This sweater was actually inspired by a song lyric: “Caribbean blue in sweater weather, I’m falling into you…..” I wanted to design and knit a comfy, cozy, timeless sweater that I would reach for every time the weather started to turn and throughout the sweater weather season, and at the same time paying homage to the song (hence the color choice, and sometimes having a brighter pop of color in the drabber months of Winter here in Michigan is just the thing to bring a little more joy to my day).
I love holding a strand of mohair together with a strand of fingering for a soft and fluffy fabric that is somehow both warm and airy at once, but this sweater could also be knit with a heavier weight yarn held single (think heavy Dk or light worsted weight).

Yarn
Knit Picks Palette Fingering Weight Wool 231 yards/50 g Calypso Heather, approximately 960 (1080, 1180, 1320) (1440, 1600, 1760) 2100 yards/ 260 (292, 319, 357) (389, 432, 476) 567 grams
Knit Picks Aloft Lace Weight Mohair/Silk 260 yards/25 g Kenai, approximately 960 (1080, 1180, 1320) (1440, 1600, 1760) 2100 yards/ 96 (108, 118, 132) (144, 160, 176) 210 grams
NOTE: YARNS ARE HELD TOGETHER, ONE STRAND OF EACH.
If you wanted to substitute a heavier weight yarn (a heavy Dk or light worsted) held single you would only need the estimated yardage of ONE of the yarns suggested above.

Materials
A= US Size 5 (3.75 mm) needles, minimum 16” cord
B= US Size 6 (4.0 mm) needles, minimum 30” cord
C= US Size 7 (4.5 mm) needles, minimum 30” cord
Or size needed to obtain gauge
Optional DPN’s in each size needle for sleeves OR you can use magic loop
Stitch markers
Tapestry needle

Finished Measurements
Sizes 1 (2, 3, 4) (5, 6, 7) 8 recommended 2-10” positive ease.
Shown in size 3 with approximately 8” positive ease
Bust/body circumference: 33.5 (38.5, 43.25, 48) (52.75, 57.5, 62.5) 67.25”/
85.3 (97.5, 109.7, 121.9) (134.1, 146.3, 158.5) 170.7 cm
Height to underarm: 13 (13.5, 14, 14) (14, 15, 15) 15”/ 33 (34.3, 35.6, 35.6) (35.6, 38.1, 38.1) 38.1 cm
Sleeve length to underarm: 17 (17.5, 18, 18) (18, 18, 18) 18”/ 43.2 (44.5, 45.7, 45.7) (45.7, 45.7, 45.7) 45.7 cm
Yoke Depth (NOT including rolled collar): 7.75 (8.5, 9.5, 10.5) (11, 13, 13.5) 14.5”/ 19.9 (21.6, 24.3, 26.9) (28.7, 33.1, 34) 36.7 cm
Sweater Length (measured from center back): 22 (23.25, 25, 26.25) (27.25, 30, 30.25) 31.25”/56 (59, 63.8, 66.5) (69.1, 76.1, 77) 79.6 cm
Neck Opening: (before collar is worked) 17.5 (20, 20.75, 24.75) (27.25, 28, 32) 33.5”/ 44.7 (50.8, 52.8, 63) (69.1, 71.1, 81.3) 85.3 cm

Gauge
20 stitches x 23 rounds = 4 x 4”/ 10 x 10 cm in stockinette stitch with size C needles, yarns held together (one strand of each)

Notes
This sweater is knit in the round from the bottom up. Stitches are bound off for the underarms on the body to be seamed to the sleeves later, which are knit individually from the cuff up. The sleeves and body are joined in the yoke and raglan shaping is worked before short rows are worked across the back for shoulder shaping. Stitches are bound off for the neck opening, then the collar is picked up and knit with the smallest needles and folded in on itself and seamed for a rolled collar.