This woman's menswear-inspired knitted pullover features allover cables, a shawl collar, saddle shoulders, and set-in sleeves. The sweater is worked in pieces then seamed together.
Finished Size 38½ (42, 46, 50, 54)" bust circumference. Sweater shown measures 38½ ", modeled with 4" positive ease.
Yarn Nashua Handknits Creative Focus Worsted (75% wool, 25% alpaca; 220 yd [201 m]/100 g): #CFW.1265 new fern, 7 (8, 9, 10, 11) skeins. Yarn distributed by Westminster Fibers.
Yarn Weight #4 - Medium
Needles Body and sleeves—size 8 (5 mm): straight. Ribbing—size 5 (3.75 mm): straight and 32" circular (cir). Adjust needle sizes if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.
Notions Tapestry needle; stitch holder; cable needle (cn).
Gauge 18 sts and 24 rows = 4" in St st on larger needles; 25 sts and 24 rows = 4" in staghorn cable patt on larger needles.
Originally Published Interweave Knits Summer 2010