In the Clouds Mobile by Alexandra Epstein

In the Clouds Mobile

Knitting
January 2026
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
36 stitches and 40 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 3 - 3.25 mm
200 - 220 yards (183 - 201 m)
one size
English
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Individual instructions are given for each object. Some objects are created by making the same half twice then seaming while others the instructions for each half is different. While the objects are intended to be hung on a mobile, instructions are only for the hanging objects, not the mobile construction.

Since the pieces are quite small, this could be a good project to work through any extra yarn scraps you have laying around. Each pieces requires between 10-18g of fingering weight yarn.

Specific gauge is not extremely important. You do want a tight enough gauge so that the stuffing/filling will not come out through the stitches.

Some pieces are knit flat while others in the round using magic loop. Ensure circular needles are a comfortable length to do magic loop or use DPNs.

It is possible to size up yarn and needles to get larger finished objects but yarn amounts have not been calculated for other sizes.

Details for individual pieces:

Sun: Worked center-out in the round. DPNs or magic loop is needed. Uses 13g of fingering weight yarn.

Star: Worked center-out in the round. DPNs or magic loop is needed. Uses 10g of fingering weight yarn.

Rainbow: Worked flat. Written for 4 colors; 2g of fingering weight yarn each of colors A, B, and C; 4g color D.

Moon: Worked flat with extensive German short rows. Uses 10g of fingering weight yarn.

Cloud: Worked flat with extensive German short rows. Uses 10g of fingering weight yarn. Each half has slightly different instructions.