The Pick n Mix Sweater is 4 sweater patterns in 1.
It’s knitted in a stranded cable pattern (it’s easier than it looks) and there are 4 different cable design to choose from: Twister, Zigzag, Peanut and Coral.
The pattern also has different suggestions on how to make the sweater even more funky, for example by adding stripes.

The Pick n Mix Sweater is an oversized dropped shoulder sweater, with a saddle shoulder construction.
It’s knitted top down, starting with a German twisted cast-on, before continuing in a 2x2 rib. 

The shoulder saddles are knitted in a cabled intarsia pattern. Stitches are picked up along the shoulder saddles, and the front and back panels are knitted flat in stranded cables, while at the same time working German short rows to give a slant to the shoulders. The front and back are then joined in the round under the arms, continuing the cable pattern before ending with a 2x2 ribbed hem.

The sleeves are picked up around the armhole, and knitted in the round, continuing the pattern from the shoulder saddle. Sizes 5-8 have a modified dropped shoulder to make sure it doesn’t sit too far down on the arm (They are therefore knitted flat for a few cm, before joining in the round). The sleeves are then decreased before ending with a 2x2 ribbed hem. 

So, how will you Pick n Mix your Pick n Mix Sweater?

Size
1 (2) 3 (4) 5 (6) 7 (8) 
Measurements
Chest circumference finished sweater (including 20-30 cm positive ease): 96 (108) 120 (132) 144 (156) 168 (180) cm
For additional measurements see photo.

I’m 158 cm tall and have a chest measurement of 93 cm and I’m wearing size 3

Yarn
Peruvian Highland Wool by Filcolana
(100 m/50 g, 100% wool)

Colour A (blue): 8 (8) 9 (10) 11 (12) 13 (14) skeins
Colour B (pink): 5 (6) 7 (7) 8 (9) 11 (12) skeins

Note! if you work stripes on one or both colours, divide the number of skeins by the number of colours of your stripes. You might need a little more or less of each colour, so make sure to round up.

Needles

• 4 mm, 40 and 80 or 100 cm.
• 5.5 mm, 40 and 80 or 100 cm. Note! Needle size is just a suggestion. Choose needles that meet gauge.

Materials

• Cable needle
• Stitch markers
• Stitch holder

Psst…
The Pick n Mix Sweater perfectly matches the rest of the Pick n Mix family. Check out the Pick n Mix Beanie and the Pick n Mitts.