby belly photo 🙂 the cardigan is beautiful and the buttons are my favorite part!
This is such a gorgeous sweater, I can’t wait for the pattern to come out! 🙂
I love this cardigan! The colors remind me of a grown up version of the fair isle sweaters that my grandmother knit for me as a child. I’ve never tried color knitting or tried steeking before, but your pattern definitely looks worth the effort of learning!
Oh, pretty!! I’m looking for a new stranded project and this is beautiful. I love the heathered gray and purple together.
I also am a big Harrisville Shetland fan, and will certainly want to purchase the pattern!
LOVE the colors and the belly is cute too.
What a gorgeous sweater!
I’d love to try out the pattern and yarn – it looks just lovely!
The sweater is beautiful. I just love it.
Wow, it’s gorgeous! And I’m a sucker for wooly yarns, too — I’ll have to track this one down.
it is absolutely beautiful! i love the colors you chose and how exciting to have designed such an intricate design and pattern! My very first knit project ever was a fait isle sweater, i have not had the chance to do another since but would so love to! great success on sales of the pattern!
Hi Elinor! What a lovely sweater!! If that’s doesn’t inspire me to try my hand at my first stranded yoke cardigan, nothing will. And thanks for the link to Harrisville yarns.
Wow, that is beautiful!!! I haven’t done any colorwork yet, but have yarn picked out for a couple projects…This one is definitely getting added to my list!
I love love love it!!! The colors are perfect, and I especially love how thoughtfully you sized it Elinor, srsly, if only every designer were so awesome!
Such a pretty sweater and lovely color combination!
this is stunning. yay baby!
Your sweater is gorgeous! Please enter me for the contest. Thanks!
This is absolutely gorgeous sweater and I belive, that it is joy and fun to knit it.
Wow! What a beautiful sweater. Good job!
What gorgeous colours – and you are so talented, it’s just absolutely perfect! I’d love to have a go at a stranded yoke cardigan – I have a feeling I’ll be making this one sooner rather than later 🙂
I love the grays and purples together. I have knitted 1 simple fair isle hat. I enjoyed making it and would like to try to make the pullover.
Lovely design, colors and photos. Nice work!
Beautiful sweater! It’s in my queue — can’t wait to make one myself!
What an awesome pattern. It’s sweet but not too girly.
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My girlfriend’s hands got twitchy when she saw this. I hope I win so I can give this kit to her.
I love your colorwork patterns. I will have to add this to my ever growing list of want to knit.
Oh my goodness! That is absolutely lovely! When the pattern comes out, I’m definitely buying it!
Im in awe of your skills at designing this! When I was pregnant I forgot how to tie my own shoes. Of course I couldnt reach them anyway.
WOW! What an amazing giveaway. I hope I get lucky…oh, wait, don’t tell my husband that. He might get the wrong impression. =)
That is absolutely beautiful! Excellent job!
What a great give-away! And congratulations on the soon-to-be-born baby! Pregnant bellies are so cute.
WOW! Great sweater, great contest… great belly! 🙂 Thanks for a chance to win. I would cast this on immediately!
As usual a beautiful result! Gorgeous sweater, lovely mom and soon to be beautiful baby! Thanks for the chance to win.
Ooo, lovely. And congrats on the baby too! Of course if I win I’ll have to stretch my knitting skills (quite) a bit!
It’s georgeous! The belly, I mean. The sweater is lovely too of course.
Your sweater is absolutely beautiful. Great job!
I love this sweater! I think it maybe the thing that makes me brave enough to finally try steeking.
Your sweater is one of the most beautiful knitted garments I have ever seen. I had to call my husband in here to look at it and now he’s gushing over it.
That is just lovely! What a gorgeous pattern!
Love it! I will totally knit it. (More quickly if I win, heh.)
Such a pretty sweater! It’s very subtle, and definitely something I could see myself wearing!
It’s lovely! The subtle color changes are so attractive.
Gorgeous Sweater! Looks so beautiful; I’d love to make one also.
