Mara Sweater by Debbie Bliss

Mara Sweater

Knitting
March 2021
Aran (8 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
81-127 cm 32-50 in
English
This pattern is available from lovecrafts.com for £3.50.

This beautiful sweater is all about contrast and texture. Mara is the name of a mountain in Greenland which is the closest known mountain to the North Pole. The Greenland Ice Sheet is rapidly melting and increasing the rise of sea levels. The design uses ice blue Cashmerino Aran in stocking stitch, contrasting with a white mountain peak worked in cables.

The Lovely Landscape collection is inspired by climate change and the impact on wildlife and for every pattern sold from the collection, we’re donating £1 to World Land Trust until August 2021. World Land Trust protects the world’s most biologically significant and threatened habitats acre by acre.

SIZES
To fit bust
81-86 92-97 101-107 112-117 122-127 cm
32-34 36-38 40-42 44-46 48-50 in

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Bust
110 120 130 137 147 cm
43¼ 47¼ 51¼ 54 58 in

Length to shoulder
62 63 63 64 64 cm
24½ 24¾ 24¾ 25¼ 25¼ in

Sleeve length
45cm/17¾in

MATERIALS
•9(9:11:12:14) 50g balls of Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran in Silver 202 (A)

•6(6:7:8:10) 50g balls of Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran in
Ecru 101 (B)

•Pair each of 4.50mm (US 7) and 5mm (US 8) knitting needles.

•4mm (US 6) circular knitting needle, 40cm/16in long

• Cable needle

• 2 stitch holders

TENSION
18 sts and 24 rows to 10cm/4in square over st st using 5mm (US 8) needles.

26 sts to 10cm/4in over cable patt using 5mm (US 8) needles, with patt slightly opened out.