The pattern consists of a front with cables knitted in the slip stitch technique; meaning you will not have to change colors within the same row but every other row. The back is a simple rectangle of stockinette knitted using both colors and bigger needles; to achieve a marled effect. The bottom edge is then finally knitted either in the round or if you don’t want to, flat, using a repeat of a simple colorwork flower motif.

Size: 70 cm / 27 in length; 76 cm / 30 in chest circumference, corresponding to an M size

Materials: 6 skeins of 50g/~160m DK yarn in two colors of your choice, 3 x main color (MC),
3 x contrast color (CC)
Cable needle
Pair of 4mm straight needles (optionally also circular ones, same size)
Pair of 6mm needles
Blunt needle for sewing and weaving in ends

Tension gauges: Cabled front with alternating single colors and 4mm needles: 40 st of the cabled center
front base measure 18 cm width, 22 rows make up ~10 cm in height

For 10cm / 4in: Stockinette in the back, with both colors and 6 mm needles:
13 st / 18-20 rows;

Stockinette fair isle with 4mm needles: 22 st / 25 rows