Designing is so hard! I’m sorry I open this post with a complain. I restarted so many times. Then once it was completed, I wasn’t so satisfy with the sprinkle pink with the natural. I was hoping the natural would be more white.
I started off the front with the same number of stitches as the back. I didn’t factor in that the cable would shrink the front substantially. So I added two 10 stitches on top and bottom of the front piece.
BUT! I do love knitting this large woven cable. It’s so easy but looks so interesting (to me anyway).
Size: small (16″ wide, 21″ long)
Yarn: We Are Knitters Cotton (Sprinkle Pink 4 skeins and Natural 1 skein)
Needles Size: US 6/4mm
This sweater is assembled vertically. Before knitting [k1p1] rib for the bottom, pick up stitches on the long side.
Back: Cast on 85 st, knit 100 rows with reverse stockinette stitch, cast off.
Once complete the 100 rows, pick up stitches on one of the long sides and knit 5 rows of k1, p1 rib. This will be the bottom of the back. Cast off all st.
Front: cast on 104 st
With even rows: knit all purl stitches of previous odd number rows, and purl all knit stitches of previous odd number rows. Odd rows being the right side.
C8F (cable 8 front): Slip next 4 sts onto cable needle and hold at front of work, knit next 4 sts from left-hand needle, then return 4 sts to left-hand needle and knit them.
C8B (cable 8 back): slip next 4 sts onto cable needle and hold at back of work, knit next 4 sts from left-hand needle, then return 4 sts to left-hand needle and knit them.
Row 1 (RS): p14, k20, *p8, k20, repeat * one more time, p14
Row 3: p14, k4, [C8F]twice, *p8, k4, [C8F]twice, repeat * one more time, p14
Row 5: p14, k20, *p8, k20, repeat * one more time, p14
Row 7: p14, k20, *p8, k20, repeat * one more time, p14
Row 9: p14, [C8B] twice, k4, *p8, [C8B] twice, k4, repeat * one more time, p14,
Row 11: p14, k20, *p8, k20, repeat * one more time, p14
Repeat the last 12 rows till reach row 100, cast off.
Pick up stitches on one of the long sides and knit [k1,p1] rib for 5 rows. Cast off.
Sleeves:
Row 1-26: cast on 30, [k1,p1] rib
Starting row 27, knit all even rows.
Row 27: purl and evenly increase 6 st with a total of 36 st.
Row 29: purl and evenly increase another 6 st with a total of 42 st.
Row 31: purl and evenly increase another 6 st with a total of 48 st.
Row 33: purl and evenly increase another 6 st with a total of 54 st.
Row 35: purl and evenly increase another 6 st with a total of 60 st.
Row 37-Row 99: Purl all odd rows and knit all even rows with 60 st.
Cast off.
Sew together all the pieces and tah-dah: Triple Triple Cable Sweater!
As always, if you have any questions, please let me know! 😀