We were both humbled AND inspired by your reaction to the Roslin Fair Isle Hoodie we designed. Susan worked on the hoodie pattern most of the weekend, and it is ready to be unveiled. The pattern for the Roslin Fair Isle Hoodie is a free gift to you, our readers.
There are some disclaimers and suggestions in the pattern. Please read carefully. If you find any errors, let us know and we will correct the pdf file.
We hope you enjoy the Roslin Hoodie!
Oops.
There are two small errors in the pattern with respect to the colors used in the Fair Isle insert. First, we neglected to list Pacific in the materials needed. You should purchase one skein of Simply Shetland 2-ply in Pacific (763) in addition to the other colors listed. Second, although we correctly told you to purchase a skein of Sunset (186), the chart calls it Sunrise, which is a much darker color. We love both of those colors and ALWAYS mix them up for some reason. We apologize for the confusion and will update the chart and the pdf as soon as possible.
Re the question about the “yellow” in the photo. It’s not yellow; it is Granny Smith (1140) as listed in the chart and the materials.
Thank you again for your interest and support.
For additional photos, including closeups, click here.
OMG you gals are the BOMB and way too generous!! Thank You both for the GWV (gift with visit) — If only we could reciprocate!
Comment by Kim LaBerge — October 29, 2007 @ 9:43 pm
Ladies, your sweater is beautiful, and i am so excited to knit it for myself, all for me…right after all of the christmas knitting…Thanks for the pattern:)
Comment by Lori — October 29, 2007 @ 9:49 pm
Girls- you’re the best! I am going to knit this for my Mom for Christmas and then I want one for myself. Thanks for the pattern.
Comment by Tonia — October 29, 2007 @ 10:00 pm
Bravo! Thank you so much! What a generous gift — and just what I wanted!
Happy dancing in Kennewick!
Comment by Pam — October 29, 2007 @ 10:38 pm
Thank-you So Much!
Comment by Nancy — October 29, 2007 @ 10:38 pm
wow – thanks a bazillion
Comment by stacy — October 30, 2007 @ 12:05 am
Thank you very much for the beautiful pattern. This is certainly one for my ‘to do’ list.
If I only had time…I’d start right now.
Warm regards Wilma
Comment by Wilma — October 30, 2007 @ 1:43 am
THANK YOU what a generous gift…what a gorgeous sweater
Comment by Cheryl — October 30, 2007 @ 1:51 am
thanks so much – that’s awesome
Comment by karen — October 30, 2007 @ 2:01 am
How very generous of you both! I’m sure that most of us would have been happy to buy the pattern. I can’t wait to get started — several works-in-progress are about to turn into temporary UFO’s. Now off to shop for yarn. As if I need more!
Comment by Astrid — October 30, 2007 @ 6:56 am
stunning! thanks for sharing a beautiful sweater.
Comment by vanessa — October 30, 2007 @ 7:21 am
Oh you clever girls….
The word is out- someone on KBTH mentioned this- I only hope
it is the beginning of things to come. You guys are too talented
not to share your gifts.
(kisses)
Comment by Lorraine — October 30, 2007 @ 7:47 am
Thank you (many times over) for being so generous with your creation! The pattern is definitely a keeper.
Comment by Karen — October 30, 2007 @ 8:26 am
Wow! That’s what I call a gift! Thank you!
Comment by Wendy — October 30, 2007 @ 8:52 am
What a wonderful gift to your readers and the knitting community! Thank you! I hope you get to see lots of finished hoodies in the upcoming months.
Comment by June — October 30, 2007 @ 9:17 am
Ladies — thank you so much for putting this pattern together and offering it to us for free. Such a generous thing to do. The sweater is just so lovely.
Comment by Wendy O — October 30, 2007 @ 9:36 am
Thank you so much for your fantastically generous offer. I just dug out some purple wool and some matching varigated wool to make a sweater…..now I know what sweater to make!!! Your generosity is matched by your awesome creativity.
Hugs Jeane
Comment by Jeane — October 30, 2007 @ 9:40 am
Thank you so much for sharing your pattern. I loved it the first time I saw it and was hoping you would publish the pattern. I can’t wait to get several projects off the needles so I can start this one. I love your blog- it’s on my daily read. Thanks again.
Kathy
Comment by Kathy — October 30, 2007 @ 9:55 am
Thankyou very much girls. What a nice, generous thing for you to do!!!
Comment by Bonnie — October 30, 2007 @ 9:59 am
Thank you for your beautiful sweater pattern!
Comment by Cathi — October 30, 2007 @ 10:49 am
Thank you so much for the great sweater! This will definitely be in the cue!
Comment by Connie — October 30, 2007 @ 11:14 am
oh! lovely hoodie!–and wonderful of you to share your pattern! thanks so much…hope to someday make one of these for my daughter–who is about your age 🙂
Comment by aurora fox — October 30, 2007 @ 12:37 pm
Thanks, you two; so generous of you to share your pattern for free. It’s a truly lovely knit.
Your blog is such an inspiration; I always love your projects. You’ve got me wanting to try so many new things – right now I’m fantasizing about an up-sized Lyra.
Comment by Linda D. — October 30, 2007 @ 1:09 pm
Thank you so much for this lovely pattern. Love your blog.
Juanita
Comment by Juanita — October 30, 2007 @ 3:01 pm
You are so generous! I love the main color so much. I’m not sure when I will actually knit it, but it’s printed and saved and I just may have to order the yarn.
Thank you, thank you!
