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DETAILS
Oversized and comfy, this drop hem top is perfect for all the seasons! I’ve loved dressing mine up for date night, and then dressing it down for the weekend to snuggle into like my favorite worn-in sweatshirt. You can choose to stick with the short sleeves, or go for the longer sleeve version to suit your personal style! This pullover is knit from the bottom up, with a beautiful short-row curved hem and thoughtful shoulder details to accent the crew neck. The body is worked in the round until the divide for the yoke. The remainder is worked flat, and the shoulders are finished using the 3 needle bind off. The sleeves are then picked up from the body and knit in the round.

SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4, 5)(6, 7, 8)

FINISHED CHEST CIRCUMFERENCE
40 (46, 52, 58, 64)(70, 74, 78)”
101.5 (117, 132, 147.5, 162.5)(178, 188, 198) cm
You can really play around with positive ease in this sweater. I think anywhere from 24-10”/61-25.5 cm of positive ease works well.
Sample A (grey) shown in size 4 with +23”/58.5 cm ease at the chest; Sample B (marled) shown in size 3 with +18”/46 cm ease at the chest on a woman who is 5’5”/165 cm tall.

YARN REQUIREMENTS
These are just approximations. Total yarn usage will depend on the yarn you use (fiber content, ply, etc.), your personal gauge, and any modifications you may make.

Sample A (grey) - DK Weight (90% Suri Alpaca/10% Silk)
Short Sleeve
197 (225, 254, 283, 312)(340, 360, 379) g
485 (554, 625, 696, 768)(837, 886, 933) yds
443 (506, 572, 637, 702)(765, 810, 853) m

Long Sleeve
280 (315, 350, 385, 419)(455, 480, 500) g
689 (775, 861, 947, 1031)(1120, 1181, 1230) yds
630 (709, 788, 866, 943)(1024, 1080, 1125) m

Sample B (marled) - 1 strand of Fingering Weight (80% Wool/20% Cotton) held double with 1 strand of Lace Weight (74%Suri Alpaca/26% Silk)
Short Sleeve - Fingering Weight
146 (167, 188, 210, 231)(250, 267, 280) g
640 (732, 824, 920, 1012)(1095, 1170, 1227) yds
585 (669, 753, 842, 926)(1002, 1070, 1122) m

Short Sleeve - Lace Weight
94 (108, 122, 135, 149)(163, 172, 181) g
617 (709, 801, 886, 978)(1070, 1129, 1188) yds
564 (648, 732, 810, 894)(978, 1032, 1086) m

Long Sleeve - Fingering Weight
208 (233, 260, 285, 310)(338, 356, 375) g
911 (1021, 1139, 1249, 1358)(1481, 1560, 1643) yds
833 (934, 1042, 1142, 1242)(1354, 1426, 1502) m

Long Sleeve - Lace Weight
134 (150, 168, 184, 200)(218, 230, 242) g
879 (984, 1102, 1207, 1312)(1430, 1509, 1588) yds
804 (900, 1008, 1104, 1200)(1308, 1380, 1452) m

SUGGESTED YARN
Nebula is knit using DK weight Suri Alpaca, which is a very unique yarn! Light as a feather, it blooms beautifully, meaning it can be worked at a looser gauge than I would normally pick for DK weight yarn. I found it difficult to substitute a straight wool DK weight yarn, as I needed to go up many needle sizes to match gauge, which drastically changed the fabric. I wanted to be able to offer another yarn idea (as this unique yarn may be harder to find everywhere), and found that by holding a strand of fingering weight yarn with a strand of fuzzy lace weight, the sub was perfect! The resulting sweater is heavier than the first sample, with more stitch definition. I love them both!

Sample A (grey)
The Farmer’s Daughter Fibers Oh Dang! DK 90% Suri Alpaca/10% Silk (100 g/246 yds/225 m)

Short Sleeve - 2 (3, 3, 3, 4)(4, 4, 4) skeins Love Me Like You Used To

Long Sleeve - 3 (4, 4, 4, 5)(5, 5, 5) skeins Love Me Like You Used To

Sample B (marled - holding one strand of each yarn together)
The Farmer’s Daughter Fibers Confluence Cotton Fingering Weight 80% Targhee & Rambouillet Wool/20% Cotton (57 g/250 yds/228 m)

Short Sleeve - 3 (3, 4, 4, 5)(5, 5, 5) skeins Get By With a Little Help From My Friends

Long Sleeve - 4 (5, 5, 5, 6)(6, 7, 7) skeins Get By With a Little Help From My Friends

The Farmer’s Daughter Fibers Oh Dang! Lace Weight 74% Suri Alpaca/26% Silk (50 g/328 yds/300 m)

Short Sleeve - 2 (3, 3, 3, 3)(4, 4, 4) skeins Daddy State of Mind

Long Sleeve - 3 (3, 4, 4, 4)(5, 5, 5) skeins Daddy State of Mind

SUGGESTED NEEDLES
Main Fabric: US 7/4.5 mm - 32”/80 cm to 40”/100 cm circular and (if knitting the 3/4 sleeve version) preferred needles for small circumference (such as Magic Loop or DPNs)

Ribbing: US 5/3.75 mm - 16”/40 cm for collar and 32”/80 cm to 40”/100 cm circular and preferred needles for small circumference knitting.
(Use the needle size you need to achieve gauge, and size down 2 needle sizes for ribbing.)

NOTIONS
Stitch markers (2 - with 1 of them being unique for the BOR M), tapestry needle, stitch holders or waste yarn

GAUGE
17 sts & 26 rows = 4”/10 cm

TECHNIQUES TO INDULGE IN
Long Tail Tubular Cast On
Ribbing
Knitting
Purling
German Short Rows
Cable Cast On
Backwards Loop Cast On
Mattress Stitch
3 Needle Bind Off
Picking up Stitches
Increasing
Decreasing

YARN SUBSTITUTION IDEAS
Click here to be directed to a pdf with some yarn substitution ideas! These yarns have not all been tested, so we can not guarantee their outcome, but we do hope they provide a jumping off point for inspiration!