Moonbean by Kim McBrien Evans

Moonbean

Knitting
November 2022
Sport (12 wpi) ?
23 stitches and 31 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette Stitch
US 3 - 3.25 mm
555 - 1135 yards (507 - 1038 m)
78.5 (83.5, 87, 92, 97.5, 101, 106) 109.5 [115, 120, 123.5, 127, 132, 141] 149.5 cm
/31.25 (33.5, 34.75, 36.75, 39, 40.25, 42. 5) 43.75 [46, 48, 49.5, 50.75, 52.75, 56.25] 59.75 inches + larger (see notes)


English
This pattern is available for $15.00 USD buy it now

Yarn packs are available!

Emily C Gilles Merino Sport yarn

Indigodragonfly MerGoat Sport yarn



When we lived in Toronto, my husband used to wake up early on Sunday mornings and walk to Kensington Market to write at Moonbean Coffee Co. This sweater is a love letter to those mornings, to wandering through Kensington Market, to knit night at my favourite yarn shop, and to all the connections I made there.
 
Moonbean is a cropped, elbow sleeve pullover that’s knit top-down in a circular yoke construction. It’s a perfect wardrobe piece for layering over dresses, long sleeved t-shirts and jeans, or as an extra layer of warmth when relaxing around the house. It’s for city walks and country meanderings. Wear it to gather with friends, or for Sunday mornings of solitude.


FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Body Circumference: 
78.5 (83.5, 87, 92, 97.5, 101, 106) 109.5 115, 120, 123.5, 127, 132, 141 149.5 cm
31.25 (33.5, 34.75, 36.75, 39, 40.25, 42. 5) 43.75 46, 48, 49.5, 50.75, 52.75, 56.25 59.75 inches



Choose a body circumference that is 5-10 cm/2-4 inches larger than your upper torso measurement.
If your full chest measurement is more than 10 cm/4 inches larger than your upper torso measurement and/or your waist measurement is larger than the body circumference you’ve chosen, please refer to the Yoke Fit Kit (included in Moonbean Ebook) for details about how to adjust this pattern for your body!


GAUGE
23 sts and 31 rounds per 10 cm/4 inches in Stockinette Stitch

23 sts and 28 rounds per 10 cm/4 inches in Yoke Pattern

NEEDLES & NOTIONS
Needles for yoke and body:  
3.25 mm/US 3 circular needles—40-50 cm/16-18 inches for starting yoke; 70-90 cm/28-34 inches for remainder of yoke and body.

Needles for sleeves: 3.25 mm/US 3 needles - your preferred needle for working a small circumference in the round: DPNs, magic loop or two short circulars.

  • 5 stitch markers: 1 BOR marker + 4 raglan markers
  • 7 (7, 8, 8, 8, 9, 9) 9 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9 9 removable markers used for wave placement
  • scrap yarn or stitch holders/cords for holding sleeve stitches

YARN
Yarn notes: yarn amounts include enough yarn to make the body length 20-25.5 cm/8-10 inches long from the armholes of your size. If you wish more length, or want longer sleeves, please consider adding an additional skein of the main colour.
 
YOKE (CC 1-7)
Emily C. Gillies Merino Sport Mini Skein Set 100% superwash merino; 315 m/350 yds per 140 g set; each mini is 45 m/50 yds per 20 g 
1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) 2 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 2 set(s) or 7 (7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7) 9 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9 9 individual mini skeins

sample colourway: Kensington Sunset
OR
Indigodragonfly MerGoat Sport Minis 80% superwash merino/10% cashmere/10% nylon; 50 m/54 yds per 25 g
7 (7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7) 7 7, 9, 9, 9, 9, 1010 mini skeins



BODY/SLEEVES (MC)
Emily C. Gillies Merino Sport 100% superwash merino; 258 m/ 282 yds per 115 g
2 (2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3) 3 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4 4 skeins
Sample uses colourway: Persist

OR
Indigodragonfly MerGoat Sport 80% superwash merino/10% cashmere/10% nylon; 223 m/ 250 yds per 115 g 2 (2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3) 3 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5 5 skeins