Red Moon Sweater

Red Moon Sweater by Born & Raised Knits

What is Being Made

The Red Moon Sweater is a knitted pullover sweater designed by Born & Raised Knits. This intermediate-level knitting project is available as a downloadable PDF pattern and offers nine different sizing options to accommodate a range of fit preferences.

Knitting Techniques

This sweater employs several key knitting techniques that define its construction and visual appeal:

• Knitting in the round: The sweater is constructed using circular needles, allowing the knitter to work continuously in rounds rather than flat pieces, which creates seamless fabric and reduces finishing work.
• Stranded knitting: Also known as fair isle or colorwork knitting, this technique involves working with two yarn colors simultaneously to create the patterned design. The stranded method carries the unused color inside the fabric, creating a warm, double-layered garment.

Stitches and Stitch Patterns

The Red Moon Sweater uses fundamental knitting stitches combined with charted colorwork patterns:

• Knit stitch (k): The primary stitch forming the base fabric.
• Purl stitch (p): Used for textural variation and ribbing details.
• Purl one through the back loop (p1tbl): A twisted purl stitch that creates a refined edge or textural element.
• Make one (m1): An increase technique used for shaping the sweater during construction.
• Stockinette stitch: The primary fabric structure, created by alternating knit and purl rows, which serves as the base for the stranded colorwork patterns.
• Charted colorwork: The pattern includes at least Chart 3, which guides the knitter through the stranded knitting sections and creates the distinctive Red Moon design.

Materials and Tools

Yarn: The Red Moon Sweater uses two contrasting yarns from Nox Yarn Co, both in fingering and sock weights (4-ply):

• Main Color (MC): 'Queen Mab' in Flora (Sock weight) from Nox Yarn Co, requiring 580 to 1560 yards depending on size (sizes 1–9).
• Contrast Color (CC): 'Edith' in Vesta (Fingering weight) from Nox Yarn Co, requiring 370 to 690 yards depending on size.

Needles and Notions: Construction requires US 4 circular needles in multiple lengths to accommodate different sections:

• 16-inch circular needles for the neckline and ribbed sections.
• 24 to 32-inch circular needles for the body.
• 40-inch circular needles for larger body sections.
• 9-inch circular needles for sleeve cap shaping.
• A darning needle for weaving in yarn ends after completion.
• 10 stitch markers to track pattern repeats and shaping points throughout construction.

Sizing and Fit

The pattern provides nine sizing options (labeled 1 through 9) with corresponding yardage requirements that scale appropriately. Gauge is established using stockinette stitch worked in the round while following Chart 3, ensuring accurate finished dimensions across all sizes.