Fair Isle Knit Sweater Fits Jellycat 15cm Keychain Toy

A black and white Fair Isle sweater, the pattern banded across the chest and repeated at the hem. Fair Isle is true colourwork, two yarns carried together so the colours change within the stitch, and it is the hardest thing to knit well at this size, because the floats behind have to stay short. A jellycat bear sweater knitted this way keeps its stretch across the pattern. Two colourways. Wash it flat and reshape it while it is still damp.

Will it fit your plush?

Measure your friend from the top of the head to the bottom, sitting or standing as they normally do. This one is cut for a plush about 15cm tall, our 15 cm size. It is designed around Jellycat proportions and fits other plush of the same height just as well.

Getting it on

Pull it over the head first, then guide each arm through. The knit has enough give to pass over a wide head and spring back. Nothing here is tight enough to squash a soft plush, and nothing is loose enough to slide off.

Looking after it

Hand wash cool and never wring the knit. Press the water out between two towels, reshape it on a flat surface and let it dry there, hanging a knit while it is heavy with water is what stretches it out of shape.

Made by hand

We sew these ourselves in small runs. The fit is worked out from the height of the plush rather than from a label, so it travels across brands. Made for everyday play, not for a shelf.