Mellonia was the ancient Roman goddess of bees and beekeeping, said to maintain the supply and sweetness of honey.

The Mellonia pullover has a boxy fit and dropped shoulders. It is knitted seamlessly from the top down with an easy lace pattern. The pullover is worked beginning at the back neck, increasing to the full width of the back. The increases over the lace pattern are fully charted. Stitches are then picked up for the shoulders and worked to form the front of the pullover. The front and back are joined at the underarm, and the body is then worked in the round. Stitches are picked up from the body for the sleeves and the neckband, and the sleeves are also worked in the lace pattern. The hem and cuffs are finished with a tubular bind off, which provides a beautiful and stretchy edge that creates the effect of stitches rolling over the edge to the other side of the ribbing.

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)
Finished bust circumference: 90 (100, 110, 120, 130) (140, 150, 160, 170) cm / 35.5 (39.25, 43.25, 47.25, 51.25) (55, 59, 63, 67) inches including the intended positive ease of 15 cm / 6 inches
Length from hem to underarm (adjustable): 31 (31, 31, 31, 33) (33, 33, 35, 35) cm / 12.25 (12.25, 12.25, 12.25, 13) (13, 13, 13.75, 13.75) inches
Sleeve length from cuff to underarm (adjustable): 42 cm / 16.5 inches
Upper arm circumference: 34 (36, 38, 40, 43) (46, 49, 52, 55) cm / 13.25 (14.25, 15, 15.75, 16.75) (18.25, 19.25, 20.5, 21.75) inches

Yarn

840 (930, 1020, 1120, 1240) (1360, 1490, 1640, 1810) m / 920 (1020, 1120, 1230, 1350) (1490, 1640, 1800, 1980) yards of fingering weight yarn.

Sample: 8 (8, 9, 10, 11) (12, 13, 15, 16) skeins of mYak Baby Yak Silk (50% silk, 50% yak; 116 meters / 127 yards per 25 g), shown in the colorway Savitri.

Needles
For the ribbing:
3 mm / US 2.5 circular needles with a cable of 40 cm / 16 inches for the neck ribbing
3 mm / US 2.5 DPNs or circular needles with a cable suitable for small circumference knitting for the cuffs
3 mm / US 2.5 circular needles with a cable of at least 80 cm / 32 inches for the hem

For the main part:
3.5 mm / US 4 DPNs or circular needles with a cable suitable for small circumference knitting for the sleeves
3.5 mm / US 4 circular needles with a cable of at least 80 cm / 32 inches for the body

Gauge
24 sts and 28 rows = 10 cm / 4 inches of Main chart on larger needles, after blocking. Always use the needle size that gets you the right gauge!

Notions
stitch markers
4 locking markers
waste yarn
tapestry needle