I recently found out the importance of Hoot-owl calls, of the Barred Owl, with the Underground Railroad. Thank you Harriet Tubman, I honour you as a naturalist, skilled woods-person, and for the contributions you made to us as a people!

We took great comfort with a live cam and a family of Barred owls. We watched them hatch and grow and finally fledge!

This is a pattern for a cropped jumper worked from the bottom up and with a dropped sleeve. The entire piece is worked in the round with steeks. The sleeves are worked from the top down to cuff. Please, see schematic for finished sizes (in images).
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Gauge is fairly important for this project, since there is motif patterning over nearly the entire garment. Though this garment is not fitted and there is some room for gauge difference (and blocking to measurements should adjust for this.) Please, swatch and block for best result.

Stitches are cast on for bottom edge of the body. The rib is worked before working the Bottom Edge and then Owl motif chart. Steeks are cast on for the armholes and front neck. Once the body is finished, the steeks are reinforced before cutting.

This pattern is intended for a more advanced knitter comfortable with working from large charts. The front, back, and sleeves are fully charted, in addition to the Acorn motif.

yarn:
Plötulopi – Unspun Icelandic by Ístex
DK / 8 ply; 100% Icelandic; 328yds (300m) / 100g
approximate yarn amounts:
MC (Black Sheep Heather) - 2 (2, 3, 3, 4) plates
CC1 (Light Beige Heather) - 1 (1, 2, 2, 3) plates
CC2 & CC3 (Dark Amber & Crimson Heather) - 1 plate
Plus yarn for embroidery details (optional) - approximately 1yd/1m per leaf
If you work longer sleeves or body, you may need more yarn.
needles:
3.75mm (us no 5) circular 40in/101cm; DPNs for sleeves
4.5mm (us no 7) circular 40in/101cm; DPNs for sleeves
gauge (blocked, mine grew a bit with blocking):
19 sts x 19 rnds = 4in/10cm measured over stranded stockinette on 4.5mm needles
19 sts x 21 rnds = 4in/10cm measured over single-colour stockinette on 3.75mm needles
Some knitters work single-coloured and stranded stockinette at different gauges. Change needle sizes, as needed. to keep gauge throughout.
approximate finished sizes:
1 (2, 3, 4, 5)
chest circumference - 29.5 (37.75, 46.25, 54.75, 63) in/75 (96, 117.5, 139, 160) cm
may be worn with 0 - 10 in/0 - 25.5 cm of positive (Please, see schematic for approximate finished measurements to find preferred fit.)
additional tools:
needle to weave in ends, st markers, st holders/waste yarn