Viator is Latin, meaning “traveller”. I felt the name belonged to this cardigan because of the cables travelling from the bottom back hem, over the shoulders and to the front hems.

This is an open, cable-adorned cardigan. It is worked from the bottom up in separate pieces. There is waist shaping and the sleeves are set in. In the back, a cable pattern rises from the center upwards and separates in a V-shape at the shoulder blades. Otherwise the cardigan is stockinette stitch with garter stitch borders and two yarn braids as a closure method. The fronts of the cardigan do not overlap or go together – there is an opening of about the neck’s width between the fronts.

The PDF pattern
The pattern pdf has eight pages, and it contains both charts and written directions for the cables as well as a detailed schematic. The pattern contains definitions for all abbreviations used, as well as written explanations for specific techniques (such as 3-needle bind off).

Finished measurements
Bust at Underarm: 32 (35, 36.5, 38.5, 40, 43, 44.5)“ / 82 (88.5, 93, 97.5, 102, 109, 113.5) cm.
Finished Length: 24 (24.5, 25, 25.75, 26.25, 26.75, 26.75)” / 60.5 (62.5, 63.5, 65, 66.5, 68, 68) cm.

Yarn requirements
900 (950, 1000, 1050, 1150, 1250, 1300) yds / 800 (850, 900, 950, 1050, 1150, 1200) m of worsted weight yarn. Sample shown in Size 35” / 88.5 cm, using Cascade 220, colorway Azure.

Required skills
Cabling (2/2 LC & RC; 2/1 LPC & RPC), increases (M1L, M1R), decreases (k2tog, skp/ssk), short row shaping (only for a few rows at shoulder slopes), 3-needle bind off, seaming, setting in the sleeves.

Ease
The cardigan is intended to be worn with 0-1” / 0-2.5 cm of positive ease at the bust.

Needles & Notions
US size 7 / 4.5 mm needles (or size needed to obtain correct gauge), cable needle, one additional US size 7 / 4.5 mm needle for 3-needle bind off; 4 stitch markers, 4 stitch holders or scrap yarn, tapestry needle, blocking aids.

Gauge
18 sts and 26 rows = 4” / 10 cm in Stockinette stitch
Cable A = Cable B = 11 sts = 2” / 5 cm

The pattern has been professionally tech edited as well as test knitted, but if you have questions or believe you have found an error, please contact me.

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