Staffin Lite is a lighter gauge version of the Staffin pattern. The pattern includes a sweater, which has short and long sleeve options, and a vest. The pattern comes in to gauges, DK weight and Fingering weight.
Staffin is a top-down textured knit with bands of ribbing, purl details and Estonian Buttons. The texture makes it engaging and moreish to knit up, whilst being simple to memorise.
The sweater/tee is a raglan construction. The vest is worked first by knitting the back, then picking up for the fronts and finally joining in the round.
Gauge:
DK: 20 stitches and 32 rows per 10 cm/4 inches
Fingering: 28 stitches and 40 rows per 10 cm/4 inches
Sizing:
DK Sweater AND Vest
Sizes: (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Finished Chest: (72, 84, 96, 108, 120) (132, 144, 156, 168, 180) cm/(28.25, 33, 37.75, 42.5, 47.25) (52, 56.75, 61.5, 66.25, 70.75) inches
Sizing:
Fingering Sweater AND Vest
Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
Finished Chest: 77 (85.5, 94.5, 103, 111.5, 120, 128.5) (137, 145.5, 154.5, 163, 171.5, 180) cm/30.25 (33.75, 37, 40.5, 43.75, 47.25, 50.5) (54, 57.25, 60.75, 64, 67.5, 70.75) inches
Recommended ease:
6-12 cm/2.25-4.75 inches of positive ease is recommended, meaning you should pick a size that is 6-12 cm/2.25-4.75 inches larger than your chest measurement.
Yardage:
DK Sweater
Short Sleeve: (503, 582, 670, 743, 833) (912, 1017, 1221, 1336, 1431) meters/(548, 635, 731, 810, 908) (994, 1108, 1331, 1456, 1560) yards
Long Sleeve: (788, 860, 983, 1063, 1186) (1260, 1412, 1724, 1876, 2008) meters/(859, 937, 1071, 1158, 1293) (1373, 1539, 1879, 2045, 2189) yards
DK Vest
(486, 573, 661, 729, 827) (909, 1012, 1226, 1344, 1440) meters/(530, 624, 721, 794, 901) (991, 1103, 1337, 1465, 1570) yards
Fingering Sweater
Short Sleeve: 499 (553, 618, 665, 749, 782, 854) (1006, 1043, 1127, 1195, 1249, 1316) meters/543 (603, 673, 725, 816, 852, 931) (1097, 1137, 1229, 1302, 1361, 1434) yards
Long Sleeve: 766 (812, 910, 964, 1079, 1107, 1224) (1441, 1478, 1597, 1699, 1753, 1855) meters/835 (885, 991, 1051, 1176, 1206, 1334) (1571, 1611, 1741, 1852, 1911, 2022) yards
Fingering Vest
486 (545, 608, 656, 740, 772, 841) (1007, 1047, 1132, 1198, 1256, 1323) meters/ 531 (596, 665, 718, 810, 844, 920) (1102, 1145, 1238, 1310, 1374, 1447) yards
Yarn
The samples were knit in Knitting for Olive Cotton Merino (held single for fingering and double for DK). Other yarns that could be used:
DK: Drops Belle, Drops Daisy, Sock yarn + mohair, Sandnesgarn Duo, Sandnesgarn Line.
Fingering: Sandnesgarn Tynn Line, Gepard Wool Cotton 3, KFO Pure Silk.
Techniques Used
Staffin Lite is a lighter gauge version of the Staffin pattern. The pattern includes a sweater, which has short and long sleeve options, and a vest. The pattern comes in to gauges, DK weight and Fingering weight.
Staffin is a top-down textured knit with bands of ribbing, purl details and Estonian Buttons. The texture makes it engaging and moreish to knit up, whilst being simple to memorise.
The sweater/tee is a raglan construction. The vest is worked first by knitting the back, then picking up for the fronts and finally joining in the round.
Gauge:
DK: 20 stitches and 32 rows per 10 cm/4 inches
Fingering: 28 stitches and 40 rows per 10 cm/4 inches
Sizing:
DK Sweater AND Vest
Sizes: (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Finished Chest: (72, 84, 96, 108, 120) (132, 144, 156, 168, 180) cm/(28.25, 33, 37.75, 42.5, 47.25) (52, 56.75, 61.5, 66.25, 70.75) inches
Sizing:
Fingering Sweater AND Vest
Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
Finished Chest: 77 (85.5, 94.5, 103, 111.5, 120, 128.5) (137, 145.5, 154.5, 163, 171.5, 180) cm/30.25 (33.75, 37, 40.5, 43.75, 47.25, 50.5) (54, 57.25, 60.75, 64, 67.5, 70.75) inches
Recommended ease:
6-12 cm/2.25-4.75 inches of positive ease is recommended, meaning you should pick a size that is 6-12 cm/2.25-4.75 inches larger than your chest measurement.
Yardage:
DK Sweater
Short Sleeve: (503, 582, 670, 743, 833) (912, 1017, 1221, 1336, 1431) meters/(548, 635, 731, 810, 908) (994, 1108, 1331, 1456, 1560) yards
Long Sleeve: (788, 860, 983, 1063, 1186) (1260, 1412, 1724, 1876, 2008) meters/(859, 937, 1071, 1158, 1293) (1373, 1539, 1879, 2045, 2189) yards
DK Vest
(486, 573, 661, 729, 827) (909, 1012, 1226, 1344, 1440) meters/(530, 624, 721, 794, 901) (991, 1103, 1337, 1465, 1570) yards
Fingering Sweater
Short Sleeve: 499 (553, 618, 665, 749, 782, 854) (1006, 1043, 1127, 1195, 1249, 1316) meters/543 (603, 673, 725, 816, 852, 931) (1097, 1137, 1229, 1302, 1361, 1434) yards
Long Sleeve: 766 (812, 910, 964, 1079, 1107, 1224) (1441, 1478, 1597, 1699, 1753, 1855) meters/835 (885, 991, 1051, 1176, 1206, 1334) (1571, 1611, 1741, 1852, 1911, 2022) yards
Fingering Vest
486 (545, 608, 656, 740, 772, 841) (1007, 1047, 1132, 1198, 1256, 1323) meters/ 531 (596, 665, 718, 810, 844, 920) (1102, 1145, 1238, 1310, 1374, 1447) yards
Yarn
The samples were knit in Knitting for Olive Cotton Merino (held single for fingering and double for DK). Other yarns that could be used:
DK: Drops Belle, Drops Daisy, Sock yarn + mohair, Sandnesgarn Duo, Sandnesgarn Line.
Fingering: Sandnesgarn Tynn Line, Gepard Wool Cotton 3, KFO Pure Silk.
Techniques Used
