Carefree Cables by Deborah Newton

Carefree Cables

Knitting
September 2009
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
16 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in garter stitch
US 10 - 6.0 mm
US 15 - 10.0 mm
1390 - 1946 yards (1271 - 1779 m)
36.5 (40.5, 44.5, 48.5)" / 92.5 (103, 113, 123) cm
English

Size: To fit sizes Small (Medium, Large, Extra Large)

Finished Measurements:

  • Bust at underarm: 36.5 (40.5, 44.5, 48.5)“ / 92.5 (103, 113, 123) cm
  • Length to back neck: 25 (25.5, 26, 26.5)“ / 63.5 (65, 66, 67.5) cm

Materials:

  • Queensland Collection Rustic Tweed (63% Wool, 27% Alpaca, 19% Donegal; 100g/278yd) Color #906 Salmon: 5 (5, 6, 7) hanks
  • Straight knitting needles sizes 10 (6mm) and 15 (10mm)
  • 24” (61cm) Circular knitting needle size 10 (6mm)
  • Cable needle
  • Stitch markers
  • Yarn needle

Gauge:

  • Garter St using size 10 needles: 16 sts and 32 rows = 4” (10cm)
  • Cable worked over 10 sts measures approximately 1.75” (4.5cm) wide