The Goldsmobile Top was inspired by a flexible approach to dressing for fall: even the sunniest days are book-ended with cooler mornings and evenings. This cabled top is designed to work equally well over a sleek turtleneck or a well-loved plaid flannel shirt. There is no shaping in the body and the armholes are sized to accommodate layering.
The body is knit flat from the bottom up, beginning with a split hem. Stitches are picked up from the body for the turtleneck and armhole edgings, each of which is worked in the round. A tubular cast-on and cast-off are used for the hem and turtleneck to ensure that both have sufficient stretch.

Finished Chest Circumference
33.5 (38.25, 43.25, 47.5, 52.5)“ / 85 (97.25, 109.75, 120.5, 133.25) cm.

Yarn
Superbulky yarn at 52 yds 48 m per approx 100 g 3.5 oz: 572 (676, 728, 832, 884) yds
--Sample shown in Sugar Bush Yarns Chill (100% superwash merino wool): #1004 Yukon gold.

Needles
US 9 (5.5 mm): 24” (60 cm) circular needle OR straight needles (for tubular CO)
US 10.5 (6.5 mm): 16” (40 cm) and 24” (60 cm) circular needles
US 11 (8 mm): 16” (40 cm) and 24” (60 cm) circular needles, or size needed to obtain gauges

Notions
Stitch markers; 8 removable markers; cable needle; waste yarn or stitch holders; yarn needle.

Gauges
13 sts / 15 rows = 4” (10 cm) in 2x2 Rib patt on largest needle, after blocking
22 sts / 38 rows = 6½“ (16.5 cm) wide in Cable Panel on largest needle, after blocking