“The surface is fine and powdery. I can kick it up loosely with my toe. It does adhere in fine layers, like powdered charcoal, to the sole and sides of my boots. I only go in a small fraction of an inch, maybe an eighth of an inch, but I can see the footprints of my boots and the treads in the fine, sandy particles.” -Neil Armstrong: July 20th, 1969.

The world looked on in wonder as with a few small steps, Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong changed not just the trajectory of the Cold War; they changed the whole of human history. The two men spent 21 hours on the moon before coming home to a world that never would –never could—be the same.

This July marks the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. Let’s throw it the anniversary party it deserves.

Worked top down in the round, this fresh take on a color-work yoke was inspired by the popular silhouette of 1969, updated for an easy to wear modern day look. 2 color brioche through the yoke yields a comfortable fitted bust that has a ton of stretch. Heavy color-work on the wide sleeves and body add structure. Finally, the body comes to a perfect finish with simple stockinette and tunic style hem. The whole look remains polished and sophisticated with a simple but elegant i-cord cast on and bind off.

Required Skills:
-2-color Brioche in the round.
-Stranded Color-work in the round.
-Transferring sts from holders/waste yarn to needles and vice versa.

Yarn
Lattes & Llamas Geek-A-Long Yarn (100 grams/ 328 yards). Sample is knit with Space Race as MC, Blonde Ambition as CC1, and Moon Crater as CC2.

MC: 3(3, 3, 3) 3(4, 4, 4) 5(5, 6, 6) balls.

CC1: 1(1, 1, 2) 2(3, 3, 3) 3(3, 3, 3) balls.

CC2: 1(1, 1, 1) 1(1, 1, 2) 2(2, 2, 2) balls.

Needles
US4 / 3.5 mm 16” & 32” circular needles. A second pair of the 32” are recommended for the hem.

US5 / 3.75 mm 16” & 32” circular needles
For the 16” needles you can substitute 40” circulars and work in magic loop or use DPNs.

Notions
Stitch Markers, including one visibly different marker to indicate BoR. Optional: small amount of contrasting fingering weight yarn for duplicate stitching.

Gauge
26 sts and 30 rounds on larger needles = 4” in stranded colorwork, blocked.

21 sts and 24 rows on smaller needles = 4” in 2 color brioche, blocked.

To ensure a great fit, make sure to check your gauge for both brioche and color work, adjusting your needle size accordingly for each one.

Sizing
1(2, 3, 4) 5(6, 7, 8) 9(10, 11, 12)
31(34, 37, 40)” 43(46, 49, 52)” 58(62, 67, 71)” bust. Note that these measurements are on the final blocked sweater. The sweater was designed to be worn with 2”-3” of positive ease in the arms. We recommend you choose the size with a measurement closest to your actual measured bust size.