Knitting Instructions for a Stylish Sweater in Mohair Luxe and Clown Yarn

You’ll Need

100g of mohair yarn Mohair Luxe (77% mohair, 23% silk; 175m/25g) of smoky grey color;

200g of the Clown yarn in the same color (38% cotton, 30% polyester, 26% viscose, 6% polyamide; 75m/50g);

Straight knitting needles 6 and 8;

Circle knitting needles 8;

Markers.

Size

Size: S

Width of upper part – 90 cm.

Length – 58 cm.

Used Patterns

Pattern 1

Due to the scheme with knitting needles 8 and 2 threads of yarn - Mohair Luxe and Clown.

Pattern 2

Knitting needles 8 and 2 threads of yarn - Mohair Luxe and Clown:

• 1^st row: * 1 knit st, 1 purl*; repeat from * to * to end of row;
• 2^nd row: * 1 purl, 1 knit st*; repeat from * to * to end of row.

Replace the pattern to 1 st from the 3^rd row.

Pattern 3

This pattern is created on the wrong side using mohair yarn and knitting needles 6: in RS row – purls, in WS row – knit sts.

Stitches Control

Pattern 1: 16 sts x 20 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

Pattern 3: 14 sts x 23 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Front and Back

Make as a one-piece detail. Cast on 150 sts using 2 threads of yarn and work according to the following description: 1 selvedge st, 2 sts of pattern 2, 144 sts of pattern 1, 2 sts of pattern 2, 1 selvedge st. Mark the “side lines,” placing markers after the 39^th and 111^th sts. At 38 cm, bind off 3 sts before and 3 sts after the markers. Finish each part separately. You should get 36 sts for each half of the front and 66 sts for the back.

Right Front

Bind off 2 sts x 1 and 1 st x 5 for the armhole. Knit the remaining 29 sts straight. After 20 cm from the armhole beginning, leave these sts.

Back

Bind off 2 sts x 1 in every 2^nd row and 1 st x 5 for the armholes. Knit the rest 52 sts straight to 20 cm from the beginning of the armholes. Leave the sts.

Left Front

Make in symmetry to the right.

Sleeves

Cast on 33 sts with knitting needles 6 and mohair yarn. Work using pattern 3, increasing 1 st x 9 in every 14^th row. You should get 51 sts.

Sleeve Cap

After 57 cm, bind off 3 sts x 1 from both sides and 2 sts x 1. Then 1 st x 4 in every row, 1 st x 8 in every 4^th row, 2 sts x 1 in every 2^nd row, and finally 3 sts x 1. At 20 cm from the beginning of the sleeve cap, bind off the remaining 7 sts.

Assembly and Fastening

Transfer 29 sts of the front, 7 sts of the sleeve, 52 sts of the back, 7 sts of the sleeve, and 29 sts of the left front to one needle. Make 2 rows of pattern 2. Bind off the sts according to the ornament. Sew up the sleeves.