Mia Cara
Finished
July 8, 2024
July 20, 2024

Mia Cara

Project info
Mia Cara by Isabell Kraemer
Knitting
SweaterPullover
TopsTee
Me
1
Needles & yarn
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
24 stitches and 34 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette stitch
ColourMart Cashmere/Cotton 6/40nm 4ply
272 yards in stash
0.67 skeins = 674.0 yards (616.3 meters), 100 grams
Gray
ColourMart
Notes

Followed size 1, but knitted the armhole depth for size 2 and left out the body decreases immediately after the joining back/front. I had meant to do them, but forgot! By the time I’d realised, I was too far down the body to just drop down in situ, and I didn’t want to frog it…

I picked up 74 sts for the sleeves, then just followed the edging for the neck.

After trying it on, I decided that the garter stitch hem was flaring, and I know this yarn stretches in width with wear, and doesn’t go back. Cotton and cashmere are both fibres with no memory.
I frogged the bottom, back to the last pattern round, then changed to a 3mm needle and decreased 16 sts on the first purl round. It’s much better!
I had 242sts for the body (due to missing the decreases), so decreased to 226sts for the hem.
(K7, k2tog, k14, (k2tog, k13) 13 times, k2tog, k14, k2tog, k6)

Unblocked measurements:
Bust, 38”
Length (from top of shoulder, next to the neck, to hem, 21”
Blocked measurements:
Bust, 38”
Length (from top of shoulder, next to the neck, to hem, 21”
Bottom hem, around, 36”

It fits just perfectly, happy mistake forgetting the decreases! I love everything about it, the shape of the neck, the slightly dropped shoulders, just everything!

I’d totally make this again, with exactly the same ‘mods’.
It’s going to be so useful on it’s own, or under a cardigan.

Total weight, 100g (616m).

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Finished
July 8, 2024
July 20, 2024
 
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by ColourMart
Light Fingering
53% Cotton, 47% Cashmere goat
1006 yards / 150 grams

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  1. soft
  2. drapey
  3. summery
  • Project created: July 9, 2024
  • Updated: July 25, 2024