Paradigme sweater: Ultra-lightweight version

My friend Lenka Fiddlerka kindly knitted this sample for me, and I’m incredibly grateful for her help.

Despite being so light and airy, the sweater is surprisingly warm.

Paradigme sweater knitting pattern 

Yarn: Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair, colour Chocolate, 4 skeins = 900.0 meters (984.3 yards), 100 grams

Ravelry project: here 

Youtube vlog (ep. 3): In this knitting vlog, I’m sharing all the details about that project.

Gauge and fit

Lenka matched the pattern gauge and knitted my usual size. The sweater fits me very well, without any changes to the main construction.

My modifications

Bottom edge: The original i-cord edge was too wide and loose for the fit I wanted, so I unravelled it and replaced it with 6 rounds of ribbing.

Before starting the ribbing, I worked 1 round of decreases, knitting approx. every 8th stitch together with the following stitch.

I used a regular bind-off, which turned out to be too tight and not stretchy. If I were doing it again, I would choose a stretchier bind-off and reconsider the number of decreases.

 

What happened after washing

Sleeves: The sleeves grew approximately 5–7 cm (2–2¾ in) after washing.

If you’re using this yarn, I recommend taking possible length changes into account and considering shorter sleeves before washing.

I decided to keep mine long, even though I usually prefer shorter sleeves.

 

Working with kid mohair

Kid mohair is beautiful to wear but can be challenging to knit with.

Unravelling the knitted fabric is possible, although the fibres tend to catch on each other. Unravelling a bound-off edge is particularly difficult.

For this reason, I recommend this version to knitters who already have solid knitting experience and feel comfortable working with delicate, fuzzy yarn.

My conclusion

A very lightweight, warm version of the Paradigme Sweater, with an airy appearance and a different feel from the cotton-merino samples.

Just be especially careful with sleeve length, finishing techniques, and any modifications that might require unravelling.