Planetary Pullover is the celestial, science-y sweater you’ve been waiting for. You’ll be the center of your very own sweater-sized solar system as eight (or nine!) planetary orbits encircle you, with an optional stranded colorwork asteroid belt — eat your heart out, Copernicus! Complete with embroidered planets along each elliptical path, this astronomically nerdy sweater will let you shine like the star that you are!

PLANETARY EMBROIDERY
One of the most fun finishing touches for your Planetary Pullover is adding the planets at the end! I chose to use lovely little scraps of Casual Fashion Queen hand-dyed yarn to embroider my planets, but some of my test knitters used buttons or omitted the planets entirely. It’s up to you!

To make my pullover even more special, I chose to embroider the planets in the positions they were in on the date I met my spouse, Sam. It was a gorgeous May night at Moonlight Gardens in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a handsome young man asked me to dance…

If you’d like to see the position of the planets on a date special to you, check out the following website. If you decide to include Pluto’s orbit, you need to select the “show dwarf planets” option.
bit.ly/planetary-plan

SIZING
Figures reflect actual measurements of finished garment. Choose a size between +2” to +8” (+5 to +20 cm) larger than your bust measurement.

A (B, C, D)(E, F, G, H)
28 (34, 40, 46)(52, 58, 64, 70)” / 71 (86.5, 101.5m, 117)(132, 147.5, 162.5, 178)cm actual bust measurement of finished garment.
Choose a size that is 2-8” / 5-20.5cm larger than your full bust measurement.

Ellie is modeling the size D with a cropped body, short sleeves and 2” of positive ease.

YARDAGE
Planetary includes options for two body lengths (cropped and hip length) and two sleeve lengths (short and long), so you can mix and match to create your perfect sweater. Please note that yardage is approximate and can vary with yarn, gauge, and modifications.

CC: All options
90 (100, 110, 120)130, 140, 150, 160 yds
82 (91, 101, 110)119, 128, 137, 146 m

MC: Long sleeve and hip length body option
800 (900, 1000, 1100)1200, 1300, 1400, 1500 yds
732 (823, 914, 1006)1097, 1189, 1280, 1372 m

MC: Short sleeve and cropped body option
400 (500, 600, 700)800, 900, 1000, 1100 yds
366 (457, 549, 640)732, 823, 914, 1006 m

RECOMMENDED YARN
Casual Fashion Queen: Plush Merino Sock »»Fingering; 80% Superwash Merino; 20% Nylon;
400 yd per 100g (365 m)
Colorways used in the sample:
»»Soul Music (MC), Inner Peace (CC)
»»Assorted hand-dyed scraps for planet embroidery (Less than 1 yard is sufficient)
»»Thank you to Sheena of Casual Fashion Queen for providing yarn support for this pattern!

MATERIALS
NEEDLES
US 6 (4 mm)
»»40” circular (100 cm)
For Yoke, Body and Sleeves
US 4 (3.5 mm)
»»40” circular (100 cm)
For Hem, Cuffs and Neckband
NOTIONS
»»Tapestry needle
»»Stitch markers
»»Smooth waste yarn or stitch holders

GAUGE
Worked on larger needles. Measurements taken after blocking. Stockinette, in the round: 22 sts × 32 rnds = 4” × 4” (10 x 10 cm)
Gauge: Adjust needle sizes as necessary to obtain gauge. Smaller needles will be 2 US sizes (≈0.5 mm) smaller than your gauge needle.
SMALL CIRCUMFERENCE: Use your preferred method for small circumference knitting in the round — DPNs, magic loop, two circulars, or 9-12” circulars (23-30.5 cm)

A wonderful team of knitters made Planetary possible. Thanks so much to Julie, Samantha, Jessica, Mel, Michelle, Heather, Mara, Nadja, and Katy for test knitting, to Meaghan Schmaltz for tech editing and to Kate for graphic design!

TRACK YOUR PROGRESS: This pattern was designed with the knitter in mind! As you complete each task, mark or fill in the Track Your Progress (TYP) task bubbles and repeat boxes so you never lose your place again. Happy knitting!