Comment by AuntieAnn — October 30, 2007 @ 4:17 pm
Susan and Sally – this is a great pattern. I love the sensibility that you bring to your knitting; your finishing techniques are perfect and you have a genuine understanding of what looks good on the body. This sweater is an excellent contribution to the knitting world!
Comment by marie — October 30, 2007 @ 5:00 pm
Such beautiful work and grand generosity. thank you for the hoodie pattern and for all your contributions to furthering our art and craft.
Comment by Karen B. — October 30, 2007 @ 6:04 pm
De-lurking to say thanks for this beautiful pattern! It must have been a lot of work to design and then to convert to multiple sizes. To offer it for free is beyond generous. Keep up the beautiful and inspiring work!
Comment by Loren T — October 30, 2007 @ 6:43 pm
What a gorgeous sweater! I was looking at the yarn required to make it (and believe me, I will, oh yes I will yes), and I think I discovered an error—you specify “sunset” in one place (which is 186), and “sunrise” in the other (187), and judging from the photos of the sweater, I think maybe you mean “sunglow” (185) in both of them. I could be wrong, though! I was looking here: http://www.camillavalleyfarm.com/knit/jamiesonsspindriftcolours.htm
Comment by Meera — October 30, 2007 @ 7:32 pm
Thank you so much. To repeat everyone else, this is a most generous gift. I was looking on line for Jamieson’s yarn today too. I doubt if any LYS’s in St. Paul or Minneapolis carry both these yarns or if they do, I’m sure they don’t have all 150 colors.
Comment by Marcy — October 30, 2007 @ 8:19 pm
thanks for your response on my blog! ok–so your photo fooled me–I made that comment above about my daughter being your age–because you look so young in the photo (!?) —my daughter is 29, though….and she would love this hoodie (as I do;-)
Comment by aurora fox — October 30, 2007 @ 8:32 pm
Delighted that you’ve made the hoodie available! The design is pleasing and smart!!
Thank you for working over the weekend too to bring this to us, your peeps!
I think you gals are amazing, gifted knitters.
Comment by RoryKnits — October 30, 2007 @ 10:56 pm
Thank you! 😀
Comment by Romi — October 30, 2007 @ 11:33 pm
Thank you for this beautiful pattern! I can hardly wait to make it.
Comment by Andrea — October 31, 2007 @ 1:16 am
well, that photo certainly fooled me–it never occurred to me that it was “vintage”–I sure like that idea and might do that on my blog! ah! thhose were the days (or should I say “daze’?) I loved being a teen in the 60’s myself!
Comment by aurora fox — October 31, 2007 @ 1:44 am
Shucks! A gift for me? Thank you, it’s gorgeous!
Comment by Marina — October 31, 2007 @ 6:57 am
What can I say? Thank you, Thank you. This is one of the (if not the) nicest patterns I’ve seen this autumn. I can’t believe you have given it away though, so an extra thank you is in order for that. Now all I have to do is stop myself from knitting it until I’ve finished a few things on my needles, it’s going to be a hard one though!
Comment by Mindie — October 31, 2007 @ 8:36 am
Thanks so much for the hoodie pattern–it’s really lovely. I hope you see at least a dozen on strangers this winter.
Comment by Linda — October 31, 2007 @ 8:47 am
I, too, was confused by the colors. Not only Sunset vs. sunrise, but the photos look like there is a yellow stripe in the middle, whereas you specify a green granny smith. Also the materials list does not mention Pacific. I don’t plan to use your exact colors (I’m thinking of Peacock for the main color), but I would like to know what you actually used, as I admire your taste, and it will help me in choosing my colors. Again, thank yo for sharing your talents!
Comment by Astrid — October 31, 2007 @ 9:17 am
Thank you so much…..the hoodie is fantastio and I can’t wait to knit it….
Comment by Sharon — November 1, 2007 @ 6:03 pm
You young ladies are terrific. Aside from being wonderful knitters, You are talented and generous. I enjoy your blog. Thanks for sharing your many talents with us.
Comment by junieann — November 2, 2007 @ 3:17 am
I’d like to thank you for this pattern. It’s just great! I’m gonna to knit it soon :-).
And … I love your blog!
Comment by joanna — November 4, 2007 @ 3:52 pm
Wow! That’s beautiful – thanks for the pattern!
Comment by Octopus Knits — November 5, 2007 @ 4:35 pm
Thank you so much for sharing this pattern! The sweater is gorgeous! I saw it and had to cast on immediately.
Comment by Michaela — November 6, 2007 @ 6:53 am
Terrific ladies! Just a great gift to all of us. Lovely jacket.
Thank you.
Comment by Junie — November 7, 2007 @ 2:05 am
Hello,me english is not so good and y never knit a english pattern ,but when y find this lovely Hoodie y knew that y have to knit it .Thank you very much for the pattern.
Comment by Rose — January 17, 2008 @ 6:26 pm
I saw this pattern and immediately fell in love with it. I’ve had bad experiences with store bought hoodies, but this one will definitely be made sometime this or next month.
KEEP UP THE AWSOME COLORWORK!
Comment by Virginia — May 18, 2009 @ 3:18 pm
I translated the pattern to German. Anybody interested in it? Will be happy to share.
Ich habe die Anleitung ins Deutsche übersetzt. Hat jemand Interesse daran? Schenke es gerne weiter.
Comment by Ljubow — April 21, 2010 @ 5:43 am
Thanks! For now, I’m going to use your hood instructions as inspiration for a sweater I’m working on. But I may also knit yours in the future. Great job on the design!
Comment by Noreen — February 3, 2012 @ 12:21 am