Shíyázhí Sweater by Jennifer Berg

Shíyázhí Sweater

Knitting
January 2021
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
21 stitches and 23.5 rows = 4 inches
in Charted Pattern
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
210 - 550 yards (192 - 503 m)
6/12 months (18/24 months, 4/6 years)
English
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Finished Measurements:
Chest: 20.5 (24, 27.5)“ 52 (61, 70) cm
Length, at front: 12.5 (13.75, 15.75)” 32 (35, 40) cm

While designing the Shíyázhí (My Little One) Sweater, I wanted to incorporate a diamond surrounded by many paths. The diamond, as my grandmother has told me, is a symbol of Dinetah or the homeland. Each point of the diamond is a symbol of the four sacred mountains that surround Dinetah. Since I started having kids, I wanted to create items that not only reflect our culture, but are also a symbol that no matter where they go, what paths and choices they make, they can always come home and be surrounded by a family that loves, cherishes and supports them.