Eye for an Eye(let) Sweater by Kara Eng

Eye for an Eye(let) Sweater

Knitting
April 2022
Aran (8 wpi) ?
10 stitches and 16 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette on 8mm
US 10 - 6.0 mm
US 11 - 8.0 mm
328 - 656 yards (300 - 600 m)
XS - 5X
English
This pattern is available for $10.00 USD buy it now

An eye for an eye sure but but when your friends see you in this sweater, it’ll be all eyes on you. The eye for an eye(let) sweater is a breeze to make with its seamless, topdown construction, but still fun with its eyelet textures. Keep it fun and use up that scrap mohair you have

Materials:
-1 pair of 6 mm circular needles, 24” cord
-1 pair of 8 mm circular needles, 24” cord
-3 (4) 4 (4) 5 (5) 5 (6) 6 skeins(s) of 50g/100m

Gauge:
4”x4”: 10 stitches by 16 rows on 8mm needles in stockinette

Yarn Suggestions:

  • Qing Fibre, Melted Baby Suri, 2 strands held together
  • Wool and the Gang, Take Care Mohair
  • Wool and the Gang, Feeling Good Yarn (size up)
  • Any 50g/400m mohair, hold 3 strands together
  • Pingouin, Pingo Fluffy, 2 strands held together
  • Abbey Road, Truly Madly Mohair, 2 strands held together
  • Sirdar, Temptations
  • Blue Sky Fibers, Brushed Suri, 2 strands held together
  • Lang Yarns, Suri Alpaca
  • Cloudborn, Brushed Alpaca Wool DK
  • Knitato, Fluffy Cloud
  • Debbie Bliss, Nell
  • Sandnes Garn, Borstet Alpakka
  • Ice Yarns, Mohair Kan

Measurements:
XS:
Width - 18”
Length - 15”
Sleeve: 17”

Small:
Width - 20”
Length - 17”
Sleeve: 17”

Medium:
Width - 22”
Length - 19”
Sleeve: 19”

Large:
Width - 24”
Length - 21”
Sleeve: 21”

XL:
Width - 26”
Length - 23”
Sleeve: 23”

2X:
Width - 28”
Length - 23”
Sleeve: 23”

3X:
Width - 30”
Length - 23”
Sleeve: 23”

4X:
Width - 32”
Length - 23”
Sleeve: 23”

5X:
Width - 34”
Length - 23”
Sleeve: 23”

This pattern is suitable for beginners! You should be familiar with stockinette stitch! This pattern uses the following techniques: picking up stitches, increases, and knitting in the round. I’ll be posting tutorials on my instagram!

Check on my instagram @karas.knit.eng and the tag #eyeforaneyeletsweater for more images!