Are you ready to put your mohair suit? Keep it cropped, make it long. Knit it with long sleeves or keep it short and sweet. The Bennie Cardigan 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 along with the tutorial here: https://youtu.be/4CL1g48EgXY
Materials:
- 9mm circular needles (24”-36” cord)
- 5.5mm circular needles (24”-36” cord)
- Short sleeve: 2 (2) 2 (3) 3 (3) 3 (4) 4 skeins
- Long sleeve: 4 (4) 4 (5) 5 (5) 6 (6) 6 skeins All yarn is mohair 50 g/100m (can also hold 3 strands of 50 g/400m)
- Stitch markers
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”
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
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! You should be familiar with stockinette stitch! This pattern uses the following techniques: picking up stitches, increases, and knitting in the round. I’ll be posting tutorials on my instagram!
Check on my instagram @karas.knit.eng and the tag #benniecardigan for more images!
