A top-down seamless cardigan with cables and lace motif around the yoke.

Design and construction:

• Top-down, seamless cardigan.
• Round yoke sweater.
• Cable and lace motif around yoke.
• Work cardigan back and forth in rows.
• Short rows below yoke to enhance the roundness of yoke.
• Length of body and sleeves can be modified easily. Continue sleeves in rounds.
• Pick up stitches along fronts for button bands.
• Only sewing is sewing on the buttons.
• 10 sizes available, 30 (33, 36, 39, 42, 45, 48, 51, 54, 56) based on finished garment chest measurements in inches

Skills required:

• Make increase - m1.
• Make decreases - ssk, k2tog, p2tog,
• Make cables.
• Work with yo (yarn over) for lace. Work short rows.

Yarn requirement:

• DK weight yarn - 940 (1020, 1090, 1160, 1250, 1370, 1470, 1550, 1620, 1720) yards.
• 840 (935, 995, 1060, 1145, 1255, 1345, 1420, 1480, 1570) meters.

Chart:

• One Chart.
• Written instruction for chart is also included.

Schematics: included in pattern.

Optional Modifications included in the pattern:

• Tighter neckline
• Higher back of neck during short row section. (see bottom photo of the gray sweater done by test knitter Mona)

Pattern tech edited by Judy Katheler