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Spiraling cables twirl up the front of this lightweight cardigan. A perfect layering piece for spring and fall, this classic cardigan will become a wardrobe staple!

The cardigan is worked from the bottom up in one piece with a cable motif running along both fronts and faux seams along the sides. The sleeves are worked separately to the armholes and then joined to the body seamlessly. Raglan decreases shape the shoulders to the neckline. Stitches are picked up along the fronts and the neckline to add the button bands and the collar.

The cardigan has optional waist shaping on the back. Its length is easily adjusted if knitters would prefer a boxier, cropped look.

The cable pattern has both written and charted instructions.

Sizes
Finished bust (when buttoned): 33 (37, 41, 45, 49, 53, 57, 61)” / 84 (94, 104, 114.5, 124.5, 134.5, 145, 155) cm. This cardigan is intended to be worn with 2-3” / 5-7.5 cm of positive ease.

Yarn
Approximately 1200 (1325, 1465, 1660, 1800, 1950, 2170, 2320) yds / 1097 (1212, 1340, 1518, 1646, 1783, 1984, 2121) meters of fingering weight yarn

Suggested yarn: 4 (4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7) skeins of SweetGeorgia BFL+Silk Fine (370 yds / 338 m per 3.5 oz / 100 g skein; 75% bluefaced leicester wool, 25% silk) in Old Spruce

Needles
US Size 3 / 3.25 mm circular needle, at least 32” / 80 cm in length, and a set of dpns
US Size 2 / 2.75 mm circular needle, at least 32” / 80 cm in length, and a set of dpns

Gauge
26 sts x 35 rows per 4” / 10 cm in Stockinette Stitch on US Size 3 / 3.25 mm needles after blocking

Notions
11 size 16 mm buttons, cable needle, yarn needle, two sets of stitch markers, waste yarn or stitch holders

Thank you to mmetzbower for tech editing and thank you to kaybe08, bikerhen, marshlaw, and thisDebknits for test knitting!