Inspired by my love of Anne McCaffrey’s Pern and Lynnette Hulse’s Hemisphere, Suitable for Colonization uses double knitting to form a globe of the planet Pern. The double layers will help you stay warm, even for a trip Between.

Maps from “The Skies of Pern” and “The Dragon Lover’s Guide to Pern” formed the basis, though liberty was taken with the decreases for the northern pole.

Sizes
Regular (22 inches/56 cm) & Large (24 inches/61 cm). Please note that the only difference between the two sizes is the gauge. For additional sizes, further change the gauge/yarn weight.

Gauge
Regular: 24 stitches and 30 rounds in 4 inches
Large: 22 stitches and 28 rounds in 4 inches

Yarn
Regular: 2 colors of sport weight, 150 yards/138 meters color L (land) and 115 yards/106 meters color W (water)

Large: 2 colors of dk weight, 150 yards/140 meters color L (land) and 110 yards/100 meters color W (water)

Supplies
Needles: US 2.5/3mm (Regular) or US 3/3.25mm (Large)
Spare circular needle in same size for cast on
11 stitchmarkers, one should be different to mark the end of the round

Techniques
Working in the round
Double knitting (rib method)
Decreasing in double knitting
Carrying multiple yarns
Tubular cast on
Following a colorwork chart