. tinshedyarn . . blogspot co nz , South KaiparaH , elensvilleAuckland Charted Designs for Traditional Knitting Tin Shed Yarns Charted Designs for Traditional Knitting. tinshedyarn . blogspot nz Page1 Tin Shed Yarns Charted Designs For Traditional Knitting ConnorsAran Disclaimer This pattern may not give you every single stitch and every single step. It is a presentation of design work and should be read as a guide only. Description Aran jerseys have a complicated history and are more myth than heritage. Essentially the fisherwomen from North East England stood quay-side with the fisherwomen in the Aran Islands and exchanged knitting details while awaiting the herring fleets. The Gansey of North-East England became translated into the Aran of West Coast Ireland. This is a perfect garment to work on for a special small person. There are all the usual Aran elements but without all the heaviness. This is knit in a 2ply natural wool and it will not be a quick knit but the delicacy will give more detailed patterning with better drape. Connors Aran One year old to eighteen months Skills Required experienced Basic stitches -knit, purl, yarn over increases, and paired decreases (SSK and K2tog), two, three and four stitch cabling, travelling cables, picking up stitches for sleeve and neck, steeking for armholes, knitting in the round, working from charts. YarnMinimum160gm 2ply handspun or 2ply millspun. Needles1.25 mm DPNs and 60cm double pointed needles. Miscellaneous Stitch markers, cable needle, 2 stitch holders, row counter. Gauge36 stitches and 38 rows in knit stitch makes a 10 cm square. Measurements Length 34cm Width 30cm. Weight 160 gm . tinshedyarn . . blogspot co nz , South KaiparaH , elensvilleAuckland Charted Designs for Traditional Knitting Tin Shed Yarns Charted Designs for Traditional Knitting. tinshedyarn . blogspot nz Page2 Construction The jersey is knit bottom up in the round with textured panels worked in the front and back centre. The armholes are steeked to about a third of the depth of the body. Stitches are picked up around the armhole. The shoulders are then formed by seaming from the body edge to the neck opening. The cut knitted fabric hangs neatly inwards forming a facing for the sleeve edge. This cut edge is oversewn by hand taking particular care at the underarm where there is a narrow seam created to provide ease for the join at the jersey body. Sleeves are then worked in the round down from the shoulder seam to the cuff, decreasing every eighth round. As the front central panel is finished a centimetre lower than the back panel, this forms a neat front neckline. The neck is ribbed and worked to roll to the inside of the neckline. The stitches are then hand-sewn to finish the neck. The garment must be washed and blocked. Schematic Drawing of Arans Construction Lines.

Figure 1 Construction lines of Aran evident in schematic and photo. Important Note This chart only shows stitches for the central front and back panels of the jersey. This chart is repeated five times to create five diamond motifs down the front and back. 12.5 cm 34 cm 30 cm 15cm 9 cm 25 cm 1cm depth . tinshedyarn . . blogspot co nz , South KaiparaH , elensvilleAuckland Charted Designs for Traditional Knitting Tin Shed Yarns Charted Designs for Traditional Knitting. tinshedyarn . blogspot nz Page3 The top diamond point on the front is not fully completed so as to accommodate the neckline of the jersey. Chart for Central Panels of Front and Back Instructions After completing a swatch for gauge, cast on 212 stitches on a 60cm 1.25 circular needle. Join to work in the round and knit 1x1 rib to a depth of 4.5 cm. Mark front centre and back centre points with stitch markers. Arrange stitches and markers so that you are ready to work the front and back panels. Mark side centre points too. See chart for circular needle set-up on next page. . tinshedyarn . . blogspot co nz , South KaiparaH , elensvilleAuckland Charted Designs for Traditional Knitting Tin Shed Yarns Charted Designs for Traditional Knitting. tinshedyarn . blogspot nz Page4 Right side centre is your starting point. Jersey is worked in the round so front side will always be facing you. Following the chart and working 60 knit stitches between front and back panels, work body of jersey until 31 cm minimum (including ribbing) is achieved on the front panel or until the final diamond motif is three quarters complete i.e. the arms of the shape are turnedinwards to the centre but not yet joined at the top. This will be a matter of judgement for you. Essentially the jersey should be completed to the collar bone and not the shoulder line in order to work the neck and shoulder shaping. Circular needle set-up set-up for Connors Aran Jersey. 