Summer Stripes
Finished
August 30, 2020
July 24, 2021

Summer Stripes

Project info
1908-02 Summer stripes by Anita Brathetland
Knitting
SweaterPullover
me
XS-﹥S
Needles & yarn
23 stitches
1,150 yards
ITO Sensai
none left in stash
0.75 skeins = 196.9 yards (180.0 meters), 15 grams
Pink
yarn queen
Sandnes Garn Tynn Line
241 yards in stash
3 skeins = 721.8 yards (660.0 meters), 150 grams
Blue
Yarn Queen Prague in Praha 3 Vinohrady, Hlavni Mesto Praha
April 30, 2020
Sandnes Garn Tynn Silk Mohair
none left in stash
1 skein = 231.8 yards (212.0 meters), 25 grams
Yarn Queen Prague in Praha 3 Vinohrady, Hlavni Mesto Praha
April 30, 2020
Notes

This is what happens if you don’t plan your yarn carefully: you improvise. I did not notice that SG went from 50g to 25g skeins of Silk Mohair and had one ball of mohair missing, while in the meantime, the colorway is discontinued…
I ended up using leftover ITO Sensai, completely opposite color, it is also much thinner than Silk Mohair.

I am still torn about the outcome. It took me almost a year to complete this project, but we will see with wear.

On the other hand, I find the combo of linen and mohair quite amusing, and I like the final size and shape of the sweater, although I could never meet the gauge requirement for this yarn, which is 27 sts to 10 cm.

Let me know how you like the final color combo and did you ever knit linen and mohair together or other quite contrasting materials?

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  • Project created: September 8, 2020
  • Finished: July 24, 2021
  • Updated: July 25, 2021
  • Progress updates: 2 updates