A traditionally inspired Fair Isle yoke with a rolled cuff and slightly cropped body. My colour scheme was inspired by the main shade I chose - a bright royal blue from J&S, and I love orange and blue together so the palette grew from there. The body and sleeves are knit from the bottom up in the round before all the pieces are joined together and raglan shaping is worked before the colourwork yoke. There are short rows to raise the back neck before ending with a rolled cuff. To ensure a star at the centre front there are 6 or 8 stars depending on the size, so if you are in-between sizes have a look as to how many star repeats there are and if you have narrow shoulders the smaller size might be better.
The Adenia Yoke is a traditionally inspired Fair Isle yoke jumper designed by Ella Gordon. This knitted sweater features a cropped body with a distinctive Fair Isle colorwork yoke, rolled cuff finishing, and raglan shaping. The design is available in sizes to fit bust measurements from 32 to 48 inches (81 to 122 cm), making it suitable for a wide range of body sizes. The jumper is shown worn with 2.5 cm (1 inch) of negative ease for a fitted silhouette.
The Adenia Yoke employs several intermediate knitting techniques to achieve its finished structure. The body and sleeves are knit from the bottom up in the round, which creates seamless construction and allows for continuous colorwork integration. Raglan shaping is worked after all pieces are joined together, creating diagonal decreases that form the characteristic raglan sleeve cap. Short rows are incorporated to raise the back neck, providing proper fit and shaping at the neckline. The garment concludes with a rolled cuff, a classic finishing technique where the edge naturally curls to create a neat, traditional border.
The yoke features traditional Fair Isle colorwork, a stranded knitting technique where multiple colors are carried across the row to create intricate patterned designs. The Fair Isle yoke incorporates star motifs as a central design element. The pattern includes either 6 or 8 stars depending on the size chosen, with a star positioned at the centre front. This thoughtful design detail allows knitters who fall between standard sizes to choose based on shoulder width and star repeat preference, ensuring the colorwork pattern aligns properly with the wearer's body proportions.
The designer's color scheme was inspired by a bright royal blue yarn from J&S, which serves as the main shade. The palette was developed around this primary color, incorporating orange as a complementary shade. The combination of orange and blue creates a vibrant, traditionally inspired colorway that works beautifully within the Fair Isle yoke design.
The Adenia Yoke is designed for 4-ply yarn weight, a lightweight fingering to sport weight yarn that provides excellent stitch definition for Fair Isle colorwork. The pattern requires yarn in at least two colors: the bright royal blue main shade and orange for the colorwork pattern. Knitters will need appropriate needles for 4-ply yarn in the required sizes for working in the round, as well as stitch markers and other standard knitting notions for seamless construction.
This pattern is rated as beginner difficulty, making it accessible to knitters who are new to Fair Isle colorwork and raglan construction. While the design incorporates traditional techniques like stranded colorwork and short rows, the pattern guidance and structure support knitters in learning these skills within a manageable project scope.
The Adenia Yoke is available as a downloadable PDF pattern, allowing immediate access to the complete instructions, schematic measurements, and colorwork charts needed to complete the jumper.
| Brand: | Independent Designer |
| Yarn Weight: | 4 Ply |
| Pages: | 0 |
| Designer: | Ella Gordon |
| Craft: | Knitting |
| Format: | Downloadable PDF |
| Languages: | English |
| Number of Patterns: | 1 |
| Skill Level: | Beginner |
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This expensive pattern is for a wool that is very specialist and not stocked by lovecrafts. It’s a huge and complicated piece of knitting that needs the exact yarn (IMO), therefore I won’t be using it. I asked for contact details for the author but none given.
