There are so many popular patterns that call for a lace weight mohair paired with fingering weight wool – sometimes in a matching color, sometimes a contrasting one, always creating an enticing fuzzy fabric. Neighborhood Fibre Co. Loft is just the yarn for this, and we’ve got loads of options in the fingering weight section here at our shop – you’ll find a few ideas below, and keep scrolling for patterns!
- Neighborhood Fiber Co. Loft: lace weight, hand dyed, 70% kid mohair, 30% silk, 459 yards/1.75 oz; $28 each
- Neighborhood Fiber Co. Studio Sock: fingering weight, hand-dyed, 100% machine-washable merino, 400 yards/100g; $34 each
- Kelbourne Woolens Perennial: light fingering weight, 60% superwash merino, 25% suri alpaca, 15% nylon, 497 yards/100 g; $26 each
- Brooklyn Tweed Peerie: fingering weight, 100% merino wool, 210 yards/50 grams, $17.25 each
Sweaters:
- “Love Note,” by Tin Can Knits – lace yoke pullover
- “No Frills Sweater,” by PetiteKnit – stockinette raglan pullover
- “Stockholm Slipover,” by PetiteKnit – stockinette vest
- “Jenny Sweater,” by PetiteKnit – smocked raglan pullover
- “Balloon Sweater,” by PetiteKnit – pullover with balloon sleeves
- “Diaphanous Raglan,” by Jessie Maed – v-neck pullover with sheer sleeves
- “Elton,” by Joji Locatelli – striped cardigan
- “Girlfriends Cardigan Anke,” by Ankestrick – garter stitch cardigan
- “Pink Fizz,” by Andrea Mowry – cabled pullover
Accessories:
- “Oslo Hat – mohair edition,” by PetiteKnit – ribbed hat
- “Anker’s Hat,” by PetiteKnit – segmented ribbed hat
- “Cloves Entwined Toque,” by Tif Neilan – slouchy hat with lateral braids
- “Leni,” by Isabell Kraemer – textured hat
- “Water Born,” by Jacqueline Cieslak – brioche headband
- “Indira Cowl,” by Vanessa Smith – cabled cowl
It can be tricky to visualize how different colors and textures of yarn will look when knit together – Tin Can Knits has a super helpful blog post about just that, “Layering With Mohair.” Read it and you are sure to be inspired – we can’t wait to see what yarn and color combinations you come up with!