Long fascinated by nature, my first yoke top-down sweater is copying one of nature’s best. Just like the caterpillar builds the egg-shaped cocoon, Jajowaty is constructed from the top down, seamlessly.
After a basic neck ribbing, the main color is doubled up with a strand of black mohair to create the incrementally increasing stripes of the yoke. The last stripe is of a golden color, partially doubled up with a strand of golden mohair. Knitting stitches together with stitches of the row below and on the wrong side, creates these garter ridges within the golden stripe. The rest of this sweater is easy. Short rows lift the back before the body and sleeves are separated and completed in-the round. Before the ribbing cuff another dark mohair stripe followed by a golden stripe decorates the sleeves.
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Chest/Bust: 3337, 41, 45.5, 49, 52.5, 57.5, 61, 65.5 inches/8494, 104, 115.5, 124.5, 133.5, 146, 155, 166.5cm
Length: 2323, 23.5, 23.5, 23.5, 23.5, 24, 24, 24 inches/5858, 59, 59, 59, 59, 60.5, 60.5, 60.5cm

MATERIALS
MC Valley Yarns Colrain 50% Merino/50% Tencel; 109 yd/100m per 50g skein; col-or: Grey Teal; 88, 9, 10, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 skeins
CC1 Valley Yarns Colrain 50% Merino/50% Tencel; 109 yd/100m per 50g skein; col-or: Straw; 2 skeins
CC2 ITO Sensai 60% Mohair/40% Silk; 262 yd/240m per 20g skein; color: Chestnut; 1 skein
CC3 Shibui Knits Silk Cloud 60% Kid Mohair/40% Silk; 330 yd/300m per 25g skein; color: Pollen; 1 skein

1 US #8/5mm circular needle, 32 inch/80 cm
1 US #7/4.5mm circular needle, 32 inch/80 cm
1 US #8/5mm circular needle, 16 inch/40 cm
1 US #7/4.5mm circular needle, 16 inch/40 cm
1 set US #8/5mm needles
1 set US #7/4.5mm needles
Optional for neck edge: crochet hook size G

Notions
Yarn needle, stitch markers, and stitch holders or scrap yarn.