Novice Cardigan-Mohair Edition

The recipe is written in beginner-friendly language without abbreviations. Below you will find help videos for all steps of the recipe.

Novice Cardigan - Mohair Edition is knitted from the top down. Meaning. that you start by knitting the rib at the neckline. then the carrier piece. then the body and finally the sleeves. The cardigan is knitted in stockinette stitch. while the edges are worked in rib.

Novice Cardigan - Mohair Edition has a round yoke. It is formed by that along the way you knit increases on four needles evenly distributed on the support piece.

Size guide and measurements

Note. that you can only proceed from the measurements in the recipe. if the knitting strength is observed.

The sizes XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL) 5XL correspond to chest measurements of approximately 80-85 (85-90) 90-95 (95-100) 100-110 (110-120) 120-130 (130-140) 140-150 cm. The Novice Cardigan - Mohair Edition should have a room for movement ( positive ease ) of approximately 10 cm (ie the cardigan should be approximately 10 cm larger than you in size). It means. that if, for example, you measure 90 cm around the chest (measure yourself with a measuring tape around the chest or the part of your body that is widest). should you knit a size S. which has an excess of 100 cm. This gives you 10 cm of room to move.

Sizes: XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL) 5XL

Outer width of the cardigan: 96 (100) 105 (111) 120 (129) 140 (151) 161 cm

Length: 52 (54) 56 (58) 59 (60) 61 (62) 63 cm measured center back

Knitting density: 21 stitches x 28 rows in stockinette stitch on needle 4 mm with two strands of silk mohair = 10 x 10 cm

Guide needles: Circular needle 3.5 mm (80 cm). circular needle 4 mm (40 and 80 and/or 100 cm). double pointed needles 3.5 mm

Yarn suggestions: 200 (200-225) 225 (250) 250 (275) 300 (325) 350-375 g Silk Mohair from Isager Yarn (25 g = 212 m) or Thin Silk Mohair from Sandnes Yarn (25 g = 212 m) or Tilia from Filcolana (25 g = 210 m) or Brushed Lace from Mohair By Canard (25 g = 210 m). Note. that two threads are knitted at the same time and that the yarn consumption indicates the total yarn consumption. 9 buttons (ø = 15 mm)

Cooking suggestions: Moonbeam from CaMaRose or Midnight Sun from CaMaRose or Kid Silk from Mayflower