Alchemilla Mollis by Veera Välimäki

Alchemilla Mollis

Knitting
January 2022
both are used in this pattern
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
24 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette stitch and colorwork Stockinette stitch
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
1010 - 2260 yards (924 - 2067 m)
1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
English
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You can also find kits for the sweater from Botanical Yarn!


Alchemilla Mollis sweater brings you lovely colorwork and beautiful summer colors, all inspired by nature and plants. The motifs in the colorwork are simple and easy to remember, but switching the colors adds a surprising change to the sweater. A hint of mohair gives the colorwork a lovely texture.

Alchemilla Mollis is designed in collaboration with Botanical Yarn. Choose your happy colors and get knitting!


Materials
Yarn:

  • 1 (1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2) skein(s) of Non Superwash Merino by Botanical Yarn (100% Merino; 440 yds / 400 m per 100 g) in colorway Cotelydon Undulata (gray, MC). Approx. 340 (380, 420, 470, 520, 580, 640, 690, 730) yds / 310 (350, 390, 430, 480, 530, 590, 630, 670) m of fingering weight yarn in MC.
  • 1 (1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2) skein(s) of Non Superwash Merino by Botanical Yarn (100% Merino; 440 yds / 400 m per 100 g) in colorway Helleborus Orientalis (pink, CC1). Approx. 320 (360, 400, 450, 480, 530, 600, 660, 740) yds / 290 (320, 360, 410, 440, 480, 550, 600, 680) m of fingering weight yarn in CC1.
  • 1 (1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2) skein(s) of Non Superwash Merino by Botanical Yarn (100% Merino; 440 yds / 400 m per 100 g) in colorway Alchemilla Mollis (green, CC2). Approx. 350 (390, 430, 480, 540, 600, 660, 720, 790) yds / 320 (360, 390, 440, 490, 550, 600, 660, 720) m of fingering weight yarn in CC2.
  • 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2) mini skein(s) of Silk Mohair by Botanical Yarn (72% Kid Mohair, 28% Silk; 184 yds / 168 m per 20 g) in colorway Helleborus Orientalis (pink, CC1). Approx. 120 (120, 160, 160, 160, 190, 190, 220, 220) yds / 110 (110, 150, 150, 150, 175, 175, 200, 200) m of Silk Mohair in CC1.
  • 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2) mini skein(s) of Silk Mohair by Botanical Yarn (72% Kid Mohair, 28% Silk; 184 yds / 168 m per 20 g) in colorway Alchemilla Mollis (green, CC2). Approx. 120 (120, 160, 160, 160, 190, 190, 220, 220) yds / 110 (110, 150, 150, 150, 175, 175, 200, 200) m of Silk Mohair in CC2.

Note: The Silk Mohair is held together with the 4-ply for the colorwork motif color. You can also knit this sweater without the mohair.

Needles: US 6 (4 mm) and US 4 (3.5 mm) circular needles, 32” (80 cm) long, and dpns in each size if not using magic loop method for short circumference knitting.

Sizing
1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)

Finished chest circumference: 36 (40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 68)” / 90 (100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170) cm. Choose a size with approx. 4” (10 cm) of positive ease.