Sizes
(XS/S) S/M (L) XL (2XL/3XL) 4XL/5XL
Sweater measurements
Circumference: (95) 105 (114) 124 (133) 143 cm // (37,5) 41,5 (45) 49 (52,5) 56,5 inches
Length: (54) 55 (57) 58 (60) 62 cm // (21,5) 22 (22,5) 23 (23,5) 24 inches
Sleeve length: (46) 45 (44) 42 (40) 38 cm // (18) 17,5 (17) 16,5 (15,5) 15 inches
Yarn
Filcolana Alva (100% alpaca, 25 g = 175 sts) held together with Filcolana Tilia (70% mohair, 30% silk), 25 g = 212 sts).
Yarn quantity
Alva marzipan 977: (125) 125-150 (150-175) 175 (200) 200 g
Alva black 202: (25) 25 (25) 25 (25) 25 g
Tilia natur 101: (125) 125 (125-150) 150 (150-175) 175 g
Tilia black 201: (25) 25 (25) 25 (25) 25 g
Suggested needles
3 mm and 4 mm [US3 and 6] circular needles 40 and 80 cm cm [16 and 32 inches].
3 mm and 4 mm [US3 and 6] double-pointed needles. If using magic loop, you do not need the double pointed needles.
Optional 2.5 mm [US2] circular needle 80 cm [32 inches] for the tubular cast-on.
Gauge
21 sts x 29 rows Stockinette stitch = 10 x 10 cm[4 x 4 inches] on 4 mm [US6] needles (measured after washing and blocking and drying flat). Note: All sizes are worked with both yarns held together, 1 strand of each type.
Choice of size
Mascara sweater is designed to have a positive ease of approx. 8-18 cm [3-7 inches]. It is shown here with 11 cm [4,5 inches] of positive ease. Find your chest circumference by measuring around the widest part of your upper body. Then look at the measurements for the sweater above in the pattern. The positive ease is the difference between your measurements and the final sweater measurements. If your chest circumference is 94 cm [37,5], then making a size S/M will give you 11 cm [4 inches] of positive ease.
(105 cm – 94 cm = 11 cm). [41,5 - 37,5 = 4 inches].
The length is measured at the centre back, including the neckband.
Construction
The sweater is worked from the bottom up. First, the body is worked in the round on a circular needle until the start of the armhole. Then the front and back sections are worked flat one at a time. The angled shoulders are shaped using short rows at the top of the front and back sections, which are castoff using a 3 needle bind-off. Stitches are picked up for the neckband along the neck opening and the neckband is worked in rib. The sleeves are also worked from the bottom up, At the top of the sleeve, a 3 needle bind-off is used to seam the sleeves to the body.
The pattern will be sent as a pdf-file to your e-mail.
When knitting Mascara sweater, you may find the following videos helpful:
Reading a chart - knit and purl patterns
Tubular cast on
K2tog
SSK
German short rows
Three needle bind off
Pick up stitches for the neckline
Tubular bind off
M1R
M1L
Knit in sleeves
