I wear my mohair green delight again with pleasure. So I want to try something similar again with my filatura lace black yarn and some mohair/silk I bought for nothing ages ago.
I have only three balls each of the darker colours, so I may make contrasting sleeves end like Kahevärviline (Double-coloured). I have bought the pattern but I don’t like the way it’s written at all. (I like the receipe-style patterns, but this one is too talkative for me. I like EZ’s shortcuts..)

CO 48
k all.
p1, PM, p4, PM …
increase on right side rows : each side of markers 12 times.
then add neckline increases to markers increases : inc every 4 rows 2 times; every 2 row 7 times. STOP on at the end of last inc row.
Back sts = 84 ; fronts tot sts = 66 sts. => CO 18 sts on mid-front, join, knit in the round.
keep increasing until 64 sts for sleeves ; 98 sts front.

When joining, add centre inc st to sleeves sts, then st a new st in both centre sts on body side. (98 sts)

The body is slightly cinched, and the bottom is curved with short-rows to give a longer back.

The sleeves : env. 62 rows blue, 34 rows green, switch to 4.5mm needles, two garter sts ridge, bind off on the third one.

Neckline : pick-up and knit with smaller needles (3/4 on slopes, 1/1 on horizontal parts), k2tog 6 times on first k1p1 row; k1p1 for 6 rows then bind-off in pattern.

Bottom is the same as sleeves edgings.

I like the sleeves and the neckline. Not completely sure about the bottom and the body seems too large. I pull on the bottom to try to modify the sitting of the stitches and give a longer, slimmer fit. We’ll see after wearing it tomorrow night. :)

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dark colours swatch :
4.5mm needles : 18x26
5mm needles : 20x32
yellow cashmere and white mohair swatch :
5.5mm needles : 17x24!