Pattern Description:
Embrace Claire’s Outlander style with the flattering to all shapes and sizes Highland Cable Bodice! Designed in Plymouth Baby Alpaca Grande this Bodice is cleverly created in two separate side buttoned pieces creating a vest that falls effortlessly across the body. It’s a uniquely modern take on a classic cabled vest, which creates a slimming-waist accentuating effect.
Knit with traditional Aran patterns including a cable within a cable then flanked by mirrored cables and mock cables that are all edged with a twisted ribbed. Simply finished with an accent button on each side that fastens each piece creating side slits. Whatever your style the Cable Bodice is ideal for layering throughout the seasons. Just like Claire Fraser, it’s enduringly elegant whichever century you may find yourself!

Materials:
• 8 hanks Plymouth Baby Alpaca Grande: 100% Baby Alpaca with 110 yards/100 grams.
o Color: Dark Denim #638
• Size 9 – 29” or 32” circular needles or size to obtain gauge
• Cable needle
• 2 – 1 ½” buttons

Gauge Before Blocking:
20 sts to 4” = 5 sts to 1” worked in Twisted Rib pattern on size 9 needles with Baby Alpaca Grande.

Size:
• One size fits most. See Section 7 for alternate sizing for those who prefer a larger or smaller Highland Cable Bodice. #sizeinclusive

Approximate Finished Size Before Blocking:
• 10” (front width over cable section) and 10 ¼ ” (back width over yarn over rib lace section) x 49” length.

Skill Level:
Advanced Beginner/Intermediate and Beyond

Techniques:
• Knit and purl
• Switch between the knit st and purl st in the same row
• Decrease and increase
• 3 types of cables and a mock cable
• Follow a 12-row multi cable chart/pattern
• Twisted rib, yarn overs, K2tog and ssk

Contact & Support:
email: nadinesknits@gmail.com
Ravelry ID: NadinesKnits
Website: www.nadinesknits.com