ATTENTION

The digital version of the book does not contain the patterns for the Kemper Wrap, Seven Sisters Sweater, or Maywood Totepack.

This pullover is worked in the round from the bottom up, with a mantle of stars decorating the circular yoke. The star motifs, worked in purls and traveling stitches, are adapted from a traditional Danish design cataloged by Vivian Hoxbro, but my choice to place them in a ring below the neckline is influenced by Shetland yoke patterning. The effect also reminds me of an American quilt pattern with clustered stars known as the Seven Stars or Seven Sisters--perhaps in reference to the Pleiades in Greek mythology and astronomy. This pattern was first published in By Hand Serial’s Issue 6, which focused on making communities in the Blue Ridge Mountains, and the name seemed fitting in homage to quilting as an important art form
in that region.

Sizing:
34.5 (36.5, 39, 42, 44.5, 47, 50, 53, 56, 59, 62)” / 88 (93, 99, 107, 113, 119, 127, 135, 142, 150, 157) cm, shown in sizes 36.5 and 50 with 2-4” of ease.

Finished Measurements:
Bust/hem circumference: 34.5 (36.5, 39, 42, 44.5, 47, 50, 53, 56, 59, 62)” / 88 (93, 99, 107, 113, 119, 127, 135, 142, 150, 157) cm

Waist circumference: 32.5 (34.5, 37, 40, 42.5, 45, 48, 51, 54, 57, 60)” / 83 (88, 94, 102, 108, 114, 122, 130, 137, 145, 152) cm

Sleeve length: 18.5 (18.5, 19, 19, 19, 19, 19, 19, 19, 19, 19)” 47 (47, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48) cm

Sleeve circumference: 12.5 (12. 5, 13.5, 14.5, 15, 15.75, 16.5, 17.75, 19.25, 20.25, 21)” / 32 (32, 34, 37, 38, 40, 42, 45, 49, 51, 53) cm

Hem to underarm: 15 (15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15)” 38 (38, 38, 38, 38, 38, 38, 38, 38, 38, 38) cm

Yoke depth: 8 (8.25, 8.75, 9.5, 9.75, 9.75, 10.5, 10.75, 11.25, 11.75, 12)” / 20 (21, 22, 24, 25, 25, 27, 27, 29, 30, 30) cm

Neck circumference: 21.75 (22.5, 23.25, 23.25, 23.25, 24, 24, 24, 24.75, 24.75, 24.75)” / 55 (57, 59, 59, 59, 61, 61, 61, 63, 63, 63) cm

Materials:
1090 (1150, 1275, 1365, 1440, 1515, 1605, 1700, 1800, 1895, 1990) yds / 997 (1052, 1166, 1248, 1317, 1385, 1468, 1554, 1646, 1733, 1820) m of DK-weight cotton/wool or wool yarn.

Samples in Cestari Ash Lawn Collection 3-Ply (75% cotton / 25% wool, 250 yds per 100 g), Blue Denim; and Kelbourne Woolens Scout (100% wool, 274 yds per 100 g), Coral Heather.