The Snowbound Sweater has been a long time in the making and it’s finally here! This sweater is knit up in Merino wool so is super cosy for those cold wintry days, but because of the nature of merino it’s perfect for fall and spring too! It is slightly cropped, but can be adjusted to whatever length you require, plus has a slightly drop shoulder on one side too. - Not your average Sweater that’s for sure!

Materials

MillaMia Naturally Soft Aran (Dusk) 12 x 50g ball
5mm Needles (or to obtain gauge)
3.25mm Needles
Cable Needle
Stitch markers
Yarn Needle

Gauge

18 sts + 24 rows = 4”/10cm in Stockinette

Finished Size

This pattern is written in One Size. The photos show a size 10/12 (UK Size) wearing the sweater. However, the sweater has been designed as oversized and so should still look great on a smaller stature, whilst still being great for slightly larger ladies too!

Width (across sleeves) = 155cm
Length (from top of right shoulder to bottom) = 60cm

Abbreviations

This pattern uses a series of different cable stitches to create both the braid and diamonds. Each technique has its own abbreviation as detailed below.

C1 Worked over 9 sts - Place 3 sts on cable needle, hold cable needle in front of your work, K3, K3 from cable needle, K3

C2 Worked over 9 sts - K3, place 3 sts on cable needle, hold cable needle behind your work, K3, K3 from cable needle

C3 Drop st behind work, K1, pick up the dropped st on left needle & purl it

C4 Drop st in front of work, P1, pick up the dropped st on left needle & Knit it

C5 Drop st in front of work, K1, pick up the dropped st on left needle & Knit it

M1L Pick up the bar inbetween 2 sts from front to back, then knit through the back loop

M1R Pick up the bar inbetween 2 sts from back to front, then knit

SSP Slip 2 stitches as if to knit onto right needle. Transfer the 2 sts, still twisted back to left needle, then purl them together through the back loops

SSK Slip 2 stitches as if to knit onto right needle. Insert left needle into front of both sts and knit them together

K2tog Knit 2 stitches together
P2tog Purl 2 stiches together
SS(pw) Slip the next stitch purl wise

Notes

• The sweater has been designed using Millamia Naturally Soft Merino Wool, and knits up to create a lovely soft and squidgy sweater for those wintry days.
• This Sweater is made up slightly unusually. It is worked widthways from the start of one sleeve to the end of the other.
• The Snowbound Sweater is knit flat in two pieces and seamed together. This is great for those of you who hate seaming and trying to line up all those pieces in the correct place. Don’t worry, even though the pattern looks quite complicated, once you get into it, it becomes quite rhythmic and you’ll start to know which cables happen where and it’ll get easier and easier. I’d advise that you start with the back panel to get used to the constant increases/decreases along the sleeve and neck before you get to grips with the front panel and it’s cable intricacies.
• Any instuctions between * * should be repeated until the end of the row (unless otherwise specified) The Snowbound Sweater is slightly cropped, so if you want to make the sweater to be longer, cast on more sts after row 117 (preferably in a mulitple of 6 in order to keep the back pattern correct) on both the back and front. For the front, just knit/purl these extra sts at the beginning/end of each row, making sure to still account for the 4 st band at the bottom edge. On the back, carry on the 4x2 rib pattern across the extra sts you have cast on.
• You will need more balls of yarn if you do this as the sweater as it stands uses exactly the 12 balls of yarn.