Spiral Hill Sweater Vest by Heidi Gustad

Spiral Hill Sweater Vest

Knitting
September 2023
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
19 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette st worked flat on larger needles, blocked
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
Sizes 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6) [7, 8, 9] {10, 11} chest circumference: 36.25 (39.5, 42, 44.5, 47) [50.5, 53, 55.5, 59]{61.5, 64.74}" / 92 (100.5, 106.5, 113, 119.5) [128.5, 134.5, 141, 150] {156, 164.5} cm
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In one of the film’s most iconic scenes, Jack meanders through the gravestones and mausoleums in the cemetery with his ghostly dog Zero. Spiral Hill unfurls below him as he sings about his heart’s greatest desires and heads out to the Hinterlands. Spiral Hill is also home to henbane, witch hazel, pumpkins, and Sally’s favorite deadly nightshade. It is here where Sally hides and sings about her love for Jack, and where the two finally reunite at the end, accepting each other as friends and forming a romantic attachment.

Recreate the Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas’s iconic landmark in garment form! Knit flat from the bottom up in two panels with armhole shaping and then seamed together with mattress stitch, this vest uses intarsia colorwork and an intentional combination of stockinette and garter stitch to set the scene. Once the pieces are joined, stitches are picked up around the armholes and neckline and topped with ribbing. Don’t wait for the next full moon to cast on!