Happy Dance

Happy Dance is a simple and sweet sweater perfect for relaxing, meditative knitting. This boxy drop shoulder sweater combines garter and ribbed rows with the moss stitch, and stockinette sleeves. Knit up in Brooklyn Tweed Arbor yarn, there are a wide variety of colors to choose from to match your wardrobe. The combination of textures and easy stitches make Happy Dance a great beginner level pattern and as much a joy to knit as to wear!

Construction:
Happy Dance is knit from the bottom up in the round. The front and back yokes are knit separately, flat, and feature shoulder shaping and a crew neckline. The yoke halves are seamed at the shoulders. Sleeves are picked up and worked in the round outward from the body.

Finished Dimensions:
Size 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
34 (38, 42, 46, 50) (54, 58, 62, 66, 70)” / 86.5 (96.5, 106.5, 117, 127) (137, 147.5, 157.5, 167.5, 178) cm Bust circumference
Designed to fit with 2- 4” / 5-10 cm positive ease in bust

Materials:
Brooklyn Tweed Arbor yarn (DK weight, 100% Targhee wool yarn, 145 yards / 50g) in Butte color
Approximately 800 (915, 1020, 1135, 1250) (1365, 1500, 1620, 1765, 1905) yards / 732 (837, 933, 1038, 1143) (1248, 1372, 1481, 1614, 1742) meters
OR 6 (7, 8, 8, 9) (10, 11, 12, 13, 14) skeins

Gauge:
20 sts and 24 rows over 4” / 10 cm in stockinette st worked in the round and blocked

Needles:
Size 5 (3.75 mm) 32-40” / 81.5-101.5 cm circular needles, 16” / 40 cm circular needles for the collar or size needed to obtain gauge, and additional needle of the same size for your preferred method of small circumference knitting (9”/ 23 cm circular, 2-circulars, DPNs or Magic Loop) for the sleeves and cuffs

Notions:
Stitch markers for (1 unique for BOR)
• Spare needle or waste yarn/stitch holder
Tapestry needle