Sahra is a relaxed everyday sweater that is your best friend on chilly days. High turtle neck is a cool style statement but also really warm and can be worn in many ways. Wrap it if you want or hide behind it. If you prefer a basic crew neck or a trendy funnel neck, instructions are given for those too.

Sahra gets its look from wide raglan seams that are imitated on the wide hem ribbing. There’re also pockets on the hem. Splitting the hem makes Sahra a modern garment and gives you opportunities to show your layering. Sleeves are nice and cozy, not too tight, so you can wear a blouse under it.

Sahra is knitted from the top down seamlessly holding 2 strands, wool and silk mohair, together. To get a perfect look, neckline stitches are casted on with a tubular method. Then you work the neckline and yoke and divide your work for body and sleeves. For the body you split the hem, and after that continue with the sleeves. Then all you need to do is to work the lining for the pockets and sew them.

XS, S, M1 (M2, L, XL, 2XL)
Suggested positive ease approx. 0-10 cm / 0-4” at bust.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Bust circumference: 91, 97, 107 (115, 121, 128, 137) cm /
36,.5, 39, 43 (46, 48.5, 51, 55)”
Yoke depth meas. from back: 18, 20, 22 (23.5, 25.5, 27, 30) cm / 7, 8, 9 (9.5, 10, 11, 12)”
Upper arm circumference: 29.5, 31.5, 33.5 (36.5, 38.5, 40.5, 44.5) cm /12, 12.5, 13.5 (14.5, 15.5, 16, 18)”
Sleeve length from underarm: 45-47 cm / 18-19” in all sizes
From underarm to hem: 40, 40, 40 (42, 42, 42, 42) cm / 16, 16, 16 (17, 17, 17, 17)”

MATERIALS
Yarn
• 6, 6, 7 (8, 8, 9, 9) skeins of Tukuwool fingering (195 m / 213 yds / 50 g) /260, 300, 330 (360, 390, 410, 430) g / 1015, 1170, 1290 (1400, 1520, 1600, 1680) m / 1110, 1280, 1410 (1530, 1660, 1750, 1840) yds
• 5, 5, 7 (7, 8, 8, 8) skeins of Isager Silk Mohair (212 m / 231 yds / 25 g )/ 120, 140, 155 (165, 180, 190, 200) g / 1015, 1170, 1290 (1400, 1520, 1600, 1680) m / 1110, 1280, 1410 (1530, 1660, 1750, 1840) yds

Needles
• Main needle 4 mm (US6), 40 cm and 80 cm, also longer if you prefer and DPNs for sleeves if you don’t magic loop.
• Ribbing needle 3,5 mm (US4) 40 cm for neckline or longer if you magic loop, DPNs for sleevesif you don’t magic loop.

Notions
• 6 stitch markers (1 different for BOR).

GAUGE
20 sts x 28 rnds = 10 cm of stockinette st using the main needle.

Shown in size S. Yarn: Tukuwool, colorway Nila, and Isager Silk Mohair, colorway 63.

Sahra has been published in Finnish at Suuri Käsityö issue 8/19.

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ERRATA
On page 5, under SHAPING THE NECKLINE for Short row 3 (RS) the instructions begin:

Make DS, knit until 5 sts before BOR-m, p1, (k1 tbl, 1n) x 2…

Should that read:

Make DS, knit until 5 sts before BOR-m, p1, (k1 tbl, p1) x 2…