Starring stripes! jumper

One of the groups I belong to on Ravelry is running a year-long vintage knitting KAL this year which I decided to join -  my challenge is to knit four vintage patterns with a striped design using stashed yarn.  This is the first.

I'm not sure when or how I acquired this pattern - possibly from a work colleague who gave me a carrier bag full of vintage patterns several years ago.  Maybe.  It's a booklet called Two designs by P&B, number 635, and has a black, white and red checked / fairisle design on the front cover.  Anyway, this is a good stashbusting project if you have  lots of part-ball leftovers.  I used Drops Baby Merino for this.

Again, I altered the neckline so that it wouldn't need a button placket in the back, and I also made the sleeves slightly shorter to conserve the main colour.  As it was I used every last scrap for the neckband.

Apart from the multitude of ends to be sewn in this was a quick knit.  I've given it to my sister but I would quite like to knit another one for myself at some point as I really like the style.  I still have enough leftovers to do all the stripes but I'd have to buy more wool for the main colour, so, maybe next year...