Sweater with cable pattern
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Size:
36-42
Finished measurments:
Width, wrist to wrist: 114 cm Circumference, hip: 116 cm Length: 68 cm
Materials:
Katia, Alpaca Gold. Content: 73% superfine alpaca, 20% polyamide, 7% polyester.
25 g = 120 m.
10 balls col 351 camel
Needles:
Size 4,5 and 5 mm
Tension:
Using the size 5 mm needles in stockinette st: 17 sts and 19 rows = 10x10 cm.
Using the size 5 mm needles in cable st: 25 sts and 19 rows = 10x10 cm
Back
Using the size 5 mm needles cast on 99 sts. Work in 1x1 ribbing. When back measures 2,5 cm measuring from the start continue working in stockinette st, increasing at each edge, at the beginning of every row as follows: 1 st 8 times, 2 sts 20 times.
Total: 195 sts.
Shoulders: At a distance of 47,5 cm measuring from the start, bind (cast off) at each edge, at the beginning of every row as follows: 3 sts 7 times, 4 sts 11 times, 17 sts 1 time. Neckline: At a distance of 21 cm measuring from the start of the shoulder shaping, bind (cast off) the remaining 31 sts.
Front
Using the size 5 mm needles cast on 122 sts. Work in 1x1 ribbing. When front measures 2,5 cm measuring from the start, continue working with the following st distribution: 17 sts in stockinette st, 88 sts in cable st following chart A, 17 sts in stockinette st. Continue working with this st distribution, increasing at each edge, at the beginning of every row as follows: 1 st 8 times, 2 sts 20 times.
Total: 218 sts.
Shoulders: At a distance of 47,5 cm measuring from the start, bind (cast off) at each edge, at the beginning of every row as follows: 3 sts 7 times, 4 sts 11 times, 23 sts 1 time. Neckline: At a distance of 16 cm measuring from the start of the shoulder shaping, bind (cast off) the central 22 sts and continue working each side separately, binding (casting off) at the beginning of every right side row of the work at the neckline edge as follows: 4 sts 1 time, 3 sts 1 time, 2 sts 1 time, 1 st 1 time.
Finish the other side in the same manner but reverse the shaping.
Finishing
All the seams are sewn using side seams.
Sew one shoulder.
Collar: Using the size 4,5 mm needles pick up all the sts around the neckline, increasing or decreasing where necessary on the 1st row in order to obtain a total of 85 sts.
Work in 1x1 ribbing.
When collar measures 7 cm measuring from the start, bind (cast off) all the sts using the tubular bind off method.
Sew the other shoulder and the collar seam.
Sew the sides.
Design: Katia
times 2 sts, 1 time 11 sts)
* 3 times 1 st, 1 row without increasing * work from * to * a total of 2 times; ** 1 time 2 sts, 2 times 1 st, 1 row without increasing ** work from ** to ** a total of 5 times; 3 times 2 sts, 1 time 13 sts
(* 3 times 1 st, 1 row without increasing * work from * to * a total of 2 times; ** 1 time 2 sts, 2 times 1 st, 1 row without increasing ** work from ** to ** a total of 5 times; 3 times 2 sts, 1 time 14 sts)
You have: 168 (178) 188 (198) sts. Sleeves: When total length is 37 cm, for sleeves continue to work straight.
Neckline: When work measures 14 (15) 16 (17) cm from the beginning of the sleeves, divide work in two equal parts and using 2 separate balls of yarn, continue to work each half separately.
You have: 84 (89) 94 (99) sts on each half.
End of neck: When work measures 32 (33) 34 (35) cm from the beginning of the sleeves, join the 2 halves together and continue to work across all sts.
End of sleeves: When work measures 40 (42) 44 (46) cm from the beginning of the sleeves, at both edges decrease, each right side row, as follows:
1 time 10 sts, 3 times 2 sts; * 1 row without decreasing, 2 times 1 st, 1 time 2 sts * work from * to * a total of 5 times; ** 1 row without decreasing, 3 times 1 st, ** work from ** to ** a total of 2 times.
(1 time 11 sts, 3 times 2 sts; * 1 row without decreasing, 2 times 1 st, 1 time 2 sts * work from * to * a total of 5 times; ** 1 row without decreasing, 3 times 1 st ** work from ** to ** a total of 2 times.)
1 time 13 sts, 3 times 2 sts; * 1 row without decreasing, 2 times 1 st, 1 time 2 sts * work from * to * a total of 5 times; ** 1 row without decreasing, 3 times 1 st,** work from ** to ** a total of 2 times.
(1 time 14 sts, 3 times 2 sts; * 1 row without decreasing, 2 times 1 st, 1 time 2 sts * work from * to * a total of 5 times; ** 1 row without decreasing, 3 times 1 st ** work from ** to ** a total of 2 times.) When work measures 30 cm from the end of the sleeves continue to work in 2x2 ribbing, beginning with k2 and finishing with k2 (k2) p2 (p2). When work measures 37 cm from the end of the sleeves, bind off (cast off) all sts.
Finishing
Sew side and underarm seams using side seam technique.
Design: Katia