The Mixtape Sweater is pure joy to knit! Let the yarn do the work for you to create colorful, textured stripes. Customize your sweater with neck and sleeve options. Choose a Scoop Neck or Mock Neck, and sleeveless or long sleeve. Garter stitch Cuffs and Hem add the perfect finishing touch for what’s sure to become a staple piece of your wardrobe! 

What comes in your kit: 

* The yarn needed to complete this project, including 4-8 skeins of Mixtape yarn. This listing is for the Sleeveless version (both neck options). If you would like to see the kit listing for the Mixtape Sweater with long sleeves, please click here. (required yarn amount varies upon size you purchase). Please note any modifications to size or length may require additional yarn.

* The Mixtape Sweater pattern download - this will be emailed to you upon checkout

* Knit Collage University Video Class with step by step instruction on how to knit the Mixtape Sweater from start to finish in our app. You will receive an invitation to access your video class tutorials inside our app in a separate email shortly after checking out. If this is your first time gaining access to our app, you will be asked to create an account from that invitation.

What's not included:

* Needles - if you'd like these added to your kit, click here to see them

Pattern Details:

Skill Level: Beginner Knitter

Materials for Sleeveless:

4 (4, 5, 5, 6) [6, 7, 8, 8] skeins Mixtape Yarn (54% wool / 40% cotton / 6% nylon;
approx. 100 yds (91 m) / 100g), shown in Kaleidoscope (sleeveless) and Wild Child (long sleeve).

Needle Size:

Size US 11 (8 mm) 40” / 100 cm circular needles or size needed to obtain gauge, (and, unless using magic loop for Sleeves and Mock Neck options, additional needles of the same size for your preference of small circumference knitting)

Size J US 10 (6mm) crochet hook (or 2 mm smaller than knitting needles) for optional Scoop Neck edging

Gauge:

11 sts = 5” / 12.5 cm and 18 rows/rnds = 4” / 10 cm in Stockinette Stitch Worked Flat with Selvedge and Worked in the Round, steam blocked

Note: Adjust needle size as needed to achieve gauge, then use a crochet hook aprox. 2 mm smaller than needles. It is recommended to check your gauge for both working flat and in the round to confirm that they are the same. Use different size needles for working flat and in the round if necessary to achieve the same gauge for both

Sizes:  1 (2, 3, 4, 5)[6, 7, 8, 9]

Finished Measurements:

42.75 (47.25, 51, 54.5, 58.25) [62.75, 66.25, 71, 74.5]” / 107 (118, 127.5, 136.5, 145.5) [157, 165.5, 177.5, 186.5] cm finished chest circumference

Fit Note: 

Recommended to be worn with 7-12” / 17.5-30 cm of positive ease at the chest, depending on your preferred fit. Sleeveless sample is shown in a size 2 on a 34”/ 85 cm chest with 13.25” / 33 cm of positive ease. Long sleeve sample is shown in a size 2 on a 38”/ 95 cm chest with 9.25” / 23 cm of positive ease. 

Pattern Designer: Susan Hislop and Amy Small

Tap the link here to check out our Ravelry page for this style and see the Mixtape Sweater on a range of beautiful bodies!