This was inspired by the memory of granny jumpers; ah, those delicious textures and leather buttons. Cables and cabled slipped stitches give a beautiful elegant fabric with warmth and interest. An ideal gift for those with whom you have that precious history.

Yarn choices
This is designed for DK yarn. I used Debbie Bliss Blue Faced Leicester in Sage and you need just one ball for this project . Plain, tweed or heathered yarns will be great for this and the pattern will show up best in light and bright shades. Wool or majority natural fibre yarn is required as this pattern does need blocking.

Constructions and skills
This is a simple knit-flat rectangle with buttonholes rated as a beginner knit. Skills include:

Knit and purl
Cabling
Slipping stitches
Cabling slipped stitches
Creating buttonholes

Notions
Three buttons with approx. diameter of 1in/2.5cm.
Tapestry needle to weave in ends.
Cable needle.

Pattern contains
Full charted and written instructions in both metric and imperial measurements for the main pattern.
Full instructions for making the buttonholes are included
Links to tutorial for the suggested cast on method.