This cardigan has an unusual construction and is worked top-down, featuring cables on the shoulders, sleeves and pockets, with a contrast edging on the pockets, cuffs, hem, button band and collar. This is a tubular cast-on for the pockets and a tubular bind-off for the rest.

Saddle shoulder pieces are worked in a cable pattern, put on hold, then sts for each front and back are picked up from the shoulder pieces and worked separately as far as underarms. The fronts and back are joined and worked flat; stitches are put on hold for the pockets and new pocket stitches cast on and worked in their place; the pocket lining is knitted and stitched down after the body is complete. There’s optional slight tapering for the sides of the body – this is useful if you have wide shoulders or a large chest, and proportionally smaller waist/hips. Hem stitches are placed on hold once the majority of the ribbing is worked.

Sleeve sts are picked up around the armholes along with the shoulder stitches. The cable panel from the saddle shoulder continues down the top of the sleeve. Short rows shape the sleeve cap, then the sleeves are worked in the round, tapering to the cuffs.
Stitches are picked up for the button band and collar, with short rows for the shawl collar and options for buttonholes on either the right or left. The hem stitches are then worked with the collar and button band stitches for a continuous edging in contrast yarn.

Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Measurements
Chest circumference (when fastened): 80 (90, 100, 110, 120) 130, 140, 150, 160, 170 cm / 32 (36, 40, 44, 48) 52, 56, 60, 64, 68”
Hip circumference (with side shaping): 72 (82, 92, 102, 112) 122, 132, 142, 152, 162 cm / 29 (33, 37, 41, 45) 49, 53, 57, 61, 65”
Body length from underarm: 35.5 cm / 14”
Armhole depth: 23 (23, 25, 26, 27.5) 28.5, 29.5, 30.5, 32.5, 33.5 cm / 9 (9, 9.75, 10.25, 10.75) 11.25, 11.5, 12, 12.75, 13.25”
Cross-back: 33 (34, 36, 39, 41) 41, 42, 42, 43, 43 cm / 13 (13.5, 14.25, 15.25, 16.25) 16.25, 16.5, 16.5, 17, 17”
Sleeve length from underarm: 54.5 cm / 21.5”
Upper sleeve circumference: 39 (41, 46, 48, 51) 56, 59, 62, 67, 72 cm / 15.25 (16.25, 18, 19, 20) 22, 23.25, 24.5, 26.5, 28.25”
Wrist circumference: 22 (22, 22, 24, 26) 26, 26, 28, 28, 30 cm / 8.75 (8.75, 8.75, 9.5, 10.25) 10.25, 10.25, 11, 11, 11.75”

The sample shown is size 2 with side shaping, worn with 4 cm / 1.75” positive ease at widest point of chest. When choosing a size, take into account both the chest and cross-back measurement.

Yarn: Gullet Farm Shetland x Romney DK, MC: Isla and CC: Infinity. (DK weight, 100 m per 50 g skein)
MC: 1060 (1130, 1250, 1360, 1470) 1570, 1660, 1760, 1880, 1990 metres / 11 (12, 13, 14, 15) 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 skeins
CC: 40 (40, 40, 40, 50) 50, 50, 50, 50, 50 metres / 1 skein

Gauge: 20 sts and 28 rows = 10 cm / 4” in stockinette on larger needle, worked flat and in the round, after blocking
One cable chart repeat of 26 sts and 26 rows = 12 cm x 8 cm / 4.75” x 3.25”

Needles
3.25 mm / US 3 circular needle (or needle 2–3 sizes smaller than main needle)
4 mm / US 6 circular needle (or size required to obtain correct gauge)

Note: the buttonband, collar and hem will all be on the needles and worked at the same time, so I highly recommend you use interchangeable needles and cable connectors so you can connect them all, or you will need a needle in the smaller size with a cable of at least 120 cm / 48”.

Notions: 18–20 mm buttons x 7, cable needle, scrap yarn stitch markers, stitch holders, darning needle for tubular bind-off and sewing in ends.

This collection was made possible by funding from South-West England Fibreshed.