Are you ready to put on your mohair suit? Keep it cropped, make it long. Create bell sleeves or have a cute tee. The Bennie Sweater by Kara Eng is versatile, fun, and a great way to bust through all that gorgeous mohair in your stash. Make it with a single thread of 100g/100m mohair or hold 3 strands of 50g/459 yds held together. If you want a thicker fabric, add more strands. Note that yardage estimates will change based on which technique you choose.
Follow the YouTube tutorial here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1i2L6nXBelA
Materials:
-9mm circular needles (24”-36” cord)
-5.5mm circular needles (24”-36” cord)
Short sleeve: 2 (2) 3 (3) 3 (3) 3 (4) 4 skeins
Long sleeve: 4 (4) 5 (5) 5 (5) 6 (6) 6 skeins
All yarn is mohair 50 g/100m (can also hold 3 strands of 50 g/400m)
Yarn Suggestions:
- Qing Fibre, Melted Baby Suri, 2 strands held together
- Wool and the Gang, Take Care Mohair
- Wool and the Gang, Feeling Good Yarn (size up)
- Any 50g/400m mohair, hold 3 strands together
- Pingouin, Pingo Fluffy, 2 strands held together
- Abbey Road, Truly Madly Mohair, 2 strands held together
- Sirdar, Temptations
- Blue Sky Fibers, Brushed Suri, 2 strands held together
- Lang Yarns, Suri Alpaca
- Cloudborn, Brushed Alpaca Wool DK
- Knitato, Fluffy Cloud
- Debbie Bliss, Nell
- Sandnes Garn, Borstet Alpakka
- Ice Yarns, Mohair Kan
- Loopy Mangom Mohair So Soft
Gauge:
10 stitches x 16 rows in stockinette on 9mm needles to make 4”x4”
12 stitches x 20 rows in 1x1 ribbing on 5.5 mm needles to make 4”x4”
Note that the sleeve is measured from the neck to the end of the cuff.
Measurements:
XS:
Width - 18”
Length - 12”
Short sleeve length: 2”
Long sleeve length: 16”
Small:
Width - 20”
Length - 13”
Short sleeve length: 2”
Long sleeve length: 17”
Medium:
Width - 22”
Length - 14”
Short sleeve length: 2”
Long sleeve length: 18”
Large:
Width - 24”
Length - 15”
Short sleeve length: 2”
Long sleeve length: 19”
XL:
Width - 26”
Length - 16”
Short sleeve length: 3”
Long sleeve length: 20”
2X:
Width - 28”
Length - 17”
Short sleeve length: 3”
Long sleeve length: 21”
3X:
Width - 30”
Length - 18”
Short sleeve length: 3”
Long sleeve length: 22”
4X:
Width - 32”
Length - 19”
Short sleeve length: 3”
Long sleeve length: 22”
5X:
Width - 34”
Length - 20”
Short sleeve length: 3”
Long sleeve length: 22”
This pattern is suitable for beginners! This pattern uses the following techniques: picking up stitches, increases, and knitting in the round.