Handsome sweaters for lads are always in high demand, and this one is exceptionally so. Bold braided cable panels are flanked by smaller braid cables; these panels are repeated on the back. V necked in both versions, one sports a shawl collar shaped by wrapped short rows, worked from the bottom right front to the bottom left front all at once. Sleeves are set in with a rounded cap. Shoulders are sloped for a still more refined fit. This is a cardi that the child will be proud to point out in baby pictures once grown to adulthood.