Description
Aja (2021SE-5) (Digital Download)
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 watercolur effect.
For ease of knitting in the colourwork 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.
Designer
Stephanie Earp
Finished Size
Finished Bust Circumference: 33¾ (37¼, 40, 42¾) (45¼, 48, 49¾, 53¼) (56, 58¾, 61¼)”
Sweater shown measures 40”
Yarn
Shown in H703 Grey (Alpaca Heather MC), R0054 Topsy-Turvy (Cabrito CC1), and R2600 Magenta (Cabrito CC2)
Alpaca Heather: 3 (3, 4, 4) (4, 4, 5, 5) (5, 5, 5) sks MC.
Cabrito: 4 (5, 5, 5) (6, 6, 6, 6) (7, 7, 7) sks CC1, and 1 sk CC2 for all sizes.
Notions
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
Needle Size
US 6 / 4mm 16”, 24”, and 32” circular needles and double-pointed needles, or size needed to obtain gauge
