Nebula Sweater by Sally-Jane Cameron

Nebula Sweater

Knitting
March 2021
yarn held together
Lace
+ Lace
= Fingering (14 wpi) ?
24 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in stocking stitch blocked
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
1150 - 2800 yards (1052 - 2560 m)
Finished bust circumference 30 (32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 44, 48 52, 56, 60)”/ 76 (81, 86, 91, 97, 102, 112, 122, 132, 142, 152) cm
English
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A nebula is an interstellar cloud of dust. The mohair in this sweater made me think of clouds and the pictures of nebulas are such beautiful colours you could make yours any colour that makes your heart happy

This is a top-down yoke sweater, with many options to customise it to suit your needs. You can make it from lace weight yarn held double with mohair, or you can make it in fingering weight without the mohair. Adjust the length of the body and sleeves to suit you. You can also choose whether to add the pattern on the body and sleeves or just on the yoke. The pattern includes sizes 30 – 62” (S – 5XL)

Picking a size: When choosing a size decide firstly how fitted you would like your final sweater to be. If you like a tighter fitting finished garment, pick a size the same or up to 2”/5cm smaller than your actual bust measurement. This is called negative ease.
However, if you prefer your sweater to be a bit looser then pick a finished size up to 2”/5cm bigger than your actual measurement. This is called positive ease. The size shown in the pictures is the 38” and I am a 36” bust measurement.

The length of the sweater and the sleeve length is totally customisable. Make something that you are going to love wearing.

Materials
Needles

Ribbing: 3.25 mm/US 3 at least 100cm/40” long circular needle

Main sweater: 3.5 mm/US 4 at least 100cm/40” long circular needle
and
3.75 mm/US 4 at least 100cm/40” long circular needle, for textured stitch section

If you need a different needle size to get gauge, then go down 2 needle sizes from that for the ribbing

If you prefer to knit your sleeves on DPNs rather than magic loop, then you will need a set of DPNs in the size that you need to achieve gauge

Yarn
Main colour: Lace weight 100g: 600m / 656yds

Contrast Lace weight: 100g: 600m / 656yds

Held double with Mohair 25g: 210m / 229yds

Sample knitted in: 70% Alpaca, 20% Silk, 10% Cashmere, 100g: 600m / 656yds

Yardage:1052 (1190, 1280, 1372, 1463, 1554, 1737, 1920, 2103, 2286, 2560) meters /1150 (1300, 1400, 1500, 1600, 1700, 1900, 2100, 2300, 2500, 2800) yards

OR
Main Colour: Fingering weight not held with mohair
Contrast colour: Fingering weight not held with mohair

Notions
Stitch markers
Stitch holder or scrap yarn
Tapestry needle for weaving in ends

Gauge
24 stitches and 32 rows over 10cm / 4” stocking stitch after blocked.

Sizes
Finished bust circumference 30 (32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 44, 48 52, 56, 60)”/ 76 (81, 86, 91, 97, 102, 112, 122, 132, 142, 152) cm

This is the finished garment size, not your bust measurement, see the notes for how to pick your size. Can be worn with up to 2”/5cm of negative or positive ease.