Rhythmic cables form an elegant, ethereal sweater that wears like a cloud. This design features short row back and shoulder shaping, a round wide neckline, a soft boxy silhouette, loose comfy sleeves, and neat tubular finishes on the hem and cuffs. The pattern also includes guidelines for optional sleeve shaping.

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Sizes
All of my garments are #SizeInclusive through a 62” full chest.

Sizes (1, 2, 3)4, 5, 6
Garment Full Chest Measurement
(37.5, 43.5, 50)56, 62, 68.5“
(95.5, 110.5, 127)142, 157.5, 174cm

This top is designed with 5.5-8.5”/14-21.5 cm of positive ease at the full chest. To choose your size, add 5.5-8.5”/14-21.5 cm to your full chest measurement and choose the closest garment full chest measurement size. If there is a large differential between your full and upper chest sizes, feel free to size down one size.

Suggested Yarn
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The Wandering Flock Fluff
(Blown Worsted/Aran, 35% Baby Suri, 15% Wool, 50% Cotton, 131yds/50g skein, Sky Blue Colorway)

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Knitpicks Wonderfluff
( 70% Baby Alpaca, 7% Merino, 23% Nylon, 143 yds/50g ball)

Suggested Needles
Main:
US 9 (5.5mm) 32”-40” circular needles, plus preferred needles for small circumference knitting

Ribbing:
US 8 (5.0mm) 32” circular needles or preferred needles for small circumference knitting

Gauge
18 sts & 24 rows / 4”(10cm), cabled pattern (see Body Chart) flat & in the round, blocked

I-cord gauge: 3.5 rows per 1”

Yarn Requirements
(850, 950, 1050)1150, 1250, 1350 yds
(777, 868, 960)1051, 1143, 1234 m

Materials
Removable stitch markers, cable needle, additional stitch markers, scrap yarn or stitch holders, darning needle

Techniques
knitting in the round, cable cast-on, cables, increasing, decreasing, German short rows, reading knitting charts, tubular bind-off, blocking

Construction
Sweater is worked from the top down with short row shaping for back and shoulders. Sleeves are picked up and set-in with German short rows.