Introducing What the Moon Sees – a shrug for the warm weather, over the shoulders and opened in front, just enough coverage on a cool summer night. Named for my school boy’s poetry lesson, its Pique Diamonds stitch pattern sparkles like the stars. This 12-stitch by 12-row repeat of simple knits and purls is easy to remember, meditative. The bodice is worked bottom-up and flat to the armholes where it splits, and fronts and back are worked separately, finally joining at the shoulders. Shaped sleeves are worked bottom-up too and in-the-round. This design is mostly seamless except for sleeves that are set-in. Garter stitch trims its hems and centers from stitches picked up along its edges. Enjoy!

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
This pattern is designed to fit the following body measurements. Note that the actual finished measurements differ from this since its center front edges don’t meet.
Bust/Hip: 32(36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56)“/ 81.3(91.4, 101.6, 111.8, 121.9, 132.1, 142.2) cm
Length: 22¼(22¾, 23¼, 23¾, 24¼, 24¾, 25¼)”/ 56.5(57.8, 59.1, 60.3, 61.6, 62.9, 64.1) cm

MATERIALS
Yarn
Shown in Chickadee by Quince & Co. (100% wool; 181 yds / 166m per 50g skein); color: Stream #176; 7(8, 9, 9, 10, 11, 12) skeins, approximately 1190(1300, 1465, 1630, 1760, 1930, 2075) yds/ 1090(1190, 1340, 1490, 1610, 1765, 1900) m. I always have additional yarn on-hand for swatching.

Needles
US4/ 3.5mm or size to obtain gauge
• 1 24 to 36”/ 60 to 90 cm circular (for lower bodice and center front/neckline trim)
• 1 24”/ 60 cm circular or 1 pair straight (for upper bodice and sleeve caps)
• 1 set double-pointed, or preferred needle style for working small circumferences of the sleeves in the round

Notions
• Stitch markers
• Stitch holders
• Tapestry needle

GAUGE (after blocking)
• 24 sts and 37 rows = 4”/ 10.2 cm in Stockinette Stitch
• 24 sts and 37 rows = 4”/ 10.2 cm in Pique Diamonds
• 24 sts and 52 rows = 4”/ 10.2 cm in Garter Stitch

SKILLS REQUIRED
Long-tail CO, circular knitting, decreasing (ssk, k2tog), increasing (m1L, m1R), 3-needle BO, short row shaping, setting in sleeve caps, stitch pick-up for neckline/center front trim, and blocking.

12 page pdf includes pattern instructions, photographs, schematics, tutorial links, a full sheet of charted Pique Diamonds repeats for plotting sts during shaping, and definitions for relevant abbreviations.