A celebration of the life cycle & harvest of sweetgrass, a sacred medicine in my Ojibwe and many other indigenous cultures.

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Sizes
All of my patterns are #SizeInclusive through 62” full chest.

(1, 2, 3)4, 5, 6{7, 8, 9} for garment full chest measurement of:
(32, 36, 40)44, 48, 52{56, 60, 64}“
(81.5, 91.5, 101.5)112, 122, 132{142, 152.5, 162.5}cm

This top is intended to be worn with 0-2”/0-5 cm of ease at the full chest. Add 0-2”/0-5 cm to your full chest measurement and choose the closest garment full chest measurement size. If you have a large full chest in comparison to your upper chest, you can size according to your upper chest measurement instead. For example, I have a 53”/135 cm full chest, but a 41”/104 cm upper chest, and I worked the size 44”.

Suggested Yarn
The Farmer’s Daughter Fibers Pishkun
(100% Non-Superwash MT & WY Rambouillet, heavy DK/light worsted weight, 255yds/100g, Daddy State of Mind colorway)

Please use any DK weight yarn with which you are able to achieve gauge. Testers successfully worked the pattern in a variety of yarns including Brooklyn Tweed Dapple, Garnstudio Drops Cotton Merino, Garnstudio Drops Daisy, Malabrigo Rios, Kelbourne Woolens Scout

Suggested Needles
Main US 8 (5.00mm) 32”-40” circular needles
Ribbing & Hem US 7 (4.50mm) 32”-40” circular needles
I-Cord Neckline US 6 (4.00mm) 32”-40” circular needles

Gauge
20 sts & 24 rows / 4x4”(10x10 cm), in lace pattern knit flat & in the round, blocked

Yarn Requirements
(725, 825, 925)1025, 1250, 1350{1450, 1550, 1650} yds
(663, 754, 845)937, 1143, 1234{1325, 1417, 1508} m

Materials
cable needle, stitch markers, darning needle, (optional) spare ribbing needle for ruffle sleeve

Techniques
knitting in the round, eyelet lace, reading a knitting chart, cables, double twisted loop cast-on, applied i-cord, ruffles, double knit hem, i-cord, blocking

Construction
This design is worked from the top down. Back shoulders are worked separately, joined, and remaining back yoke is worked. Stitches are held. Front shoulders are picked up from back panel, and remaining front is shaped same as back. Front and back are joined and underarm stitches cast on with remaining body worked in the round. Double knit split hem is worked to create channel for optional i-cord. Ruffle sleeves are picked up and worked in the round. I-cord neck finishing is applied.