Starry Starry Night by Beth MacDonald Stone

Starry Starry Night

Knitting
November 2023
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
28 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
1100 - 2074 yards (1006 - 1896 m)
• To fit the following finished bust measurements with +2 to - 3” or +5 to - 7.75 cm of positive ease. 32 (36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60)” or 81.25 (91.5, 101.5, 112, 122, 132, 142.25, 152.5) cm.
English
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DETAILS
This is a simple top down in the round, seamless sweater with folded neckline and hem with optional ribbon closure at the back of the neck. Fitted in the shoulders and sleeves with A-line shaping for body. Simple Norwegian Rose/Star motif for the yoke. A fun, simple and very flattering top. Perfect for special wintery or festive events. This is a perfect knit for all levels of knitters, beginner to advanced.

GAUGE
28 sts & 32 rows for 4” in stockinette on US3/3.25mm needles.

FIT & SIZE
This sweater is designed to be very fitted in the shoulders and sleeves and everyone’s body is unique so it would be impossible for me to account for everyone. A few key tips though are as follows:
o If you have broad or “square” shoulders (ie sharply perpendicular to your body with little shoulder slope), I’d recommend going up a size or two for the best fit there.
o Also do be sure to look at the schematic for sleeves – arm sizes can vary as much as chest sizes. If you wish to change your sleeve diameter – there are a few easy options to do so. You can either change your needle size for the sleeves, or you could add or omit sts at the underarm. Another good option for a more dramatic change would be to knit a different size to allow for more or less sts for the sleeves while maintaining the st requirements for the body.
This sweater is designed to fit the following finished bust measurements with +2 to - 3” or +5 to - 7.75 cm of positive ease. 32 (36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60)” or 81.25 (91.5, 101.5, 112, 122, 132, 142.25, 152.5) cm.
The sample using Birds Egg Blue as MC and Golden Green as CC knit in a size 2.
The sample using Golden Green as the MC and Birds Egg Blue as the CC knit in a size 3.

YARN
MC = Purl Soho Linen Quill. 50% Wool, 35% Camelid (Alpaca), 15% Cellulose (Linen/Flax). 439 yards or 401 meters per 100-gram skein. Required; 230 (250, 290, 325, 360, 405, 440, 470) grams or 1005 (1100, 1275, 1415, 1570, 1775, 1925, 2060) yards or 915 (1000, 1165, 1295, 1435, 1620, 1760, 1880) meters or 3 (3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5) skeins.

CC1 = Purl Soho Linen Quill. 50% Wool, 35% Camelid (Alpaca), 15% Cellulose (Linen/Flax). 439 yards or 401 meters per 100-gram skein. Required; 22 (23, 27, 30, 34, 38, 41, 44) grams or 94 (103, 120, 133, 148, 167, 181, 194) yards or 86 (94, 110, 122, 135, 153, 166, 177) meters or 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) skeins.

NEEDLES & NOTIONS
US 2.5/3.0mm needles – collar, cuffs and hem.
US 3/3.25mm needles – body and sleeves.
US 4/3.5mm needles – a suggestion for colorwork chart sections only.
Waste yarn for sleeve stitches.
Thin, slippery, non-toothy scrap yarn for hemlines. I’d suggest embroidery floss or something similar.
Pretty ribbon to tie at neck (optional) approx. 1.5 yds/1.4 meters.
Pins for tacking down collar and hem.
Tapestry needle.