Free Fair Isle tank top knitting pattern

Rosee Woodland’s Fair Isle tank top, in soft garden colours, is perfect for spring layering and warm summer days. Fair Isle can be a bit daunting if you haven’t tried it before, but this vibrant tank top is an ideal introduction to the technique. The repeating motifs means you’ll get the hang of it pretty quickly – just follow the chart and make sure you don’t strand the yarns not in use too tightly at the back of your work.

Designer Rosee says: “The yarn – Sublime Baby Cashmere Merino Silk DK – is lovely to work with. It gives fabulous stitch definition, which makes it ideal for Fair Isle garments, and you can be really inventive with colour combinations.” The pattern was first published in Simply Knitting issue 108.

You will need:

• Sublime, Baby Cashmere Merino Silk DK (75% extra fine Merino wool, 20% silk, 5% cashmere, 50g/116m) in Hootie (339), Vanilla (003), Caterpillar (245) and Gooseberry (004)
• A pair of 3¼mm knitting needles
• A pair of 4mm knitting needles
• Tapestry needle

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Fair Isle tank top pattern PDF