HEART ON YOUR SLEEVE SWEATER

A cable project with a traditional look and modern construction.

The Heart on Your Sleeve Sweater is a top-down raglan design with heart-shaped cables flowing from the shoulder to the cuff. The sleeves carry the main visual interest, while the body is worked in plain stockinette for a balanced look. This design is part of the String of Hearts cable work series, continuing the theme with a clean silhouette that showcases the cable details.

CONSTRUCTION
This sweater is worked seamlessly from the top down. It begins with a 2×2 ribbed neckband, followed by short rows to shape the neckline before the raglan increases begin. As the yoke expands, the heart-shaped cable panels form along each sleeve and continue uninterrupted to the cuffs.

The fit is relaxed and comfortable, with straight sleeves and small side slits at the hem for ease. The plain body is intentionally simple to highlight the cable detail on the sleeves.

The pattern includes both written instructions and a chart for the sleeve cables.

KEYWORDS
Top-down, short rows, in-the-round, raglan shoulders, cables, chartwork, 1/1 & 2/2 cables, and “string of hearts” cables

DIFFICULTY
Adventurous beginner / Moderate cable work

SIZES
1 2 3 (4 5 6) 7 8 9

Finished Measurements after blocking
Chest Circumference:
100 106 114 (122 130 138) 144 152 160cm /
39 42 45 (48 51 54) 57 60 63″

Length on the back (all lengths are adjustable):
• Below neckband to body & sleeve separation: approx. 23 24 25 (26 27 28) 30 30 30cm / 9.1 9.4 9.8 (10.2 10.6 11) 11.8 11.8 11.8″
• Body & sleeve separation to start of bottom ribbing: approx.18 19 20 (21 22 23) 24 24 24cm / 9 9.4 9.8 (10.2 10.6 11) 12 12 12″
Bottom ribbing length: approx.10cm / 3.9″
The model in the photo has a chest circumference. of 89cm / 35″, wearing size 3 with 25cm / 10” of positive ease.

GAUGE
18 sts x 26 rows = 10 x 10cm or 4 x 4″ in stockinette sts after blocking with 5 mm / US 8 needle.
If you cannot get the same gauge, adjust the needle size to obtain the number of sts for a 10 cm / 4” WIDTH. Length is adjustable.
Note: if you are using ‘shorties’ circular needles for the sleeves, you may have to prepare a swatch with shorties in a comparatively small size circle to get an accurate gauge. Shorties tend to knit a tighter gauge. You may try going up a needle size with shorties to match the body gauge.

YARN
Samples
Green Grey sample: Oliver, The Knitting Loft, 100% non-super wash merino, 218yds/199m, 100g, semi-solid, tonals, col. Muted Green, approx. 500 600 600 (700 700 800) 800 900 900g

Powder Blue sample: 1 strand of Tweed Supreme, MAJO Garn, 100% superfine merino wool, 383 yds/350m, 50g, solid, tweedy, col. 509, Dove Blue, 150 200 200 (250 250 300 ) 350 400 400g, held together with 1 strand of Pearl Mohair, MAJO Garn, 70% Mohair, 30% Silk, 230yds/210m, 25g, Solid, fluffy, col. Mist, 125 125 125 (150 150 175) 175 200 200g
Note: The quantity of 2 different yarns for the powder blue sample is an estimate based on sizes 3 & 4. Mohair yardage doesn’t always compute directly to go with the companion yarn.