Truly beautiful – I hope to knit it one day. 🙂
I’ve been waiting and longing for my first fair isle project to try now that I’ve gotten the guts for it. I think you’re the one!
seriously have to wait to more days?? It will be hard. One of my fav yarn shops that’s a hour away carries Harrisville yarns. Can’t wait for my next trip now!
At first I just looked at the photos, without reading your text, and I thought “Why is she not showing a full body view of this sweater, why is she just showing bits of it? It’s hard to see how it looks!” Then I read your whole post and found your belly photo. Too funny! Good luck! and it’s a lovely sweater.
A beautiful sweater and the colors are perfect! Can’t wait to get started on it. Thanks for another great pattern.
Ooooo! I would love to make this. Do you think it would be very difficult to adjust for a guy?
Let me win!
What a beautiful sweater — I love the colors. Enjoy this special time in your life!
Beautiful!!!
Oh my! I saw this sweater and knew I had to make it! Oh – then I saw it is not available till tomorrow – and the contest – woohoo! What a great deal! I have never done fair isle and want to try so bad – this is the project for me! Cannot wait to start – oh yeah or maybe win! Yeah!
Best wishes to all of you above! and below!
Vanessa in Upstate NY
I’ve yet to do a fair isle item that wasn’t a hat or a scarf. What a great project.
What a beautiful sweater!
Such a beautiful cardigan and the subtle coloring on the yoke is perfect! Going into queue 🙂
what a lovely pattern and color choice! great job yet again!
What a gorgeous sweater! I have a vest that my mum knit when she was 21 (60 years ago) in similar colours. It is too small for me now but every once in a while I pull it out of the cedar chest and think about making something like it.
Thanks for posting the baby bump photo – love it.
totally gorgeous sweater!
Beautiful!
What a gorgeous sweater! I am crossing all my fingers & toes on this one!
Fantastic color choice for this sweater… i’ll be adding it to my queue!
Beautiful sweater! Grey & purple are some of my favorite color combinations, and the subtlety here definitely caught my eye.
So beautiful it got me out of my usual lurking habit. That and the promise of my first fair isle being done with a pattern and yarn from you! Thanks for all your posts.
This is such a beautiful sweater! So glad I found your contest. Looking forward to seeing more of your designs. Best of luck with your new little one.
Julia
I’m going to assume that you will NOT be playing futsal this winter. Such a shame – but such a gorgeous sweater, Elinor. My word – if I don’t win, you can rest assured I’m going to 1) buy the pattern, and 2) insist on a gift certificate to the Yarn Barn for Christmas. I love purple and gray together.
The yarn, the fabric, the colours.. all just fantastic!
Oh I love this sweater! The colors are perfect for me, exactly what I would pick in the store but so much better because I can knit it myself!
You look gorgeous in your flickr pic (btw) with your new cardi!
What a gorgeous sweater! The color combination is so peaceful to look at. I love it!
This is beautiful. I’m totally asking for the yarn for Christmas, because I simply must have this sweater!
Love the sweater – classic yet current. For a chance to win a kit, you bet I’ll leave a comment!
This might have to be my first steeked sweater…
Lovely!
Wow, that is a beautiful sweater! I love your color choices. I just bought several skeins of Harrisville while on vacation…it’s a great yarn. Great job!
I can’t believe how pretty that sweater is!! I’m due in a month (eek a month!) and understand the ‘not-fitting’ thing 🙂 You look great though! Wonderful wonderful job!
Gorgeous!
This is a lovely pattern. I am looking forward to buying it in your shop!
Just gorgeous! love the colours =)
So pretty! The colors are gorgeous and the sweater itself looks so soft and pettable!
I love this sweater–I found you yesterday while googling around. I have been wanting to do a fair isle pattern for awhile, but didn’t want something for me to wear that was ‘loud’…I absolutely love the subtleness in the design and color pallete and would love to knit this! I have not tried this particular kind of yarn…but it is beautiful. What a wonderful project…thank you for sharing.
Wow! This is beautiful! I picked out some yarn from another company for it, but after your raves about Harrisville, I may just change my mind. Can’t wait to get started! Thanks for the pattern.
I hope I’m not too late to enter! Your sweater is beautiful and I really want to make one for myself!