Faux Cabled Cardigan by Vanessa Ewing

Faux Cabled Cardigan

Knitting
February 2016
Sport (12 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch on larger needles, after blocking
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
1208 - 1812 yards (1105 - 1657 m)
Women’s Small (Medium, Large, Extra Large, 2X)
English

Traditional yoke shaping makes this top-down cardigan a quick and easy knit. A clever arching lace motif along the yoke and hem gives the appearance of cables and is beautifully enhanced by the simple background of reverse stockinette. The sport-weight wool is worked up in a looser-than-normal gauge to make this a comfortable, lightweight cardigan. Simple yet stunning, this sweater will be divine layered over your favorite jeans or dressy skirt when spring weather turns nippy.

Yarn used: Galway Sport by Plymouth Yarn Company
• 8 (9, 10, 11, 12) skeins
Galway Sport by Plymouth Yarn Company, 100% wool (151 yds/50g) in color 12 Bordeaux

Tools:
• U.S. size 6 (4mm) 32 (32, 40, 40, 40)“ circular needles and set of 5 DPNs, or size required for gauge
• U.S. size 4 (3.5mm) 32 (32, 40, 40, 40)” circular needles and set of 5 DPNs
• Stitch holders
• Stitch markers
• 1” buttons, 7 total
• Yarn needle

Finished measurements:
Bust: 35.5 (38.75 , 41, 44.25 , 46.75 )“
Length: 25.75 (27, 27.75 , 28.75 , 29.5 )” (in front; back is approx 1” longer)
Shown in size 35.5”, modeled with 0.5” of negative ease