Herb gardens originated in the 12th century and were places for both the growing of medicinal herbs and for spiritual reflection.
Wearing this garment, you can imagine yourself stepping into early Summer and being in a peaceful place filled with sweet smells of herbs and gentle buzz of insects.

Herb Garden sweater is an elegant V-neck sweater featuring a broad cable band along the front, symbolising plant beds, and seed stitch trimming along the hem, cuffs, neckband, plus a narrow panel on the outside of the sleeves. The pattern has been professionally tech. edited, graded and tested. Youtube videos give help with all techniques.

Pattern includes 5 sizes with finished garment bust circumference of 34 (38, 42) (46, 50)”/ 86 (97, 107) (117, 127) cm. The garment is intended to be worn with 0-2” / 0-5 cm of positive ease.

(Heavy) fingering weight yarn to match pattern gauge.
Sample was knit in Julie Asselin ‘Fino’, colourway Jardinier
75% Merino, 15% Cashmere goat, 10% Silk
400yds / 370m per 4oz / 115g skein

Required amount:

1260 (1370, 1480) (1640, 1800) yds
1150 (1250, 1350) (1500, 1650) m

NEEDLES: 32-40” / 80-100 cm circular needles in 2 sizes:

Main: US 4 / 3.5 mm (or size to obtain gauge)
Smaller: US 2.5 / 3 mm (or 2 US sizes / 0.5 mm smaller than main)

NOTIONS: Stitch markers
Cable needle (roughly same size as main needles)
Row/stitch counter
Darning needle

GAUGE: 24 sts x 34 rows over 4“ / 10 cm square in stockinette on main needles

CONSTRUCTION: Herb Garden starts with the main body knitted bottom up in the round until dividing for front and back at the armpits. The fronts are knitted flat two at a time with V-neck shaping. The back is then knitted with shortrow back neck shaping. The fronts are joined to the back at the shoulders with 3-needle bind off.
The sleeves are slightly tapered, knitted bottom-up flat two-at-a-time with seed stitch panels along the centre, before being joined to the body with a decorative 3-needle BO (from the RS). Finally, the V-neck is finished with a seed stitch neckband.