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This kit contains all the yarn you need to knit one of our most popular designs, The Wartime Farm Sleeveless Pullover. This simple all-over Fair Isle vest is perfect for knitters learning to knit stranded colourwork and also for more advanced knitters who want an enjoyable intuitive project.
This kit is available using Excelana North 4 Ply, our signature signature fingering weight wool, perfect for colourwork. Excelana North a beautiful new blend of Excelana using wools from Northern England and the Scottish Borders and spun at a nearby Yorkshire mill, launched to celebrate our 10 years of supporting British wool here at SCV. This fingering (4 ply) weight yarn is soft to the touch but with just the right amount of stickiness for colourwork projects.
The kit includes our own hand-dyed yarns, spun in-house by Susan and her team, containing six hand-dyed shades of Excelana; Saharan Sand, a soft camel shade for the background, plus Cornflower Blue, a warm true blue, English Mustard, a deep yellow, Persian Grey, a warm mid-grey, Ruby Red, a deep, rich red and a choice of Icelandic Moss, a vibrant green or Nile Green for a more subtle look as shown in the images. Simply let us know in the order notes which you would prefer.
The kits are available in twelve sizes to fit from 30-60in (76-152cm) chest as follows:
1st size to fit 76cm (30in) chest: 3 x 50g skeins of Saharan Sand coal plus 1 50g skein each of Cornflower Blue, English Mustard, Persian Grey, Icelandic Moss/Nile Green and Ruby Red
2nd size to fit 81cm (32in) chest: 3 x 50g skeins of Saharan Sand plus 1 50g skein each of Cornflower Blue, English Mustard, Persian Grey, Icelandic Moss/Nile Green and Ruby Red
3rd size to fit 86cm (34in) chest: 3 x 50g skeins of Saharan Sand plus 1 50g skein each of Cornflower Blue, English Mustard, Persian Grey, Icelandic Moss/Nile Green and Ruby Red
4th size to fit 91-97cm (36-38in) chest:4 x 50g skeins of Saharan Sand plus 1 50g skein each of Cornflower Blue, English Mustard, Persian Grey, Icelandic Moss/Nile Green and Ruby Red
5th size to fit 101cm (40in) chest: 4 x 50g skeins of Saharan Sand plus 1 50g skein each of Cornflower Blue, English Mustard, Persian Grey, Icelandic Moss/Nile Green and Ruby Red
6th size to fit 107cm (42in) chest: 5 x 50g skeins of Saharan Sand plus 2 50g skeins of Cornflower Blue and1 50g skein each of English Mustard, Persian Grey, Icelandic Moss/Nile Green and Ruby Red
7th size to fit 112-117cm (44-46in) chest: 5 x 50g skeins of Saharan Sand plus 2 50g skeins of Cornflower Blue and Icelandic Moss/Nile Green and 1 50g skein each of English Mustard, Persian Grey and Ruby Red
8th size to fit 122cm (48in) chest: 6 x 50g skeins of Saharan Sand plus 2 50g skeins of Cornflower Blue and Icelandic Moss/Nile Green and 1 50g skein each of English Mustard, Persian Grey and Ruby Red
9th size to fit 127cm (50in) chest: 6 x 50g skeins of Saharan Sand plus 2 50g skeins of Cornflower Blue, Persian Grey and Icelandic Moss/Nile Green and 1 50g skein each of English Mustard and Ruby Red
10th size to fit 132-137cm (52-54in) chest: 7 x 50g skeins of Saharan Sand plus 2 50g skeins of Cornflower Blue, English Mustard, Persian Grey, Icelandic Moss and Ruby Red
11th size to fit 142cm (56in) chest: 7 x 50g skeins of Saharan Sand plus 2 50g skeins of Cornflower Blue, English Mustard, Persian Grey, Icelandic Moss/Nile Green and Ruby Red
12th size to fit 147-152cm (58-60in) chest: 8 x 50g skeins of Saharan Sand plus 3 50g skeins of Cornflower Blue and 2 50g skeins each of English Mustard, Persian Grey, Icelandic Moss/Nile Green and Ruby Red
