Lightweight Silk and Mohair Sweater Digital Knitting Pattern, ideal for summer

An easy knitting pattern for beginners / advanced beginners, with clear instructions, photo illustrations and tips.

Sweater is knitted in stocking stitch with moss/seed stitch edges.

Sweater is knitted bottom up on both circular and straight 5.5 mm needles.

Available in one size, L / XL: UK size 16 / 18 or US 12 / 14.

The sweater is slightly oversize and is a boxy shape.

A total of 2400 meters (2625 yards) of yarn is needed for this sweater. The yarn is knitted double throughout.

This pattern uses:
Ito Kinu (2 ply / lace weight): 100% silk; 50 g / 425 m cone.
and
Krea Deluxe Silk Mohair (2 ply / lace weight): 45% silk, 33% mohair, 22% baby alpaca; 20 g / 240 m ball.

Pattern requires:
2 cones of Ito Kinu in 0380 Denim colour
3 balls of Krea Deluxe Silk Mohair Col. 23 (dark blue)
1 cone of Ito Kinu in 0393 Pale Blue colour
2 balls of Krea Deluxe Silk Mohair Col. 20 (light blue)

Other similar weight silk / mohair yarns could be substituted. More information is given in the pattern.

Gauge:
Knitting tension is 19 stitches and 24 rows / 10 x 10 cm (4”) square, knitted in stocking stitch on 5.5 mm needles.

Actual sweater measurements, when measured flat:
Chest: 59 cm
Length: 66 cm
Sleeve length to shoulder join: 47 cm.

Needles:
5.5 mm / US 9 straight and circular.

Dimensions
All dimensions given in the pattern are metric.