Men’s cable jumper
With its combination of braided cables, turtleneck collar and relaxed fit, this stylish sweater is sure to go down a treat. By Bergère de France
CABLE JUMPER BACK
Cast on 82 (90: 98: 106: 114) sts using 4mm needles.
Work in 2x2 rib until Back measures 6cm from cast-on edge, ending after a WS row and dec 0 (0: 0: 2: 2) sts on final row.
[82 (90: 96: 104: 114) sts]
Change to 4.5mm needles.
Beg with a RS (knit) row, cont in st st until Back measures 43 (44: 45: 45: 46)cm from cast-on edge, ending after a WS row.
SHAPE ARMHOLES
Cast off 3 sts at beg of next 2 (2: 2: 2: 4) rows.
[76 (84: 90: 98: 102) sts]
Cast off 2 sts at beg of next 2 (2: 4: 4: 4) rows.
[72 (80: 82: 90: 94) sts]
Next row (RS dec) K3, k2tog, knit to last 5 sts, skpo, K3.
[2 sts dec’d]
Next row Purl.
Rep last 2 rows another 1 (2: 1: 2: 2) times. [68 (74: 78: 84: 88) sts] Cont straight until Back measures 64 (66: 68: 70: 72)cm from cast-on edge, ending after a WS row.
SHAPE SHOULDERS
Cast off 4 (5: 5: 5: 6) sts at beg of next 2 rows. [60 (64: 68: 74: 76) sts]
SHAPE RIGHT SHOULDER AND RIGHT BACK NECK
Next row (RS) Cast off 4 (5: 5: 6: 6) sts, patt until there are 15 (15: 16: 17: 17) sts on right needle, turn and cont on these sts only for right shoulder and neck.
**Next row (WS) Cast off 3 sts and patt to end.
[12 (12: 13: 14: 14) sts]
Next row Cast off 5 (5: 5: 6: 6) sts and patt to end.
[7 (7: 8: 8: 8) sts]
Next row Cast off 2 sts and patt to end. [5 (5: 6: 6: 6) sts]
Cast off rem sts.
SHAPE LEFT SHOULDER AND LEFT BACK NECK
With RS facing, rejoining yarn to work, cast off first 22 (24: 26: 28: 30) sts for Back neck, and patt to end.
Next row (WS) Cast off 4 (5: 5: 6: 6) sts and patt to end.
[15 (15: 16: 17: 17) sts]
Work as for Right Shoulder and Right Back Neck from ** to end, noting that Left Shoulder cast-offs will be worked on WS rows and Neck cast-offs will be worked on RS rows.
FRONT
Cast on 82 (90: 98: 106: 114) sts using 4mm needles. Work in 2x2 rib until Front measures 6cm from cast-on edge, ending after a WS row.
Change to 4.5mm needles.
Row 1 (RS) K23 (27: 30: 34: 39), work 36 (36: 38: 38: 36) sts in Cable patt foll Chart, inc 12 (12: 10: 10: 12) sts evenly spaced across row 1 as shown on Chart, K23 (27: 30: 34: 39).
[94 (102: 108: 116: 126) sts]
Row 2 P23 (27: 30: 34: 39), work 48 sts in Cable patt foll Chart, P23 (27: 30: 34: 39).
Keeping centre 48 sts in Cable patt, work straight until Front measures 43 (44: 45: 45: 46)cm from cast-on edge, ending after a WS row.
SHAPE ARMHOLES
Cast off 3 sts at beg of next 2 (2: 2: 2: 4) rows. [88 (96: 102: 110: 114) sts]
Cast off 2 sts at beg of next 2 (2: 4: 4: 4) rows. [84 (92: 94: 102: 106) sts]
Next row (RS dec) K3, k2tog, knit to last 5 sts, skpo, K3.
[2 sts dec’d]
Next row Purl.
Rep last 2 rows another 1 (2: 1: 2: 2) times. [80 (86: 90: 96: 100) sts]
Cont straight until Front measures 56.5 (58.5: 60.5: 62.5: 64.5)cm from cast-on edge, ending after a RS row.
