Project Information

  
    Cast On
    12/4/2025
  
    Bind Off
    1/8/2026
  
    Make Type
    Garment (Sweater) 
  
    Pattern Sizes
    XS-4XL
  
    Size Made
    M (Finished Chest Circumference: 41.25")
  
    My Chest Cirumference / Ease Amount
    35" / 6.25"

Yarn & Notions

**Knitting for Olive Silk Mohair (top) and Merino (bottom):** (Left) CC2 Pomegranate; (Middle) MC Haze; (Right) CC1 Slate

  
    Weight
    DK (Fingering + Lace Weight held together) 
  
    Company / Brand
    Knitting for Olive Merino (fingering) and Knitting for Olive (Silk Mohair)
  
    Content
    Merino = 100% extra fine merino; Mohair = 70% mohair, 30% silk
  
    Colorway
    MC = substitute color, Morning Haze (light gray); CC1 (leaves) = called for color, Slate Green; CC2 (berries) = called for color, Pomegranate 
  
    Amount Per Skein / Hank; Amount ordered; & Total Amt. in Grams
    Merino: 250m/50g; Mohair: 225m/25g; MC Merino + Mohair = 5 balls each, 10 total; CC1 Merino + Mohair = 1 ball each, 2 total; CC2 Merino + Mohair = 1 ball each, 2 total; Amt. Grams = ~525g
  
    Amount Left After Project Completion
    All yarns 78.9g; MC Haze = 00g ; CC1 Slate = 00g ; CC2 Pomogrante = 00g
  
    Notions
    Tapestry needle; Lantern Moon US 2 (2.75mm) ebony finishing needle (Italian BO); locking stitch marker

(Left) Swatch #1 - US 6 (4mm); (Right) Swatch #2 - US 4 (3.5mm)

Gauge & Needles Used

From Pattern (after blocking): 21sts and 33 rows - 10cm (4”) in stockinette stitch w/ US 6 (4mm) needles

My Swatch 1: US 6 (4mm)

  
    Before Blocking
    After Blocking
    
Height x Width: 4.5" x 4"
    Height x Width: 4.25" x 4.25"
   
    Stitch Gauge: 21sts 
    Stitch Gauge: ~19.8sts 
  
Row Gauge: ~29.3 rows
    Row Gauge: ~31 rows

My Swatch 2: US 4 (3.5mm)

  
    Before Blocking
    After Blocking
    
Height x Width: 4" x 3.875" (3 7/8")
    Height x Width: 4.125" (4 1/8") x 4"
   
    Stitch Gauge: ~21.7sts 
    Stitch Gauge: 21sts 
  
Row Gauge: ~33 rows
    Row Gauge: ~32 rows

Needles I Used For The Finished Project

US 2 (3mm) - Collar ribbing, sleeve cuff ribbing, and hem ribbing

US 4 (3.5mm) - Body and sleeves

US 5 (3.75mm) - Colorwork and bobble section

METHODS/Techniques

Two-handed color work (continental / English)
Used Size US 5 (3.75mm) for the colorwork and bobbles yoke section

Resources

Tutorial: 3 Color Stranding // Youtube
Catching Floats One Yarn in Each Hand // Youtube
(included in the pattern) Italian BO method, no English CC, Danish only // Youtube

Finished Project

  
    Original Size
    Before Blocking
    After Blocking
  
    Chest Circumference
    --
    --
    ~38.5"
  
    Yoke Depth at Front
    --
    --
    10"   
  
    Total Length (shoulder to hem)
    --
    --
    21"
  
    Body Length (underarm to hem)
    --
    --
    11"
  
    Sleeve Length (underarm to cuff)
    --
    --
    15.5"
  
    Top of Sleeve Circumference
    --
    --
    13"

“--” means no measurement was taken

TNT

No. Though, I learned two new techniques that I will probably use again for other projects: (1) applying short rows to build out the underarm and (2) another way to do an Italian BO.

Make Again

Yes.

Things I’d do differently next time

Make the neckline wider. This is a very warm and very mohair sweater, and next time I would prefer to have the neckline not so tight around my neck to avoid itchiness around a sensitive-to-me area.
Adjust the sleeve length ahead of time. I ended up finishing my sleeve decreases at 60 stitches versus 54 stitches because my sleeves became too long for my arms. Next time, I would swap out the size Medium sleeve decrease repeats for the size Small or Extra Small.