Cables grow like Rambling vines over an alternating stockinette- and reverse stockinette-stitch background (really a knit 8, purl 4 rib) on this beautiful turtleneck pullover. Designed so that the cables cross both right and left but in only one direction on any given row, this sweater is amazingly easy to knit. The turtleneck is intentionally tall and loose for comfort and style but can be made smaller by eliminating stitches in multiples of four and shortening.
Finished Size: 43 (48, 53, 57 1/2)" (109 [122, 134.5, 146] cm) chest circumference. Sweater shown measures 53" (134.5 cm).
Yarn: Reynolds Candide (100% wool; 170 yd [155 m]/100 g): #01 natural, 8 (9, 9, 10) skeins.
Yarn weight: #4 - Medium
Gauge: 20 sts and 25 rows = 4" (10 cm) in cable pattern on larger needles.
Needles: Body and Sleeves—Size 8 (5 mm): straight. Ribbing—Size 6 (4 mm): straight and 16" (40-cm) circular (cir). Adjust needle sizes if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.
Notions: Cable needle (cn); marker (m); tapestry needle.
Originally Published: Interweave Knits, Fall 2000