Knitting Kit - Sandok Cable Sweater by Tuva Sandok

Knitting Kit - Sandok Cable Sweater by Tuva Sandok

Pattern not included - you must purchase the pattern on Ravelry here. 

Pattern available in English. 

A soft, thick, and generously oversized sweater with a high collar and decorative buttons on the front. Just as lovely with jeans as it is worn over a dress, it will quickly become a staple of your wardrobe. Knitted with 7 mm needles, it features a texture that is both voluminous and airy, enhanced by wide cables that give it all its character.

Construction

The sweater is knitted from the top down. The back is first worked flat, with increases to achieve the desired width and set up the cable pattern.

Stitches are then picked up for the fronts, following the alignment of the pattern. The fronts are worked separately to shape the neckline and armholes. The front and back are then joined to knit the body in the round, continuing the cable pattern.

The sleeve stitches are picked up, then the sleeves are knitted in the round. The sweater is completed with the ribbed edges, the collar, the button bands, and the buttons.

Sizes: 1 (2) 3 (4) 5 (6) 7

Finished dimensions

• Garment chest circumference: 120 (130) 140 (150) 160 (170) 180 cm.
• Sweater length: 58 (60) 62 (64) 64 (66) 66 cm.

Size Guide

This sweater is designed with a positive ease of approximately 40 to 60 cm: the chest circumference of the finished garment should therefore exceed your own chest circumference by 40 to 60 cm. If you are between two sizes, I recommend choosing the larger one.

You can adjust the length of the body and sleeves according to your preferences. However, these modifications may change the amount of yarn required.

The pattern also includes instructions for adding room in the bust. Body proportions vary: you may need more room in the bust without wanting a wider sweater at the shoulders and back. You can thus add approximately 10, 15, or 20 cm of width to the front.

The pattern offers three sleeve options:

• A sleeve with decreases.
• A sleeve without decreases.
• A sleeve with an additional cable.

Gauge

With one of each yarn held together and 7 mm needles, after washing and blocking:

• Stockinette stitch: 13 stitches and 14 rows = 10 × 10 cm.
• Cable pattern: 17 stitches and 15 rows = 10 × 10 cm.

The crossing of stitches in the cables reduces the width of the knitting, even though the stitches themselves retain the same size.

Recommended yarns

One yarn of Peer Gynt by Sandnes Garn (91 m / 50 g), held with one yarn of Ballerina Chunky Mohair by Sandnes Garn (135 m / 50 g).

Quantities required

• Peer Gynt: 500 (550) 600 (650) 700 (750) 800 g.
• Ballerina Chunky Mohair: 350 (400) 400 (450) 550 (550) 600 g.

These quantities are calculated for sleeve option 1. Allow for extra yarn for options 2 and 3.

For sleeve option 2, add:

• Peer Gynt: 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 extra ball.
• Ballerina Chunky Mohair: 1 (0) 1 (1) 0 (0) 0 extra ball.

For sleeve option 3, add:

• Peer Gynt: 1 (1) 1 (1) 2 (2) 2 extra balls.
• Ballerina Chunky Mohair: 1 (0) 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 extra ball.

Colors shown

Green version:

• Peer Gynt: 9572 Moss Green Melange.
• Ballerina Chunky Mohair: 9563 Moss Green.

Blue version:

• Kremull by Oslo Mikrospinneri: 2 yarns of the color Boble.
• Ballerina Chunky Mohair: 5811 Arctic Ice.

Needles and crochet hook

• Circular needle of 7 mm, with a 40 to 100 cm cable.
• Circular needle of 3 mm, with a 40 to 80 cm cable.
• Crochet hook of 3 mm.

Buttons: 8 to 9 buttons of 10 to 15 mm in diameter.