Cloud Sweater Kit Snefnug & KFO Silk Mohair

Snefnug & KFO Silk Mohair Cloud Sweater Kit

Yarn and Pattern Kit | PetiteKnit | Intermediate

Cloud Sweater is worked from the top down. First the back yoke is worked back and forth while short rows are worked to shape the shoulders. Then each shoulder is worked separately, back and forth and with short rows. The shoulders are then joined to form the front yoke. The front and back yoke are joined at the underarms to form the body, which is worked in the round on a circular needle. The sleeves are worked from stitches that are picked up and knitted along the armhole openings. The sleeves are worked in the round. At the end, the stockinette stitch funnel neckline is worked from stitches that are picked up and knitted along the neck opening. 

You are purchasing a printed knitting pattern and yarn, not the item itself.

Knit a swatch before beginning the project to check if the recommended needle size gives you the correct gauge.

Size guide

Cloud Sweater is designed to have approx. 25 cm [9¾ inches] of positive ease in the smaller sizes and then gradually less positive ease in the larger sizes. The sizes XXS (XS) S (M) L (XL) 2XL (3XL) 4XL (5XL) are designed to fit a bust circumference of 75-80 (80-85) 85-90 (90-95) 95-100 (100-110) 110-120 (120-130) 130-140 (140-150) cm [29½-31½ (31½-33½) 33½-35½ (35½-37½) 37½-39½ (39½-43¼) 43¼-47¼ (47¼-51¼) 51¼-55 (55-59) inches].

The measurements for the finished sweater are listed on the front page of the pattern. Measure yourself before starting your project, to determine which size will fit you the best. For example, if you measure 90 cm [35½ inches] around your bust (or around the widest part of your upper body) you should knit a size S. A size S sweater has a bust circumference of 113 cm [44½ inches] which in the given example would give you 23 cm [9 inches] of positive ease. Schematics can be found here.

Sizes: XXS (XS) S (M) L (XL) 2XL (3XL) 4XL (5XL)

Bust circumference: 102 (108) 113 (118) 122 (127) 136 (146) 153 (162) cm [40¼ (42½) 44½ (46½) 48 (50) 53½ (57½) 60¼ (63¾) inches]

Length: 55 (56) 58 (59) 61 (62) 63 (66) 68 (69) cm [21¾ (22) 22¾ (23¼) 24 (24½) 24¾ (26) 26¾ (27¼) inches] (measured mid back excl. collar)

Gauge: 17 sts x 26 rows in stockinette stitch on a 4.5 mm [US7] = 10 x 10 cm

Needles: Circular needles: 4.5 mm [US7] / 40, 60 and 80 or 100 cm [16, 24 and 32 or 40 inches]

Material: 350 (350) 400 (400) 450 (450) 500 (550) 550 (600) g Eco Soft by Isager Yarn (50 g = 125 m [137 yds]) or 300 (300) 300 (350) 350 (400) 400 (450) 450 (500) g Kos by Sandnes Garn (50 g = 150 m [164 yds]) or 400 (400) 450 (450) 500 (500) 550 (600) 650 (650) g Snefnug fra CaMaRose (50 g = 110 m [120 yds]) held together with 100 (100) 125 (125) 125 (150) 150 (150) 175 (175) g Silk Mohair by Isager Yarn (25 g = 212 m [232 yds]) or 100 (100) 125 (125) 125 (125) 150 (150) 150 (175) g Soft Silk Mohair by Knitting for Olive (25 g = 225 m [246 yds])

Difficulty: ★ ★ ★ (3 out of 5)

See the classification of difficulty in the level of difficulty tab. 

The beige Cloud Sweater is knitted in Eco Soft by Isager in color E6S held together with Silk Mohair by Isager in color 6.

The brown Cloud Sweater is knitted in Kos by Sandnes Garn in the color Skogbrun [2390] held together with Tynn Silk Mohair by Sandnes Garn in the color Mørk Sjokolade [3880].

The grey Cloud Sweater is knitted in Snefnug by CaMaRose in the color Grå [7311] held together with Silk Mohair by Isager in color 3S.

About the Yarn

Snefnug 

Snefnug is one of the most popular yarns we stock at Knit With Me, and once you feel it, it is not hard to see why. Soft, light and beautifully airy, it is one of those yarns that knitters keep coming back to.