212 total stitches. Shaping the neck and shoulders. NB. There are two methods of completing the neck and shoulder shaping when working in the round: 1.Working Back and Forth Method. When the body of the jersey has been completed in the round to the collar bone in the front section transfer the central panel of pattern stitches to a stitch holder. Continue working the round without this central section.You will have the task of working the textured patterning of the back panel from the back because you are now working back and forth from one side of the central panel to the other. You will need to work this way until the diamond motif has closed up on the back central panel. Once the shoulders are seamed with a three-needle bind-off you will end up with a square neckline opening made by the horizontal edge of the front panel, the vertical sides of the collarbone to the shoulder and the horizontal edge of the back central panel. A ribbed neck finish is then worked by picking up stitches from the shoulder seam bind-off, collecting live stitches from front and back stitch-holders and individual stitches picked up to avoid gaps at the corners. The curve of the neckline forms once 5cm of 1x1 ribbing is worked and rolled to be finished by hand-sewing along the inside of the neckline. There is no need to bind-off the ribbing. Centre back mark Right side centre mark and starting point. Centre front mark Left side centre marker. 53 stitches between front, back and side markers. Front Panel 23 stitches either side of Centre front marker (total 46 stitches.) Back Panel 23 stitches either side of Centre back marker (total 46 stitches.) 30 knit stitches between sidemarkers and front and centre panels. (60 stitches total.) . tinshedyarn . . blogspot co nz , South KaiparaH , elensvilleAuckland Charted Designs for Traditional Knitting Tin Shed Yarns Charted Designs for Traditional Knitting. tinshedyarn . blogspot nz Page5 2.The Steeked Method. Complete the fifth diamond motif. Place front and back panels onstitch-holders (see Fig 2). Complete shoulder seams with three-needle bind-off. Work from the shoulder to the neck. Pick up a straight line of stitches using DPNs where you would like your ribbed neck to start from. You will be cuttinginto the completed knitted fabric at the front neckline and into the top of thediamond. Neckline Shaping using DPNs to Pick Up Stitches. Picking up stitches across a 45 degree angle will give a smarter neck closure. Allow about a centimetres seam allowance. Cutting across the bias always exposes the stretch in fabric so work to collect the stitches before cutting. The ribbed opening that is to be worked will roll over the cut edge and be sewn down to conceal the raw stitches. Figure 2 Stitches at neckline held on stitch-holder for The SteekedMethod for shaping the neck and shoulder. Notice the diamond motif is completed. Front panelShoulder seam Angled position ofDPNs for stitch pick-up using steeked method. Front and back panel stitches held on stitch-holders. . tinshedyarn . . blogspot co nz , South KaiparaH , elensvilleAuckland Charted Designs for Traditional Knitting Tin Shed Yarns Charted Designs for Traditional Knitting. tinshedyarn . blogspot nz Page6 Finishing the Neckline Opening. After creating the neck and shoulder shaping, collect up all the stitches from stitch-holders, from the three-needle bind-off and the picked up stitches on to DPNs. Work two rows of 1x1 ribbing in the round. Avoid gaps at corners by picking up individual stitches. The suare and angular shape of the neck opening will be softened by the pull of the ribbing. Complete any cutting of knitted fabric at this point leaving a 1cm allowance. Continue ribbing until 5cm is achieved. Without binding-off, handsew through the head of each stitch directly onto the neckline. Any cut work will be encased by the rolled neck opening. The curve of the neckline will develop once the ribbing is completed and sewn down. Steeking and Knitting The Sleeves. Measure down jersey side from shoulder