Mohair Gallant
Spring is just around the corner and I thought it’s the perfect time to share Mohair Gallant byCaidree, which I think will make a great mid-season sweater. Mohair Gallant is knit on 4.5mm/US7 needles with two strands of Drops KID-SILK held together, making it light and airy, something that can be worn over a tank-top or a tee-shirt, or if it’s cold a long-sleeved tee. Since the two strands are held together, you can choose the same colour, or you can combine two different colours and marl or blend them. When you hold together two colours that are close to each other it creates a greater depth of colour, especially with fuzzy yarns like mohair or alpaca.
SEE FINSIHED PROJECTS: DROPS KID-SILK
I think this would also be a great sweater made with a single strand of Drops BRUSHED ALPACA SILK, which can be a great alternative to knitting with mohair. Drops BRUSHED ALPACA SILK knits to a slightly heavier tension, so you should plan to knit a size smaller in the pattern.
SEE FINISHED PROJECTS: DROPS BRUSHED ALPACA SILK
Caidree designs great, simple sweaters, knit in the round. For two thicker, faster version of this sweater you can skip to the bottom of this post.
Description
The Mohair Gallant is a medium lace weight advanced beginner, top down, raglan sweater knitting pattern. It is simple and airy, classic cropped sweater, perfect to wear with high waisted jeans and over dresses. It features a mock neck and it is framed with an i-cord edge around the sleeve cuffs and bottom hem. Worked using two strands of silk mohair yarn held together in the round in stockinette stitch all the way through. Intended to be worn with at least 5 cm of positive ease. The pattern is written in American knitting terms.
Sizes
- Bust size of the finished sweater with 5 to 10 cm of positive ease built into the patternis
- XS 33.5″ (S 35.5”, M 39.5”, L 43”, XL 47”, 2XL 51”, 3XL 55”, 4XL. 59“, 5XL 63”) inches
- XS 85 (S 90, M 100, L 110, XL 120, 2XL 130, 3XL 140, 4XL 150, 5XL 160) cm
- Model is wearing size M on 93 cm bust.
Gauge
20 stitches by 28rows = 4”/10cm using size 4.50mm/US7 needles in stockinette stitch, in the round after washing and blocking.
Materials
- Pattern
- Drops KID-SILK: 6, (7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 12) balls
- 4.5mm/US7 – 10”- 12” circular or double pointed needles or long circular for magic loop
- 4.5mm/US7 – 16” circular needles
- 4.5mm/US7 – 32”or 40” circular needles
Other Yarn Options
Drops BRUSHED ALPACA SILK: 5(6, 6, 6, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9) balls
With 4.5mm needles this yarn will knit to around 18 sts /4″, so you should make a size smaller in the pattern.
Aran Gallant
If you want a faster/bulkier knit try the Aran Gallant and Drops MELODY, two strands of Drops BRUSHED ALPACA SILK held together, or Drops AIR held with Drops KID-SILK. (Where the yarn amounts are a smidge/fraction over the number of balls I’ve added a +):
Sizes
- Intended to be worn with at least 10 cm of ease. 10 to 15 cm of positive ease is built into the pattern.
- XS 34 (S 37 1⁄2, M 42, L 45, XL 49, 2XL 53, 3XL 57, 4XL 61, 5XL 64 1/2) inches
- XS 86 (S 96, M 106, L 115, XL 125, 2XL 135, 3XL 145, 4XL 155, 5XL 165) cm
- Model is wearing size M on 93 cm bust.
Yarn
- Drops MELODY: 4(4, 4+, 5, 5+, 6+, 7, 8) balls (use 6.5mm/US10.5 to 7mm/US10.75 needles to get tension),
- Drops BRUSHED ALPACA SILK: 7(8, 8+, 9+, 10+, 13, 14, 15) balls
- Drops AIR: 4(4, 4+, 5, 5+, 6+, 7, 8) balls, AND Drops KID-SILK : 3(3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6) balls
Gallant
If you want a SUPER THICK and FAST knit try Gallant Sweater, knit on 15mm/US 19 needles and Cascade SPUNTANEOUS.
Sizes
- Intended to be worn with little ease. 0-5 cm of positive ease is built into the pattern.
- XS 31.5 (S 35 ½, M 38, L 41, XL 45, 2XL 49, 3XL 52, 4XL 57.5, 5XL 62) inches
- XS 80 (S 90, M 96, L 104, XL 114, 2XL 125, 3XL 133, 4XL 146, 5XL 157) cm).
Yarn
- Cascade SPUNTANEOUS: 3 (3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6) skeins
