Hippie Star
Inspired by the knitting of The Faroe Islands and Sara Lund from the TV-series "The Killing". By Janne Creste
Materials:
300 gram of natural white 100 gram of brown in three threads wool. 100 gram = 268 meter/293 yards I used Laine Naturelle de Luce 3 fils from: "Luce Laine Tricot" (in France). http://www.boutiquelucelainetricot.com/PrestaS hop/category.php?id category=250
Size
M/L. Circumference at chest/bust: 42" - 110 cm Length of the body: 22" - 55 cm Circumference of the sleeve: 14" - 36 cm Length of sleeve - to the armhole: 16" - 40 cm For making a smaller size, use smaller needles. For a longer sweater, knit more rounds between the stars. Make sure that the stars on the body and the two upper stars on the sleeves will be with the same number of rounds in between. There is no difference between front and bag.
Gauge:
14 stitches and 21 rounds = 4" / 10 cm The yarn is designed for needles size US 6 / 4 mm, with a gauge of 20 stitches and 28 rounds. I wanted a loose knitted sweater and I choose needles size Us 10 / 6 mm. The sleeves are wide and loose, while the rest of the sweater is relatively fitted, but not as fitted as the sweater of Sara Lund.
Pattern:
The star pattern is based on Helgi from "Silkeborg Uld": http: //www.silkeborg uld.com/filcolana/opskrifter/visopskrift.php?ID= 136. The star-pattern report is 15 stitches and 12 rounds. Always start the pattern as it is showed.
Needles and tools:
Circular needle 32"-80cm.The sleeves canbe made with the circular needle using the magic loop. If not, you will need a set of double pointed needles, and removable stich markers.
Body:
Cast on 148 stitches. Work in the round. Knit 2, Purl 2 - 12 rounds. Continue in stockinette 20 rounds. Increase 4 stitches (every 37th stitch) on the first round. Front and bag will both have 5 star pattern reports. Place a removable marker in both sides - after 76 stitches. Continue in pattern report the next 12 rounds. Knit one stich in both side in white (or any basic color)oneveryround Knit stockinette the next 12 rounds. Knit pattern report the next 12 rounds. Continue in stockinette the next 3 rounds- in the endofthe3roundcastoff5stitchesbefore marker and 5 stitches after the marker. Continue the round and make the same cast of on the other side. (132 Stiches). Set the body aside.
Sleeve:
Cast on 48 stitches. Work in the round. Knit 2, Purl 2 - 12 rounds. Continue in stockinette 12 rounds. Increase 12 stitches on the first round, (60 stitches). Put a marker, before a new round starts. On the 12th round, increase on more stich. (61 stitches). The last stitch in each round, is worked in white (or any basic color). Knit pattern report the next 12 rounds. Knit stockinette the next 12 rounds. Knit pattern report the next 12 rounds. Knit stockinette the next 12 rounds. Knit pattern report the next 12 rounds. Continue in stockinet stitch the next 3 rows in theendofround three,castoff5stitchesbefore markerand5stitchesafter themarkerand finish the round. Totally 4 rounds (51 stitches). Make the second sleeve after the same instruction.
Yoke:
Union round: Put the sleeves back on the body, on the cast off stiches, totally 234 stiches. Make one round in stockinette and place a marker one stich before the body meet the sleeve and one stich after. There is 2 stiches between the markers, totally 8 markers. Decrease one stich before and after every marker on every second round. Knit stockinette the next 7 rounds. Knit pattern report the next 12 rounds. Knit stockinette the next 14 rounds. Start ribbing - knit 2, purl 2 the next 8 rounds. There have been decreases for 21 rounds and there are 66 stitches left on the needle. Bind of or use Elizabeth Zimmerman's Sewn binding off. Seam both sets of bound-of underarm stiches from body and sleeves together. Weave in all ends.
