34 Wide Sweater with Round Yoke by Rebecca Design Team

34 Wide Sweater with Round Yoke

Knitting
August 2007
Aran (8 wpi) ?
15.5 stitches and 24 rows
in stockinette stitch
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 9 - 5.5 mm
1562 yards (1428 m)
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Pattern available in German and English

Summary from Rebecca #34: “For this unusual sweater work first the wide cable, then join to a ring. Then work on the rib patt and lower panel to the cable. There are charts for the pattern and yoke decreases”

Size: To fit bust 82-97cm (32-38”)

Needles: 4-5mm (US 6-8) and 5-6mm (US 8-10) needles, 5-6mm (US 8-10) circular needles in 100cm (40”), 60cm (24”), and 40cm (16”) lengths, and 4-5mm (US 6-8) circular needle 40cm (16”) long

Gauge: 15-16 sts and 24 rows/rounds stockinette and reverse stockinette stitch to 10cm (4”) on 5-6mm needles. The 34 sts cable yoke - about 13 cm wide; the 9 center sts of cable pattern = 3.5cm wide