SILKY is a light and airy blouse knitted in silk mohair. It is knitted in the round on circular needle and has 3/4 sleeves. The color changes are with shiny yarn, which gives it a nice feminine and exclusive look. The shirt is pure luxury and one of the closest you can get to being naked with clothes on ;) The pattern contains 7 adult sizes with chest width approx. 88 - 118 cm.
WORKFLOW
The shirt is worked top down.
The neck is sculpted using short rows.
SIZES
7 adult sizes, approximately sizes XS - 2/3XL
YARN
Deluxe Silk Mohair (DSM) by Krea Deluxe. 20 g = 240 m
Shiny glimmer yarn by Krea Deluxe. 25 g = 95 m
Colors front-page model: 07, 16, 43 and 44 + shiny white gold.
Green version in the back: 02, 32, 33 and 36 + shiny white gold.
DSM color 1 (1 skein=20g): 80 (80) 80 (80) 100 (100) 100 g
DSM color 2 (1 skein=20g): 40 (40) 40 (40) 60 (60) 60 g
DSM color 3 (1 skein=20g): 40 (40) 40 (40) 60 (60) 60 g
DSM color (1 skein=20g): 40 (40) 40 (40) 60 (60) 60 g
Shiny-garn (1 skein=25g): 25 g
GAUGE
Width: 24 stitches over 10 cm using 2 strains DSM.
Height: 32 rows over 10 cm using 2 strains DSM.
ESTABLISHING ROWS
Circular needles 4 mm. (wire length 60-100 cm)
Circular needles 3 mm for the rib (wire length 40-80 cm).
Please note that this type of Silk Mohair is slightly thinner than many other mohair yarns, meaning that if you use a different mohair, make sure to gauge swatch before starting the shirt.