Style
A great transition piece for fall when a coat is too much and a sweatshirt just doesn’t measure up. Great for indoors as well. This piece keeps your interest both in knitting and wearability. The back and front are identical. The shoulders and neck are a straight bind off - no shaping. Throw it on and look pulled together effortlessly !
Skills Needed
Casting On
Knitting, purling, increasing, slipping stitches and cabling
Picking up stitches for the rib
Binding off
Videos are provided at olioknits.com for basic techniques as well as “how to” steps specific to this pattern.
Yarn
We used Peace Fleece Worsted (75% merino, 25% mohair 200 yards)
Small 7 skeins, Medium 8 skeins / Large 9 skeins/ X Large 11 skeins
Supplies Needed
Tape measure
Tapestry Needle
4 1 inch buttons
Needles - #7 and # 8 circular needle ( required only for the needle length as regular straight needles won’t hold all of the stitches. You will knit back and forth, not in the round )
Cable Needle
Please remember that after knitting up your swatch, your needle size may change.
Gauge- 4.5 stitches = 4” square in Stockinette Stitch using a #8 needle
Sizes
Measurements.
Size Small Medium Large XLarge
Bust 30-34“ 36-38”, 40- 44” 46”
Finished 32” 34” 36” 39”
width
Length 23 “ 24 “ 25” 25”