The Turquoise One
Mohair / Alpaca Oversized Sweater with Deep Rib and Split Sides

A quick and easy knitting pattern for advanced beginners, with clear instructions, illustrations and tips.

Sweater is worked bottom up on straight and circular needles.

One size:
Large / Extra Large
To fit UK 16/18 or US 12/14

Actual sweater measurements, when measured flat after washing/blocking:
Chest: 60 cm
Length: 66 cm
Sleeve length to shoulder join: 48 cm
Sleeve depth at shoulder join: 22 cm
Neck opening width: 18 cm
Neck depth at front: 5 cm

Needles
7 mm circular needle – for main body (60 cm length)
7 mm straight needles – for sleeves and upper body (25 or 30 cm length)
6 mm circular needle – neck rib (40 cm length)
6 mm straight needles – for body and sleeve rib (25 or 30 cm length)

Yarn
Sweater is worked double strand throughout, using:
Drops Air (65% alpaca / 28% polyamide / 7% wool – 50 g / 150 m per ball)
Nory Yarns Silk and Kid Mohair (72% mohair / 28% silk – 25 g / 210 m per ball)

TIP:
Drops Air is an aran / worsted weight yarn. Drops Kid-Silk is a lace / 2 ply weight yarn. Any similar weight yarn can be substituted for the above. This website is helpful for finding substitute yarns: https://yarnsub.com

Requirements for this sweater:
Drops Air: Colour Bluebird No 37 – 7 balls (total 1050 m)
Nory Yarns Silk and Kid Mohair: Colour Cobalt Blue – 5 balls (total 1050 m)

Tension
16 stitches and 21 rows = 10 x 10 cm square