Aja by Stephanie Earp

Craft: Knitting

This pattern is available on Ravelry.  

This simple yoke sweater has fun with marling - a technique where two yarns are held together to create a new color. In this case, natural grey Alpaca Heather is held alternatively with two different colors of mohair laceweight Cabrito, giving almost a watercolor effect.

For ease of knitting in the colorwork and striped i-cord sections, wind separate bobbins of the base color and hold each with a different shade of the Cabrito, instead of trying to switch out the mohair stitch by stitch.

Sizes

Finished Bust Circumference: 33¾ (37¼, 40, 42¾) (45¼, 48, 49¾, 53¼) (56, 58¾, 61¼)”

Length: 22 (22½, 23, 23½) (23½, 24, 24½, 24½) (25, 25, 25)” at center back, and 1½” less at center front

Sweater shown measures 40”.

Yarn

Manos del Uruguay ALPACA HEATHER (70% wool, 30% alpaca; undyed colors approx. 328 yds/100 g): 3 (3, 4, 4) (4, 4, 5, 5) (5, 5, 5) sks MC.

Manos del Uruguay CABRITO (80% kid mohair, 20% polyamide; approx. 230 yds/25 g): 4 (5, 5, 5) (6, 6, 6, 6) (7, 7, 7) sks CC1, and 1 sk CC2 for all sizes.

Shown in H703 Grey (Alpaca Heather MC), R0054 Topsy-Turvy (Cabrito CC1), and R2600 Magenta (Cabrito CC2)

Needles & Notions

US 6 / 4mm 16”, 24”, and 32” circular needles and double-pointed needles, or size needed to obtain gauge

Stitch markers

Stitch holders or waste yarn

Tapestry needle

Gauge

18 sts and 27 rnds = 4”/10cm in St st with MC and a CC strand held together, after blocking (see Notes).

Notes

This garment is worked in the round, in one piece, from the top down. After completing the circular yoke, the stitches are divided for working the lower body and sleeves separately in the round from the underarms down. The neckband, sleeve openings, and the lower body edge are finished with striped I-cord that alternates the two contrast colors.