Kuutar is a Finnish word meaning “the lady of the moon” or “the goddess of moon”.

The Kuutar pullover is knitted seamlessly top-down starting at the neckband. The sleeves and body are separated at underarm and knitted separately. The back is shaped with short-rows to give it a bit more length and to improve the fit.

The lace pattern is modified from a lace chart found in the Japanese knitting stitch bible by Hitomi Shida.

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Finished bust circumference: 81 (91, 101, 111, 121, 131, 141, 151, 161) cm / 32 (35.75, 39.75, 43.75, 47.75, 51.5, 55.5 59.5, 63.5) inches including the intended ease of 5-7.5 cm / 2-3 inches

Length from hem to underarm (adjustable): 28 (28, 28, 28, 31, 31, 31, 31, 33) cm / 11 (11, 11, 11, 12.25, 12.25, 12.25, 12.25, 13) inches

Yoke length: 26 (26, 26, 26, 26, 27, 27, 27, 27) cm / 10.25 (10.25, 10.25, 10.25, 10.25, 10.75, 10.75, 10.75, 10.75) inches

Sleeve length from cuff to underarm (adjustable): 44 (44, 44, 46, 46, 46, 48, 48, 48) cm / 17.25 (17.25, 17.25, 18, 18, 18, 19, 19, 19) inches

Upper arm circumference: 37 (38, 40, 42, 46, 51, 56, 59, 61) cm / 14.5 (15, 15.75, 16.5, 18, 20, 21.75, 23.25, 24) inches

Cuff circumference: 19.5 (19.5, 19.5, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26) cm / 7.75 (7.75, 7.75, 10.25, 10.25, 10.25, 10.25, 10.25, 10.25) inches

Note: Please be aware that adjusting the lengths of the garment will also affect the amount of yarn needed to finish the project.

Yarn
Note: The pullover uses a strand of fingering weight yarn held together with a strand of lace weight yarn, but they can be substituted for a single strand of DK weight yarn. If you wish to work a DK weight version, omit all the instructions where it says “hold the yarns together” and follow only the yarn amount requirements for the fingering weight yarn.

3 (3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5) skeins of Vuonue Wilhelmi (70 % Finnish wool, 30% tencel; 400 m / 437 yards per 100 g) or 825 (900, 1000, 1100, 1200, 1325, 1450, 1600, 1750) m / 900 (975, 1100, 1200, 1300, 1450, 1575, 1750, 1925) yards of similar fingering weight yarn,

AND

2 (3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5) skeins of nurja mohair (72 % kid mohair, 28% silk; 420 m / 459 yards per 50 g) or 825 (900, 1000, 1100, 1200, 1325, 1450, 1600, 1750) m / 900 (975, 1100, 1200, 1300, 1450, 1575, 1750, 1925) yards of similar lace weight yarn.

Needles
3.00 mm / US2.5 DPNs or a circular needle with a cable suitable for small circumference knitting for cuffs
3.00 mm / U2.5 circular needle with a cable length of 40 cm / 16 inches for the neckline
3.00 mm / US2.5 circular needle with a cable length of 80 cm / 32 inches for smaller sizes and 100 cm / 40 inches for larger sizes for the lace yoke and the hem
3.25 mm / US3 DPNs or a circular needle with a cable suitable for small circumference knitting for sleeves
3.25 mm / US3 circular needle with a cable length of 80 cm / 32 inches for smaller sizes and 100 cm / 40 inches for larger sizes for the body
Note: Always use the needle size that gets you the right gauge!

Gauge
16 sts (1 pattern repeat) = 6.5 cm / 2.5 inches in Sleeve pattern on smaller needles
20 sts and 27 rounds = 10 cm / 4 inches of Stockinette stitch in the round on larger needles, after blocking

Notions
1 stitch marker
waste yarn
sewing needle
blocking tools