Starnkeeker by Kate Davies Designs

Starnkeeker

Knitting
January 2023
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
30 stitches and 34 rows = 4 inches
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
1094 - 2297 yards (1000 - 2100 m)
Finished bust circumference: 81.5 (91.5, 101.5, 112, 122, 132, 142, 152.5)cm / 32 (36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60)in
English
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Starnkeeker

Starnkeeker is a Scots neologism meaning “star gazer” - an apt name for a graphic vest with allover stars

Yarn
Kate Davies Designs Milarrochy Tweed (70% Wool, 30% Mohair; 100m / 109yds per 25g ball) in the following shades:
A Hirst 4 (5, 5, 6, 7, 7, 8, 9) balls
B Horseback brown 2 (2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4) balls
C Ardlui 2 (2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4) balls
D Asphodel 2 (2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4) balls

If you wish to add length to the body, you may need more yarn in each shade.

Needles and notions
Gauge-size and below gauge-size needles of appropriate lengths for working body and neck
Below gauge-size needles of your preferred type for working small circumferences for armscyes
6 stitch markers
Waste yarn for holding stitches
Tapestry needle

Gauge
30 sts and 34 rounds to 10cm / 4in over colourwork in the round on gauge-size needles. Use 3mm needle as a starting point for swatching

Sizes
Finished bust circumference:
81.5 (91.5, 101.5, 112, 122, 132, 142, 152.5)cm / 32 (36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60)in
Shown in the second size

Pattern notes
Worked bottom up, and in the round, with inserted steeks for armscye and neck openings, this colourwork vest is knitted from a chart, which is read from right to left throughout. Corrugated rib completes the hem, neck and armscyes.