Mohair Flor Sweater and Giveaway
Today I can finally share with you the sweater I have been working on for quiet awhile. When I first got Take Care Mohair skeins in my hands, I was overwhelmed with ideas and made countless swatches, trying to show off this beautiful fiber at its best. But they never "clicked" enough for me to turn them into a sweater, so I put them away for some time. Once I was wearing my La Flor sweater for a walk in town and this idea came to me - what this stitch pattern would look like in mohair? As I said before, I consider La Flor as one of my most versatile designs - you can play around with ease and many kinds of fiber to get a completely unique look. My first swatch made me really happy - I knew immediate that this is what I was looking for! I imagined a super cozy oversize mohair sweater covered in textured "flowers".
But I knew I wanted to change some things in the existing design to fit new yarn. Mohair is fuzzy and it takes away the crisp stitch definition, which means it won't work for every stitch pattern out there. So, I slightly changed the main stitch pattern of La Flor to fit new gauge and also opted for a more simple 1x1 rib for the hem, instead of a more "texture heavy" moss rib used in the original sweater.
This way the pattern just bloomed - I love how the texture is slightly "blurred" by mohair, but it is still there and creates beautiful visual effect.
One of the biggest changes made was the gauge obviously. The original La Flor was knit on much smaller needles and textured "flowers" look tiny compared to this version. Though I was knitting it on 7 mm needles, which is probably the highest number I went with for the sweater, the nature of this yarn doesn't make it look bulky at all. In fact, it is probably the lightest sweater I own - you don't feel the weight of it on your body at all. It is more like a big soft fluffy cloud surrounding your skin - amazing feeling! And with all that, it is very warm!
Among new details, you will also notice an added side split on the hem, raw sleeve edges and simple boat neck that is wide enough to wear off the shoulder. The modified drop shoulder sleeve is constructed in the same manner as the original one, the only thing that changed is the stitch count, obviously. 
La Flor update will be published this Sunday!
GIVEAWAY
Yarn Kit
Wool and the Gang team is offering you a bag full of the delicious Take Care Mohair skeins to make your own version of Mohair Flor. And the best part - you can choose your color! Take Care Mohair comes in 7 beautiful shades - you can stick to the original neutral grey or go bright! My advice - don't choose too dark colors, so you don't lose the texture effect of the stitch pattern. The winner will also receive the pattern copy! The yarn giveaway is open worldwide, except for Russia.
For yarn and one pattern copy giveaway, please, check my Instagram page today!
Pattern
And here I would love to giveaway 3 copies of the pattern, either for you or for your dear knitting friends. Just leave a comment under this post with your (or your friend's) Ravelry ID and I will randomly choose the winner this Sunday!
Good luck and thank you for being with me!
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