The pattern is being revised and will be re-released at a later time.

A year ago I was trying to learn about the different types of moss stitches, but Google kept bombarding me with pictures of moss-grown rocks and stonewalls, and when I specifically searched for “Irish moss” it gave me a strange word that turned out to be Irish for “moss”.
The pretty word and the images of dark stones sitting in the shadows and growing velvety green pillows gave me an idea to finally use a yarn I bought a while ago but just kept shuffling it from one corner to the other.
After a number of swatches, trials and errors I ended up with a lovely sweater that I now wear proudly. The dark slate grey body paired with a moderate waist shaping makes the wearer look taller and more slender, while the lively green of the busy pattern softens and warms up the overall image, much like a heavily moss grown rock offers a much more friendly seat for a rest to the flagging hiker than a cold and bare one.

Yarn: So Crafty DK, dark grey (approx. 250, 270, 310, 335, 375 g) and green (approx. 50, 55, 60, 65, 75 g).
(Can be substituted with Robin DK, Stylecraft Special DK, Knitting Essentials DK, Knitting Basket DK, Woolyhippo DK, Cygnet DK, Marriner DK, James C. Brett DK, Patons DK)

Gauge: 22 ss and 30 rounds in 10 cm in stockinette stitch

Needles: 3 mm 4 mm circulars, or size to meet gauge (80 cm, 100 cm, plus either extra shorts of DPNs for sleeves and neck)

Positive ease: 4-5 cm

Sizes: SX, S, M, L, XL (finished bust measurements: 72, 80, 90, 98, 109 cm)

Required skills/techniques:

stranded/fair isle knitting
casting off in pattern
slipped stitches
short rows (recommended type: German short rows)
casting on stitches mid-round
picking up stitches along a cast off edge

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