Minda Pullover Pattern

Minda Pullover  Minda is named after my great Aunt Minda. My great grandfather immigrated to the United States with his parents and younger siblings. Minda was married, and she and her husband remained in Norway. I often think about how hard it is for a family to move away from home and loved ones. I designed this sweater with snowflakes  in the contrasting color (white) as an ode to my Grandfather and his sister Minda skiing to school together, and stars in the negative space (in red).  Can you see the red stars ? If you can't see them, look at the pattern and squint. These stars are a nod to Norway and  to  remind me even as we move forward to our future, we carry our family and our heritage with us, and that even when we are far from home - no matter how far away we are from loved ones, we still all live under the same stars. I opted to make a Nordic sweater with American wool, to represent my family in a new land. Minda is a cozy sweater that is knit bottom up and It has a split he