seam to one third of the jerseys length (just over 10 cm) and mark with a single lockable stitch-holder. The fabric is folded here and will be cut by steeking. With the shoulder seam already sewn up, pick up stitches down each side of the arm-hole leaving a 1cm allowance. At the bottom of the armhole pick up in a straight line to join the stitch pick-up line on the back. Use DPNs for stitch pick up. Steeking and Stitch Pick-Up Line on Jersey. Picking Up Stitches For a Dropped Shoulder Sleeve Ratio of vertical stitches to horizontal stitches when picking up should be three out of every four. Refer back to the swatch and perform a test with that before starting. After collecting all the stitches (64) work on DPNs in knit stitch and incorporate the chart below for the central sleeve panel.Again arrange stitch-markers either side of a central marker so as to achieve symmetry with the cabled motif. With a few rows worked cut down the folded line from the very edge of the shoulder seam to half a centimetre before the stitch line at the bottom of the armhole. Mark your cutting line by oversewing on either side of the line to be cut.To ease the straight seam at the awkward pointat the bottom of the armhole cut again through the seam allowance to half a centimetre out to the start of the vertical stitch line. Hand sew a firm finish to the raw seam before continuing. This will allow a better hang to the sleeve. Stitch pick-up linefor sleeve with 1cm allowance. Line continues over the shoulder and down armhole. Stitch pick-up line is joined across lower armhole with a straight line. Central panel Neckline Cutting line for steek. Cut at 90 degrees for ease. . tinshedyarn . . blogspot co nz , South KaiparaH , elensvilleAuckland Charted Designs for Traditional Knitting Tin Shed Yarns Charted Designs for Traditional Knitting. tinshedyarn . blogspot nz Page7 Figure 3 Cutting the vertical steek at the armhole. Note the oversewn lines. Chart For Central Panel of Sleeve. Work sleeve using chart for central panel. Arrange stitch-markers and needles so that the chart is symmetrical and central. Mark for where paired decreases are worked. Decreases will shape the sleeve along the join on the bottom edge. Work these in pairs two stitches either side of the sleeve join. See Figures 4 and 5. Decrease Chart For Sleeve Underside.

. tinshedyarn . . blogspot co nz , South KaiparaH , elensvilleAuckland Charted Designs for Traditional Knitting Tin Shed Yarns Charted Designs for Traditional Knitting. tinshedyarn . blogspot nz Page8 Continue downwards along the sleeve decreasing two stitches every eighth row until a length of 22 cm is achieved. The wrist should measure 9cm. Continue with 3 cm of 1x1 ribbing. Cast off loosely. Figure 4 Shaping with paired decreases along underside of sleeve. Finishing and BlockingWeave in ends. Close up any awkward holes at the neck or armhole by sewing into the knitted fabric through stitches using a wool needle and left-over wool. Pull the fabric closed. Do not knot the end of the wool weave the ends in and snip.Hand- wash gently in a plant-based fibre wash. Rinse and squeeze out excess water. Dry flat in a warm spot. Use a jersey stretcher if possible, though a conveniently sized breadboard placed inside the body of the garment worked very well. The legs of sock shapers proved good for the sleeves too. Figure 5 Cabled pattern down the centre of the sleeve top.. tinshedyarn . . blogspot co nz , South KaiparaH , elensvilleAuckland Charted Designs for Traditional Knitting Tin Shed Yarns Charted Designs for Traditional Knitting. tinshedyarn . blogspot nz Page9 Figure 6 Connors Aran completed. Copyright Thispatternisnotavailabletobecopied.TheintellectualpropertycontainedanddetailedinthispatternsolelybelongstoTinShedYarnsofHelensville,Auckland.Ifyouwanttousethispatternforcharityknitting,youareobligedtocontactmeandask.aquicke-mailwillsuffice.Iwouldbehonoured.Ifyouwanttousethispatternforteaching,youareobligedtocontactmeandask..againaquicke-mailwillsuffice;Again,Iwouldbehonoured.Icanbecontactedatthedetailsbelow;Contact Details Fiona MacBride, Helensville, South Kaipara, Auckland. tinshedyarns@gmail.com Ravelry.comTinShedYarns . tinshedyarn . . blogspot co nz , South KaiparaH , elensvilleAuckland Charted Designs for Traditional Knitting Tin Shed Yarns Charted Designs for Traditional Knitting. tinshedyarn . blogspot nz Page10