RIB AND CABLE SWEATER
Yarn: ROZENA by Laines du Nord
Size S/M: 15 balls (25 g each), col 3011 (brown)
Straight needles: size 5 mm
Others: cable needle, large-eye darning needle, pins, stitch markers, scissors, measuring tape.
TENSION
10 x 10 cm = 24 sts (1 horizontal pattern repeat) and 24 r (4 vertical repeats), worked in cable stitch pattern using 5 mm needles.
It is very important to check your gauge and measure the tension correctly to achieve the same results and measurements as the pattern.
If the gauge is different, try adjusting the needle size up or down by half a size until you get the correct measurement.
STITCHES USED
1x1 Rib
R 1 (RS): (k1, p1) rep to end of row.
R 2 and foll r: work sts as they appear.
Stockinette Stitch
R 1 (RS): knit all sts.
R 2 (WS): purl all sts.
Cable Stitch Pattern: for the front and back, follow diagram 1. For the sleeves, follow diagram 2, repeating the pattern from row 3 to row 8
until the specified length is reached.
ABBREVIATIONS
RS = right side of the work
WS = wrong side of the work
SM = stitch marker
col = color(s)
r = row(s)
st(s) = stitch(es)
k = knit
p = purl
rep = repeat
rep ** = repeat from * to *
foll = following
bind off = bind off using the skp technique.
M1 = make one (lift the horizontal strand between two stitches with the left needle and knit it through the back loop). When working M1
increases in the sleeve, make the first increase after the first st of the row and the second increase before the last st of the row.
3/3 RC = slip 3 sts to cable needle and hold to back, k3, then k3 from cable needle.
3/3 LC = slip 3 sts to cable needle and hold to front, k3, then k3 from cable needle.
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Size shown in photo: S/M
Bust width: 50 cm
Sleeve length: 46 cm
Upper sleeve circumference: 42 cm
Body length from underarm: 38 cm
Total length: 60 cm
Procedure
DETAILED PATTERN INSTRUCTIONS
BACK
Cast on 112 sts and work 6 r in 1x1 rib for the lower edge. Begin working as follows:
R 1: k5, p3, 3/3 RC, p3, (k6, p3, 3/3 RC, 3/3 LC, p3) 3 times, k6, p3, 3/3 LC, p3, k5.
R 2: work sts as they appear.
Continue foll diagram 1, repeating r 3 to 8, 24 times (24 cable crosses), for a total of 144 r (including the initial 2 setup r, this brings you to 146 r
total). Then work r 147 and 148 foll the final 2 r of diagram 1. Maintain the established cable pattern and begin shoulder shaping on r 149: bind
off at both sides 10 sts every 2 r, 4 times and on r 157 (when total length is 160 cm), bind off the remaining 32 sts for the neckline.
FRONT
Work the front as given for the back, foll diagram 1. Rep r 3 to 8 of the pattern 21 times (21 cable crosses), for a total of 126 r (including the
initial 2 setup r, this brings you to 128 r total). On r 129, begin shaping the neckline: bind off the center 12 sts, then continue working each side
separately, maintaining the cable pattern.For the neckline shaping, bind off on each neck edge as follows: 3 sts every 2 r, twice, 2 sts every 2 r,
once, 1 st every 2 r, 3 times (32 sts total bound off for the neckline). Then continue straight until shoulder shaping. At the same time on r 149,
shape the shoulders as for the back.
SLEEVES
Cast on 74 sts and work 12 r in 1x1 rib. Begin working as follows:
R 1: k4, (p3, 3/3 RC, 3/3 LC, p3, k6.) 3 times, ending the last repeat with k4 instead of k6.
R 2: work sts as they appear.
Continue foll diagram 2, repeating r 3 to 8 of the pattern, 18 times, for a total of 108 r (including the initial 2 setup rows, this brings you to 110
rows total).
At the same time increase 1 st at each edge to expand the stockinette sections at the sides, on the foll r: 9, 21, 33, 45, 57, 69, 81 and 93.
Then, continue working on these 90 sts until r 111 (when total length is 46 cm) and bind off all sts.
FINISHING
On the WS sew all seams.
Sew one shoulder seam.
Neckband: using 5 mm needles, evenly pick up 52 sts along the front neckline and 38 sts along the back neckline, for a total of 90 sts. Work
18 r in 1x1 rib and at the end, bind off all sts, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Sew the second shoulder seam and sew the neckband closed along one side. Next, fold the neckband in half to the inside with WS facing, and
sew the upper edge (bind-off r) to the neckline base (pick-up r) with small, invisible stitches.
Pin the upper edge of one sleeve to the center section of the side edges of the front and back panels, aligning the center of the sleeve cap with
the shoulder seam. Sew the sleeve in place. Repeat for the second sleeve on the opposite side. Sew the side seams and sleeve seams.
Weave in all ends. Wet and block.
INSTRUCTIONS
This sweater has a relaxed fit and is designed to accommodate multiple sizes.
It is made up of 2 identical panels (front and back) and two sleeves, all worked separately and seamed together during finishing.
