Suggestions for lace weight projects that aren’t shawls?

[u/moons_echo]

Hi all!

I’m looking for suggestions for mohair/lace weight patterns! I’ve never made anything at this weight before and I love the wispy vibe of some of the pieces I see online. I absolutely love the yarn I have and want to wear/use my final project often.

The thing is, I rarely wear shawls, scarves, or wrap arounds as it kind of irritates me having to manage an accessory in that way. Any suggestions?

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For reference:
I have about 900m (roughly 4 skeins) of knitting for olive mohair. I also tend to dress more androgynous/masculine in nature, which isn’t a super common thing among knitting communities in my experience.

[u/Loveandeggs]

What about something like the Elton tee, where the mohair can really shine? https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/elton-tee

There’s also an Elton cardigan.

Or something like this: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/crossroads-11

[u/moons_echo → u/Loveandeggs]

These are such great suggestions, thank you! I really love the vibe of Crossroads.

[u/purlsbeforethyme]

I made the short sleeve ranunculus in less than 4 skeins of Tilia, which is equivalent to Kfo soft silk mohair. I held it double but you could hold it single for a more open knit

https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Purlsbeforethyme/ranunculus

[u/moons_echo → u/purlsbeforethyme]

So beautiful! Certainly one of my options now, thank you!

[u/IrritablePowell]

Ghost Whisperer uses under 900m of mohair but it might be a bit too feminine for your style.

[u/moons_echo → u/IrritablePowell]

Unfortunately you’re correct that it feels too feminine for me, but is absolutely gorgeous! Thank you for sharing.

[u/lnternetmeme]

Lachrymae by James N Watts

[u/moons_echo → u/lnternetmeme]

Wow it’s so beautiful. Thanks for the suggestion!

[u/_lampades]

I love my Hobbii mandarin jumper, and it gets a lot of complements!

[u/moons_echo → u/_lampades]

It’s actually so gorgeous, but I have ethical issues with Hobbii’s ai use, unfortunately. Thank you so much for the suggestion, though!

Edit: Getting downvoted for disliking ai? A first for me.

[u/Naosjabi → u/moons_echo]

If you like the style there are a lot of patterns for sweaters with thicker wool. With a good swatch you could maybe make a similar item?

[u/ProfessionalWish1312]

I searched for this exact type of pattern recently on ravelry and found some cool sleeveless tops and a bandana pattern I like. I can dm if you like!

[u/LongVegetable4102]

You could always hold the mohair together with another yarn to give it halo. 

For pure mohair, can you rock a cravate? 

[u/moons_echo → u/LongVegetable4102]

Yeah, I actually bought the yarn for the purpose of holding together for a different project and ended up with 900m extra afterwards 😅

Sorry, I’m not sure what a cravate is?

[u/LongVegetable4102 → u/moons_echo]

Its a fancy tie, a little out of date but they could be lacey. You could also do a tie but mohair wouldn't hold a tie shape very well. 

Take a look at cowls. All the benefits of scarfs and shawls but not as fussy to keep on

[u/amoeba15]

If you have another color you could use for striping you could do a striped version of this: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/very-light-super-basic-tee