cabled.pdf

Cabled an improvised design by Hinke

Having a pullover in mind but not being able to find a matching pattern, i decided to

make up my own - and i liked doing it!

Starting point was a big cable in the middle and then - copying a favorite shirt -

designed it on the fly.

Think it became quite a nice model, if i may say so myself :-)

After a few people asked me to make a pattern but having no experience in writing

patterns and not having much time now, i started by making merely a description

than writing a real pattern – and i guess it’s best to read this before starting, to see if

it makes sense to you. As follows:

Description

Pattern notes

My gauge is 10 sts and 14 rows per 10 cm/4 inches.

I used 5 skeins of Phildar Kid Mohair and knitted it on needles 8 mm, though next

time I’d choose 7 mm, since i think the fabric is a bit to open now.

Size adjusting should be quite easy, just cast on more stitches for the front/back, and

following the pattern description the rest will adjust automatically.

See the picture at the end of this document for the sizes of my version.

Furthermore, the order of knitting the different parts of the pullover is probably a bit

strange, since i made it all up while knitting. Starting with the front, then the sleeves

are knit, and the back is the last part to be knit.

Front

Starting with the front (or if you’d like back, while basically they’re the same) i casted

on 44 stitches that were being knit as follows:

k16, p1, k12 or cb12 for the cabled part, p1, k16

The stitches on the wrong side rows are being knit as they appear, so mostly purl.

You may want to adjust the number of stitches on each side of the cable (=both of

the k16’s) if you want the pullover to be bigger/wider or smaller/narrower. Mine is a

size small. Make sure it’s an even number of stitches though.

As for the shaping of the waist, i decreased and increased some stiches at regular

intervals at the sides of front and back. Decreased one at the first and second cable

turn, increased them again at the third and fourth cable turn.

After casting on your stitches start knitting:

k16, p1, k12 for the cable, p1, k16 – for 10 rows

k16, p1, c12 for the cable, p1, k16 – 1 row (rs)

Decide which length you want from hips to right under you breasts, and multiply that

into a number of cables (=11 rows per cable) so that the last cb12 will be on the

beginning of the V-neck (the bottom of your breasts). In my pullover that is a total of 5

‘cableturns’ (i’m Dutch and not sure if it’s the right word but guess you get it) so that

makes a total of 55 rows. Check your gauge to see what works for you.

When you’re at the last cb12 row, bind of the first k16 stitches plus the p1, cb12 the

cable part, and bind of the next p1 and k16’s. Now you’ll be left with the cable only.

Leave the 6 sts on the left side of the cable to rest on a scrap yarn or needle, and

start knitting the right side of the v-neck-border in stockinette stitch: just k6, turn, p6,

turn, k6 etc.

This is becoming a long strap that will go all over the shoulder to end at the other V-

opening at the back. So measure the length from were the breast starts to the top of

your shoulder and double that. In my case this is 54 cm’s.

When you reach the desired length, put those 6 sts on a scrap yarn or help needle as

well. Then repeat this for the left strap and leave the 6 sts to rest on a scrap yarn or

needle as well.

Sleeves

Next step is to knit the sleeves. I did so by picking up the stitches at the long side of

the straps just made, one stitch for every row. Starting with the right sleeve, pick up 1

st on every row of the strap. You can best do this while knitting. Make it an even

number, since the cable will be repeated here later on.

Then just knit stockinette stitch until you reach the width of your shoulder (10 cm in

my case).

At the following row now the middle 14 sts you knit p1, cb12, p1 again to start the

cable on the sleeves, and continue the cable pattern like you did on the front. When

you reach the desired sleeve length (in my case this is 42 cm, measured from the

strap) bind of all sts. It’s nicest if you do this at about 5 rows after the last cable turn.

Repeat this for the other sleeve.

Back

Now it’s time for the back (or front) - this part is knit top-down. To start it, pick up 46

stitches (or the same number of sts as you cast on for the front) while knitting

alongside the backside of the left sleeve as follows:

k16, p1, then k6 the stitches from the right strap-end that were left on the scrap yarn,

k6 the stitches from the left strap-end that were left on the scrap yarn (you’ll have

your first cable-twist now, this starts the V-back or -neck again), then p1, k16

alongside the right sleeve.

You’ll have the beginning of the back now, continue knitting the same pattern as you

did on the front, until you reach the same length as the front.

So far for the knitting part!

Seaming

Now you’ll only have to seam the loose-hanging left and right parts of the front (or

back), to the beginning of left- and right sleeves. These seams can be worn on your

back when they’re not very neat, or on the frontside if while seaming you shape them

a bit to fit your breasts. Then finish by seaming the sides of the body and the sleeves.

Well.. that ‘s pretty much it, and my first attempt to write down sort-of-pattern. Hope

you enjoyed it - and if there’s any questions just ask!

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