Next row (WS) P16 (19: 21: 24: 26), K3, P4, p2tog twice, K3, P3, K3, P4, p2tog twice, K3, P3, K3, P4, p2tog twice, K3, P16 (19: 21: 24: 26). [74 (80: 84: 90: 94) sts]
SHAPE LEFT FRONT NECK
Next row (RS) K27 (29: 30: 32: 33), turn and work on these sts for Left Front Neck only.
***Cast off 3 sts at beg of next row, 2 sts at beg of foll alt row and 1 st at beg of 4 foll alt rows. [18 (20: 21: 23: 24) sts]
Work straight until Left Front measures same as Back to beg of shoulder shaping, ending at shoulder edge.
SHAPE LEFT FRONT SHOULDER
Cast off 4 (5: 5: 5: 6) sts at beg of next row, 4 (5: 5: 6: 6) sts at beg of foll alt row, and 5 (5: 5: 6: 6) sts at beg of foll alt row.
[5 (5: 6: 6: 6) sts]
Work 1 row straight. Cast off rem sts.
SHAPE RIGHT FRONT NECK
With RS facing, rejoin yarn to work, cast off first 20 (22: 24: 26: 28) sts for centre Front neck and patt to end. [27 (29: 30: 32: 33) sts]
Work 1 row straight.
Work as for Left Front Neck from *** to end.
SLEEVES
Cast on 42 (46: 46: 50: 50) sts using 4mm needles.
Work in 2x2 rib until Sleeve measures 6cm from cast-on edge, ending after a WS row and inc 1 (0: 1: 0: 1) st or dec 0 (1: 0: 1: 0) st on final row. [43 (45: 47: 49: 51) sts]
Change to 4.5mm needles.
Cont straight in st st and shape sleeves as follows:
Next row (RS inc) K2, M1, knit to last 2 sts, M1, K1. [2 sts inc’d] Beg with a WS (purl) row, work 11 (9: 9: 7: 7) rows straight in st st. Rep inc row. [2 sts inc’d]
Rep last 12 (10: 10: 8: 8) rows another 1 (5: 2: 7: 4) time(s).
[49 (59: 55: 67: 63) sts]
Beg with a WS (purl) row, work 9 (7: 7: 5: 5) rows straight in st st. Rep inc row. [2 sts inc’d]
Rep last 10 (8: 8: 6: 6) rows another 4 (1: 5: 2: 6) time(s).
[59 (63: 67: 73: 77) sts]
Cont straight in st st until Sleeve measures 47cm from cast-on edge, ending after a WS row.
SHAPE TOP SLEEVE
Cast off 3 sts at beg of next 2 (2: 2: 2: 4) rows. [53 (57: 61: 67: 65) sts] Cast off 2 sts at beg of next 2 (2: 4: 4: 2) rows. [49 (53: 53: 59: 61) sts]
Working all sleeve decs 3 sts in from each edge, dec at beg and end of 3 (6: 4: 5: 5) foll rows, 6 (2: 3: 4: 4) foll 4th rows, and 4 (5: 4: 4: 2) foll alt rows. [23 (27: 31: 33: 39) sts]
Cast off 2 sts at beg of next 4 (2: 4: 2: 4) rows, 0 (3: 3: 3: 3) sts at beg of next 0 (2: 2: 4: 2) rows and 0 (0: 0: 0: 4) sts at beg of next 0 (0: 0: 0: 2) rows. [15 (17: 17: 17: 17) sts]
Cast off.
COLLAR
Cast on 110 (114: 118: 122: 126) sts using 4mm needles. Work in 2x2 rib for 7cm and leave sts on hold.
FINISHING
Join shoulder seams.
Graft collar to edge of neck, then join the short ends of the neckband.
Sew top of sleeves to edge of armholes.
Sew sleeve seams and sides of sweater.
Weave in ends.
Block gently to measurements, following any yarn care instructions on the ball band.