Loch Mhor Sweater

The Loch Mhor Sweater was conceived after a long evening chatting by the fire in the garden, wondering what the warmest possible garment would be. This lead to a cross between the all over stranded colour work motifs found in Shetland designs, but worked on a super scale in bulky yarn.

It is a jumper I wear surprisingly often – in the mornings before yoga, on walk on a dry crisp winter day, straight after a swim and for all windy walks on a frozen loch.

Sizes

Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)

Finished bust circumference: 106.5 (118.5, 130.5, 142, 154, 166, 178, 189.5) cm /42.75 (47.5, 52.25, 57, 61.75, 66.25, 71, 75.75) in

Shown in Size 5 with 38 cm / 15 in positive ease at bust, and 5 cm / 2 in positive ease at upper arm.

For full size information please see Schematic.

Yarn

It is recommended that you use a 100% wool, non-superwash lofty bulky yarn in three colours.

MC – 470 (500, 540, 580, 620, 660, 700, 740) m / 530 (570, 620, 660, 710, 750, 800, 840) yds

CC1 – 290 (320, 340, 370, 390, 420, 440, 470) m / 330 (360, 390, 420, 450, 470, 500, 530) yds

CC2 – 50 (50, 60, 60, 60, 70, 70, 70) m / 50 (60, 60, 70, 70, 70, 80, 80) yds 


Sample is made using:

Álafoss Lopi, 100% wool, 100 m / 109 yards per 100g skein
MC – Ash Heather (0056) – 5 (5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 7, 8) skeins

CC1 – White (0051) – 3 (4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5) skeins

CC2 – Burnt Orange (1236) – 1 skein

Recommended alternatives:
Ullcentrum Island, 100% Wool, 100 m / 109 yds per 100g skein.

Tension

13.5 sts and 17 rows over 10 cm / 4 in, in stranded colourwork using larger needles, after blocking.

Needles

5.0 mm circular needles
6.5 mm circular needles

Use circular needles shorter than the finished bust circumference, as well as DPNs if preferred for working the sleeves.

£6.50