Snefnug means snowflake in Danish, and the name really suits it. Made from 55% baby alpaca, 35% organic cotton, and 10% extra-fine merino wool, it is constructed as a chainette yarn with a fine cotton tube at its core, into which a blend of baby alpaca and merino is blown. That construction gives it an incredible softness and lightness without losing any strength. It is particularly lovely for baby and children's knitwear, and equally at home in oversized sweaters, cardigans, scarves and hats for adults. It comes in a wonderful range of colours, so there is plenty of room to express your own colour personality.

Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair

Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair is a luxurious blend of the finest Kid Mohair and Mulberry silk. This yarn is incredible held double or along with a thread of Knitting For Olive Merino. Their Mohair comes from angora goats bred in South Africa, and the yarn is also produced locally.  All of their yarns are traceable back to the individual farms, which means they know exactly which farms, farmers, and goats our wool comes from.

All of their Mohair is independently certified to the Responsible Mohair Standard (RMS), certified by Control Union, CU 898826.

The yarn is produced with high respect for animal wellbeing, and with social responsibility. Their spinning mill adheres to ethical, technical, and environmental standards, producing yarns free of harmful chemicals.

The Silk in their Soft Silk Mohair is cruelty free. The silk fibres are collected from cocoons after the chrysalises are allowed to mature into moths and escape. This means that the silk worms are not killed in the process as they are in conventional silk production.

The yarn is STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX® certificate

 

Videos

M1R:

M1L:

German Short Rows:

Picking up stitches for left shoulder:

Picking up stitches for right shoulder:

Backwards Loop Method:

Picking up stitches for sleeves:

k2tog:

k2tog tbl:

Picking up stitches for neck edge:

Difficulty Guide

At PetiteKnit you will find patterns with varying levels of difficulty. Each pattern has been given a level of difficulty ranging from 1 to 5 stars, where 1 star is given to the patterns that are the easiest for beginners to knit and 5 stars are given to the patterns with the most advances techniques aimed at experienced knitted.

1 ★ – BEGINNER

The patterns in this category have been written for absolute beginner knitters. Here you only need to know the most basic techniques to be able to knit the pattern. The patterns are written using very beginner friendly language with no or very few abbreviations. Many of the patterns, especially the Novice series, have comprehensive videos that take you through and explain the steps in working the pattern.

You will meet the following techniques in the beginner category:
 
Cast on, knit, purl, knit through the back loop, decrease, increase, yarn over and standard bind-off.

2 ★★ – EXPERIENCED BEGINNER

The patterns in this category are slightly more difficult than the beginner patterns, but they are still easy to take on. The patterns are for knitters that have completed their first project and feel confident in reading a pattern. 

In this category you will meet abbreviations. The abbreviations that are particular for this pattern will have explanations. There will be videos that take you through the techniques that are used in the pattern.

You will meet the following techniques in the experienced beginner category, as well as the techniques in the previous categories:

Knitting together a folded edge, buttonholes, simple texture patterns and picking up and knitting stitches

3 ★★★ – INTERMEDIATE

The patterns in this category require that you have experience with and feel confident in using the basic knitting techniques, as the patterns contain more advanced techniques for example for casting on, picking up and knitting stitches or working short rows. There will be videos that take you through the techniques that are used in the pattern.

You will meet the following techniques in the intermediate category, as well as the techniques in the previous categories:
Reading simple charts, Italian cast on, Italian bind off, Judy’s Magic Cast On, i-cord, simple double knitting, double knitting for Italian bind off, German Short Rows, texture patterns, simple finishing techniques, embroidery on knitting and knitting with more than one color at a time.

4 ★★★★ – EXPERIENCED INTERMEDIATE

The patterns in this category require that you are an experienced knitting and can keep an overview of a pattern. You may need to keep track of multiple elements at the same time – for example you may need to work a charted pattern while working shaping at the same time. There will be videos that take you through the techniques that are used in the pattern.

You will meet the following techniques in the experienced intermediate category, as well as the techniques in the previous categories:
Working a charted pattern, sewing in a zipper, double knitting and advances texture patterns like for example brioche knitting.

5 ★★★★★ – ADVANCED

The patterns in this category requires that you are a seasoned knitter who knows how to keep and overview of a pattern, knows how to place a chart and work shaping based on the instructions given in the pattern. There will be videos that take you through the techniques that are used in the pattern.

You will meet the following techniques in the advanced category, as well as the techniques in the previous categories:
Advanced double knitting for example along edges, collars and buttonholes, decreases/increases worked in pattern and short rows worked in a texture pattern.