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Are you ready for this year’s mystery knit-a-long?

Welcome to join Joona Höri Designs 2026 MKAL, where we knit the Purler sweater. For this year, we are going to deep dive into cables and textures. A great motto to reflect this sweater pattern is: if you like cables and you’re not afraid of them, you’re gonna love it! Starting on October 16th, in the next 7 weeks, we’ll focusing on twisting those stitches into different cables, and after the MKAL, you’ll have a finished sweater right before the Holiday season starts.

MKAL Schedule
Clue 1: Friday October 16th
Clue 2: Friday October 23rd
Clue 3: Friday October 30th
Clue 4: Friday November 6th
Clue 5: Friday November 13th
Clue 6: Friday November 20th
Clue 7: Friday November 27th

Note! If you purchase the pattern before October 16th, you’ll receive an intro PDF to prepare yourself for the MKAL. After that, you’ll receive a pattern update on every Friday with the new clue as well as all the previous clues.

Pattern info
Pattern available in English and Finnish

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)
XS (S, M, L, XL) (2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL)

Sample in size 4 (L)

Note! Measurements are based on calculations. Final garment can stretch while wet/steam blocking.

Finished bust circumference: 93 (97, 106.5, 116, 127.5) (137, 146.5, 156, 165.5) cm / 37.25 (38.75, 42.75, 46.5, 51) (54.75, 58.75, 62.5, 66.25)”
Garment includes 17 cm / 6.75” of positive ease
Total length (at CB): 62 (63, 64, 65, 66) (67, 68, 69, 70) cm / 24.5 (24.75, 25.25, 25.5, 26) (26.5, 26.75, 27.25, 27.5)”
Length adjustable
Sleeve length: 48 (48, 48, 50, 50) (50, 52, 52, 52) cm / 19 (19, 19, 19.75, 19.75) (19.75, 20.5, 20.5, 20.5)”
Length adjustable
Upper arm circumference: 36 (38, 38, 40, 42) (44, 44, 45.5, 47.5) cm / 14.5 (15.25, 15.25, 16, 16.75) (17.5, 17.5, 18.25, 19)”
Cuff circumference: 24.5 (24.5, 24.5, 26.5, 26.5) (26.5, 28.5, 28.5, 28.5) cm / 10 (10, 10, 10.5, 10.5) (10.5, 11.5, 11.5, 11.5)”

Yarn
Yarn weight: Worsted

Yarn used in the sample:
Cascade 220
(100 % wool)
200 m / 220 yds per 100 g

Yardage
7 (7, 8, 8, 9) (10, 11, 11, 12) skeins of suggested yarn, or 1300 (1350, 1460, 1610, 1750) (1880, 2030, 2130, 2260) meters / 1420 (1475, 1600, 1760, 1915) (2055, 2220, 2330, 2470) yards of Worsted weight yarn

Gauge
21 sts / 27 rnds (10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4”)
gauge chart in flat
after finishing

Needles

• 5 mm / US 8 circular needles (ø 80 cm / 32”) for body and (ø 40 cm / 16”) for sleeves
• 4.5 mm / US 7 circular needles (ø 80 cm / 32”) for body ribbing and (ø 40 cm / 16”) for sleeve and neck ribbing

Note! Always use needle size that get you the right gauge

Notions
cable needle (if needed)
tapestry needle
stitch markers
stitch cord or waste yarn