Night Lines

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Construction
Night Lines is a drop shoulder sweater worked from the top down with European shoulder construction and a relaxed funnel neck. The back neck is cast on and shoulder shaping rows are worked before continuing to work flat to the arm opening depth. Left and right front shoulders are picked up and worked flat with shaping for the neckline. Fronts and back are joined to work the body in the round. Sleeves are worked straight and gathered before the cuff. The sweater features a colorwork motif on the body and sleeves. Hem, cuffs and neckline are finished with a 2x2 rib trim.

Selecting a Size
Night Lines is intended to be worn with 4–8” / 10–20.5 cm of positive ease. Select a size 4–8” / 10–20.5 cm larger than your chest circumference. Measurements below are for the finished garment after blocking. Samantha wears size 4 with 4” / 10 cm of positive ease and is 5’6” / 167.5 cm tall.

Finished Chest Circumference
1 (2, 3, 4) 5, 6, 7 {8, 9}
32 (36, 40, 44) 48, 52, 56 {60, 64}“
81.5 (91.5, 101.5, 112) 122, 132, 142 {152.5, 162.5} cm

Needles
Needle A (Main Fabric)
One 24” / 60 cm circular needle or longer, US 3 / 3.25 mm or size needed to get gauge
Needle B (Hem Ribbing)
One 24” / 60 cm circular needle or longer, US 2 / 2.75 mm or one size smaller than gauge-size needle
Needle C (Neckband)
One 16” / 40 cm circular needle, US 2 / 2.75 or one size smaller than gauge-size needle
Needle D (Neckband)
One 16” / 40 cm circular needle, US 1 / 2.25 or two sizes smaller than gauge-size needle
Needle E (Sleeve)
One 40” / 100 cm circular needle for magic loop or DPNs, US 4 / 3.5 mm or one size larger than gauge-size needle
Needle F (Cuff)
One 40” / 100 cm circular needle for magic loop or DPNs, US 2 / 2.75 or one size smaller than gauge-size needle

Gauge
24 sts and 32 rows = 4” / 10 cm in Stockinette Stitch and Colorwork, worked flat and in the round, using Needle A, after blocking

Yarn
Myak ‘Fior Di Lino’
(50% Tibetan Cloud Wool, 35% Baby Yak, 15% Italian Linen, 218 yds / 200 m per 50 g)

Shown in Main Color: Graphite
4 (4, 5, 5) 6, 6, 7 {8, 8} skeins

Or 795 (875, 955, 1045) 1160, 1275, 1410 {1555, 1690} yds / 725 (800, 875, 960) 1065, 1170, 1290 {1425, 1545} m of a similar fingering weight yarn

Shown in Contrast Color: Caffeelate
2 (2, 2, 2) 2, 2, 3 {3, 3} skeins

Or 285 (315, 345, 380) 410, 445, 480 {515, 545} yds / 260 (290, 315, 350) 375, 410, 440 {475, 500} m of a similar fingering weight yarn

Yardage is listed for a body length worked to 11.5 (11.5, 11.25, 10.75) 10.75, 10.75, 10.5 {10.5, 10.5}“ / 29 (29, 28.5, 27.5) 27.5, 27.5, 26.5 {26.5, 26.5} cm from underarm to hem with an additional hem length of 3” / 7.5 cm. Additional yardage required if lengthening body and/or sleeves.

Notions
1 unique BOR marker, removable stitch markers, spare needles or waste yarn, tapestry needle

Techniques
Long-Tail cast on, colorwork (knit flat and in the round), picking up stitches, backwards loop cast on, tubular bind off

Tutorials
Tubular bind off method