Woman walking in a pink hand knit sweater made from mohair yarn. The sweater is pink and she wears emerald green pants.

A soft cable on the sleeve of a pink, hand knit, mohair sweater that was hand knit. The pattern is available for purchase.

Woman wearing a candy pink sweater with emerald green pants. The sweater is mohair and has been hand knit use a PDF pattern.

A close up of the cuff and sleeve on a Plait Sleeve Sweater.

A woman wearing a fluffy pink sweater with a blue and white striped skirt. The sweater has beautiful drape and a turtleneck neckline.

A woman wearing a blue and white striped skirt with tiers, paired with an oversized pink, mohair sweater. The sweater is hand knit.

Front view of the Plait Sleeve Sweater knitting pattern

Side view of the plait sleeve knitting pattern. There is a soft braid on top of the sleeve

Back view of the Plait Sleeve Sweater PDF knitting pattern

High neckline (turtleneck) on a hand-knit mohair sweater

Draped cuff of a mohair knitting pattern with a soft braid (cable) on the sleeve

Plait Sleeve Sweater PDF pattern on an ipad

Printed version of the Plait Sleeve Sweater in DLE size

Click to enlarge

Plait Sleeve Sweater Pattern

Name: Plait Sleeve Sweater Pattern
Price: 9.00 USD

Seamless drop shoulder sweater with softly cabled sleeves

The Plait Sleeve sweater boasts an oversized fit, turtleneck and balloon sleeves with a loose cable design. It's created using a top-down, seamless technique making it easy to finish with no seaming.

Crafted from two strands of delicate lace-weight mohair yarn, this sweater is perfect for intermediate level knitters looking for a new challenge. Inspired by the Suzie Meyers contiguous method, the construction is similar to a top-down raglan but with more frequent shoulder increases. You'll start by knitting in one piece until the end of the shoulders, then divide off and knit flat to the underarms before continuing in the round for the rest of the project. The sleeves and neckline are both picked up and knit in the round for a seam-free finish.

Fit & Yarn Details

Choose two strands of 2ply mohair / mohair blend yarn held together or one strand of 10 ply mohair / mohair blend. If you choose 10 ply yarn, then use half the recommended yarn quantity.

Model wears approx 30 cm / 12” positive ease. Designed to be worn with 10-30 cm / 4-12” ease depending on your personal preference. Sizes read as A (B, C, D) (E, F, G, H).

Finished bust measurements: cm = 95.5 (106.5, 118, 126.5) (138, 149, 160, 169) / inches = 38.25 (42.75, 47, 50.75) (55, 59.5, 64, 67.5)"

Yarn Quantity: metres = 1740 (1900, 2040, 2240) (2165, 2400, 2755, 2940) / yards = 1904 (2072, 2231, 2444) (2367, 2624, 3013, 3214).

Needles: 3.75mm / US 5 circular needle for ribbing and 5 mm / US 8 circular needle, or size to obtain gauge. Both use a 80 cm / 32" cord. NOTE: The sleeves are worked in the round using the magic loop method, but you could just opt to use a shorter cord with your circulars or use DPNs.

Gauge: 18 stitches and 26 rows = 10 x 10 cm in stockinette stitch

The sample is made using: Drops Kid-Silk Mohair in colour #3. If Drops yarn isn't available in your country, you can source it via Etsy (I recommend a UK based seller for speed of shipping) or Wool Warehouse (this option works out a little cheaper).