Date: Thu, 08 Jan 1998 22:43:45 -0800
From: "The Boudreau's" (patrick.boudreau@ns.sympatico.ca)
Subject: [BOND] Blue Mohair Sweater
I have used a Canadian mohair that is now our of business and will
give the yardage rather than the ounces. I personally used 10 - 50 gram
balls as the yardage on mohair is very good. To knit this with another type
of mohair yarn that knits to the same equivalent you would need 1725 yards.
So, look on the label adapt the tension of 15 stitches and 20 rows and then
take the number of yards on the ball and you should come up with the amount
you need. Depending on the weight of the yarn, it may take as much as 18 50
gram balls. Yardage does mean a lot along with tension.
Blue Mohair Sweater
Small - Medium - Large. 44 48 52 Keyplate 4 for the body Keyplate 3 for the ribbing or Cdn 4.5 American 7 and British 7 needles for handknitting. Tension:- 15 stitches and 20 rows = 4 inches. With Keyplate # 4 and waste yarn cast on 84 92 99 Knit 6 rows waste yarn. Change to Main colour Row Counter - 000 Knit to Row Counter - 100 Neckline:- Remove centre 18 - 20 - 21 stitches to waste yarn. Now, working on one side at a time decrease one stitch at the beginning of the next 6 rows. 30 - 33- 34 stitches on each side. Knit for 9 rows even. Rejoin waste yarn and knit 5 rows. remove from machine. Repeat for other side reversing shaping. Ribbing:- With wrong side of work facing rehang stitches onto frame and knit for 20 rows. Convert to knit 2 purl one rib. If handknitting, pick up the stitches on needles and rib as above for 20 rows. Cast off loosely. Back:- Work as for front to neck shaping. Knit even for 16 rows. Take off centre 26 - 26 - 31 stitches and place on waste yarn. Knit 6 rows each side on waste yarn Remove from machine. rehang and rib as above. Neckband. Join right shoulder seam if right hand, left shoulder seam if lefthanded. With wrong side facing pick up and rehang stitches from front and back edges as wekk as 16 stitches each side of neck edge. I would hand pull the first row across. With Keyplate 3 - knit for 20 rows and convert to rib as above by machine or hand. Sleeves:- Using waste Yarn cast on 42 - 44 - 44 stitches. Knit 6 rows waste yarn. Change to main colour. Increase one stitche each side every 10th row to 74 78 82 stitches Cast off using backstitch. Rehang and convert to rib as above. Work 20 rows. Convert to knit 2 purl one rib. Cast off loosely. Sew shoulder and neckband seams. Set in sleeves matching the centre sleeve to the centre should seam. Seam from cuff of sleeve to bottom of hem on each side. Block, wear and enjoy. Linda
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