Seafoam Cables by Olivia Glennon

Seafoam Cables

Knitting
March 2026
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
34 stitches and 42 rows = 4 inches
in Seafoam Pattern
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
1370 - 2940 yards (1253 - 2688 m)
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)
English Finnish

Seafoam Cables is a slightly oversized, saddle-shoulder sweater with rolled edges for all details. Think of something to snuggle up in on breezy late summer evenings in coastal New England, emulating the laidback aesthetic of artsy Cape Cod towns, with residents wearing their cozy, workhorse sweaters over white button-downs and ripped jeans, walking barefoot on the beach.

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

Recommended ease: Approx. 4–6” / 10–15 cm of positive ease.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Chest Circumference: 36.25 (39, 42, 47.5, 50.5) (56, 58.75, 64.5, 67.25)“ / 92 (99, 106.5, 120.5, 128.5) (142, 149, 164, 171) cm.

Length from Underarm to Hem: 12.5 (12.5, 12.5, 12.25, 11.75) (11, 10.25, 10, 10)“ / 31.5 (31.5, 32, 31, 30) (28, 26, 25.5, 25.5) cm.

Total Length: 20 (20.5, 20.75, 21, 21.25) (21.5, 21.5, 22, 22)” / 51 (52, 52.5, 53.5, 54) (54.5, 54.5, 56, 56) cm

Sleeve Length from Underarm: 13 (13.5, 15.5, 16, 16.5) (19, 19, 19, 18.25)“ / 33 (34.5, 38.5, 40.5, 41.5) (48.5, 48.5, 48.5, 46.5) cm.

Upper Sleeve Circumference: 15.25 (15.75, 16, 17.25, 19) (21, 22.5, 24, 24)“ / 38.5 (40, 40.5, 44, 48.5) (53.5, 57, 61, 61) cm.

MATERIALS
Yarn: 12 (14, 16, 17, 20) (22, 23, 25, 26) balls of Shetland Spindrift by Jamieson’s of Shetland (100% Shetland wool, 115 yds / 105 m – 25 g), in the colourway Laurel.

Or approx. 1370 (1550, 1755, 1940, 2145) (2415, 2600, 2825, 2940) yds / 1255 (1420, 1605, 1775, 1960) (2210, 23780, 2585, 2690) m of lightweight 2-ply fingering-weight yarn.

Alternative yarn suggestions are for example 2ply Jumper Weight by Jamieson & Smith, Shetland by Harrisville Designs or Sølje by Hillesvåg.

Needles: US 3 / 3.25 mm 40” / 100 cm circular needles (for the rolled edges and the collar), US 4 / 3.5 mm 40” / 100 cm circular needles (for body and sleeves).

Notions: Stitch markers, stitch holders or waste yarn.

GAUGE
34 sts x 42 rounds and rows to 4” / 10 cm on US 4 / 3.5 mm needles in Seafoam Patt, after blocking.