A mohair lace design that is perfect for knitters wanting to try out lace for the first time. The fish tail lace gives this cardigan a romantic look. It’s warm and cozy with the lace allowing it to be wearable indoors and perfect for layering.

The body is knit flat with a curved front neckline. Shoulders are seamed and sleeve stitches are picked up and knit in the round. A twisted ribbed neckline and front button band are picked up and knit flat. Two options for bottom edge.

Materials

YARN - Take Care Mohair by Wool and the Gang or 2 strands of Fingering Suri (yarn amount below in sizing chart)

CORDS - 16”(40cm) for sleeves and 40” (100cm) to 60” (120 cm) for body

TOOLS - 22 mm buttons (6 for sizes 1-5 and 7 for sizes 6-10), stitch markers, tapestry needle, supplies for blocking

Suggested Needles

US 10 (6mm) for lace and US 8 (5mm) for ribbing

Skills Required

Knit
Purl
Twisted Rib
KFB/K2tog
Yarn Over
SK2PO
Stretchy Bind off
Seaming shoulders
Button holes
Picking up stitches
Knitting flat and in the round

GAUGE

US 10 (6mm) in Fish Tail Lace

Cast on 25 sts: knit rows 1- 6 of fish scale stitch and wet block

6.5” across and 3” up and down

EXAMPLES OF YARN

Wool and the Gang - Take Care Mohair (50g/100m/109yds)
Fingering Suri (100g/400m/437yds) held double
Hobbii Mohair Delight (50g/164yds)
Hobbii DIablo (25g/246yds) held triple

Size 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Finished Bust on Sweater“ 30 34.5 39 43 47.5 52 56 60.5 65 69

Your Bust Size Range“ 26-30 30-34 34-38 38-42 42-46 46-52 52-56 56-60 60-64 64-68

Total Body length “ 14.5 16 16 16 16 17.5 17.5 17.5 19 19

Sleeve Circumference“ 12 14 14 14 14 16 16 16 18 18

Sleeve Length“ 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18

Yarn Amount yds 418 510 545 575 610 717 751 789 909 946

of Take Care Mohair Balls 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 9 9