Passerine is a cute summer top with versatility. It can be worn on its own or over a blouse for a completely different look. It’s a perfect summer knitting project that will serve you well into the fall.

The pattern is appropriate for an advanced beginner knitter with knowledge of cabling. The instructions are both written and charted, and a detailed schematic is included. The pattern has been professionally tech edited to reduce the possibility for error, but if you have questions or believe that you have found an error, please contact me.

finished measurements
33 (36, 39 ¼, 42 ¾, 45 ¾, 49, 52 ½, 55 ¾, 58 ¾, 62)”
84 (91.5, 99.5, 108.5, 116, 124.5, 133.5, 141.5, 149, 157.5) cm bust circumference.

ease
Intended to be worn with approximately 2-4” /5-10 cm of ease.

yarn
5 (5, 6, 7, 7, 8, 9, 9, 10, 11) skeins Quince and Co. Chickadee in “Delft”; 181 yds / 166 m per 50 g; 100% american wool.

Requires approximately 830 (910, 1050, 1140, 1230, 1360, 1510, 1620, 1780, 1900) yds / 760 (830, 960, 1040, 1130, 1250, 1380, 1480, 1630, 1740) m of sport weight yarn.

needles & notions
US 4 (3.5 mm) circular needles.
US 4 (3.5 mm) DPNs.
or size necessary to make gauge
2 contrasting stitch markers
waste yarn
darning needle

gauge
24.5 sts and 40 rows equal 4” / 10 cm in little bird pattern using US 4 (3.5 mm) needles.

construction
The sweater is worked circularly from the hem to the armscye. At the armscye, the body is split into front and back sections, which are worked flat separately. The sleeves are formed by casting on stitches at each side of the body sections, and then shaped slightly by decreasing at the points where the cast-on stitches meet the body on the following rows. A self-finishing edging is worked along each sleeve at each end of the body pieces. Stitches are bound off and decreased on both the front and back body to form a shallow neckline. Fewer rows are worked on the front body than on the back body to prevent the front neck from riding up. To finish, the sleeves are seamed together, the shoulders are joined with a three-needle bind-off, and an applied i-cord edging is worked around the neckline.