✨ A sweater shaped by stillness, framed with soft lines and lighter edges — simple, fluid, and quietly luminous.

The Held in Light sweater rests gently on the body, like morning light settling across a quiet room. Its design begins with framing lines that guide the shape into an arched hem, then dissolve into lighter tones at the neckline, cuffs, and hem. Every edge carries brightness, giving the whole piece an airy outline.
Knit seamlessly from the hem up, the sweater features ribbing that flows into fabric, darts that shape the garment with ease, and sleeves that taper softly at the wrist. The neckline brings a balance between close comfort and quiet openness. Designed with positive ease, it creates a relaxed silhouette that feels both grounded and light.
The first sample was made to accompany me during a Vipassana retreat — something warm, simple, and quietly beautiful, a piece that could keep me comfortable without drawing attention. That intention remains woven into the design: clothing as presence, as ease, as quiet radiance.
With yarns of your choosing, the Held in Light sweater becomes both a companion and an expression — warm enough to hold you, soft enough to disappear into silence, luminous enough to emanate light.

MATERIALS

Colour A (main fabric):
418 (468, 514, 563, 617) (658, 716, 756, 813) grams
836 (935, 1028, 1126, 1235) (1316, 1431, 1513, 1626) metres

Colour B (edges):
8 (9, 10, 10, 11) (11, 12, 13, 13) grams
37 (40, 43, 45, 49) (51, 55, 57, 60) metres

GAUGE

BODY: 18 stitches & 26 rows = 10x10 cm (4 “) in Stockinette stitch with 5 mm (US 8) needle(s), after blocking.

NEEDLES

Suggested needle Size for the Body: 5 mm (US 8), or required to meet gauge.
B. Suggested needle Size for the Hems and Neckband: 4 mm (US 7).
C. Suggested needle Size for the Hems and Neckband: 2.75 mm (US 2).

DIMENSIONS

This garment is graded into sizes 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9).
Recommended positive ease around ~20 cm (8”) at the Full Bust Width.

SAMPLES

Sample 1:
Colour A (main fabric): Suri Alpaca Galo Yarns in Light Brown, held together with Rowan Kidsilk Haze in shade 711.
Colour B (edges): Suri Alpaca in Light Brown.
Size 2, 11 cm (4”) longer than the pattern.

Sample 2:
Colour A (main fabric): Zealana Heron in Candy H09.
Colour B (edges): Jamieson & Smith 2-ply jumper-weight in 1283 mix.

Sample 3:
Colour A (main fabric): Two strands of Nutiden unspun yarn, blended colours Morot (carrot orange and green) and Maj (warm light yellow).
Colour B (edges): Jamieson & Smith 2-ply jumper weight in 96.

TOOLS

Stitch markers, waste yarn, tapestry needle for hiding the ends.