Dreamy Mohair Sweater

A quick and easy knitting pattern for advanced beginners, with clear instructions, illustrations and tips

Level
Advanced beginner. Sweater is worked bottom up on straight and circular needles.

Style
Sweater is boxy shape and slightly oversized.

Size
One size: Large / Extra Large
To fit UK 16/18 or US 12/14

Actual sweater measurements, when measured flat after washing/blocking:
Chest: 62 cm
Length: 62 cm
Sleeve length to shoulder join: 48 cm
Sleeve depth at shoulder join: 22 cm
Sleeve cuff width: 11 cm
Neck opening width: 22 cm
Neck depth at front: 5 cm

Needles
5.5 mm circular needles (60 cm length) for the lower body
5.5 mm straight needles (25 or 30 cm length) for upper body and sleeves
5 mm circular needle (40 cm) for the neck

Yarn
Sweater is worked single strand throughout, using:
Drops Kid-Silk Unicolour: Colour Off White No 01 – 5 balls (total 1050 m)
You will also need a short length of yarn from your stash for the sleeve and neck edges, ideally fingering / DK / 5ply / 2sport weight. I used two shades of Silk / Super Kid Mohair / Polyamide Sport Yarn from DyeForYarn on Etsy – light and dark pink.