Errata: In version 3/28, chart placement is reversed on the back. Language will be updated to say: Work ribbing pattern as set until piece measures 2”, ending with a WS row. K x sts, pm, (p2, work Left Chart) x times, (work Right Chart, p2) x times, pm, x sts.

I love graphic cables and snuggly collars. For the Mindy cardigan, I combined my two favorite sweater elements for a cozy sweater to wear for the first fresh air stroll in early spring. The slightly a-line cardigan with wide cable panels that act like ribbing and pull in a little. This makes Mindy a very forgiving sweater as far as fit goes. The sample shown is worn with several inches of positive ease.

The Flying Buttress Cable reminds me of the yoke pattern from the Mork pullover I knit a few years ago. Knitters familiar with that sweater will be reminded of the graphic cable that made it distinctive, and understand this as a companion sweater in more than just the name.

For anyone not clear about what I mean by a “companion sweater”, the dynamic duo Mork and Mindy were darlings of 70’s television.

The sweater is knit using traditional construction, worked as pieces and seamed although knitters are free to knit the front and back seamlessly. The set-in sleeves are worked in the round to the underarm bind-off. The collar is knit using short rows to incorporate front placket stitches, and finished with an i-cord edging. Collar can be worn up for a Mandarin effect as seen in the detail photographs, or folded over as shown in the first photo.

Suggested Yardage: 7 (7, 8, 8, 9){10, 11, 11, 12, 12} skeins Lorna’s Laces Haymarket (100% Blue Faced Leicester: 215 yards/197 meters per 3.53 oz /100 gm). Sweater is shown in color #1111, The Skyway.

Notions: 8 or more buttons (5/8” are shown), cable needle, stitch holders, stitch markers,