How to Knit a Stylish Sweater with Cable and Honeycomb Patterns

You’ll Need:

13 (14) 15 skeins of middle weight yarn (70% wool, 30% camel wool; 125m/50g);

Knitting needles sizes 4.5 and 5;

Circular knitting needles size 4.5.

Used Patterns

Rib (pic. 1) in straight rows. The quantity of sts is multiplied 4 + 2 selvedge sts.

• RS row: 1 selvedge st, *2 knit sts, 2 purls*, 1 selvedge st;
• WS row: follows the ornament.

Rib with circular rows. The quantity of sts is multiplied 4. Make 2 knit sts and 2 purls in each turn.

Only RS rows are stated in the schemes for the following rows; make WS rows according to the ornament.

Honeycomb pattern (pic. 2): the quantity of sts is multiplied 8. See the description below. Repeat 1^st-8^th rows.

Cables (A) on 8 sts (pic. 3) – knit according to scheme 2 A. Repeat 1^st-8^th rows.

Cables (B) on 8 sts (pic. 4) – knit according to scheme 2 B. Repeat 1^st-8^th rows.

Central cables on 62 sts (pic. 5) – knit according to scheme 3. Repeat 1^st-24^th rows.

Stitches Control:

29 sts х 30 rows = 10 х 10 cm.

Size:

XS (S) M.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 150-158-166 sts with knitting needles size 4.5 and make 4 cm with pattern 1 for the placket. Increase 2 sts in the last WS row = 152-160-168 sts. Continue work with knitting needles size 5: 1 selvedge st, 36-40-44 sts with pattern 2. For sizes XS and M, constantly repeat the pattern; finish with sts before the arrow. For size S, constantly repeat the pattern, 8 sts of pattern 3, 62 sts of pattern 5, 8 sts of pattern 4, and 36-40-44 sts of pattern 2. For sizes XS and M, start with sts from the arrow, then repeat the pattern. For size S, repeat the pattern all the time, ending with 1 selvedge st.

After 52.5 cm = 160 rows from the placket, bind off the central 64 sts for a smooth neck-hole rounding and finish both parts separately.

Bind off 1 st x 2 in every 2^nd row along the inner edge. After 54.5 cm = 166 rows from the placket, bind off the last 42-46-50 sts for shoulders.

Front

Make in the same way as back but with a deeper neck-hole. At 48 cm = 146 rows from the placket, bind off the central 60 sts; after that, bind off 1 st x 4 in every 2^nd row.

Sleeves

Cast on 70-78-86 sts with knitting needles size 4.5 for each sleeve and make 4 cm with pattern 1 for the placket, increasing 2 sts in the last WS row = 72-80-88 sts.

Continue work with knitting needles size 5: 1 selvedge st, 4-8-12 sts of pattern 2. For size XS, make sts before the arrow once, for size S, make pattern repeat once, and for size M, make pattern repeat once and finish with sts before the arrow. Include 62 sts of pattern 5, and for sizes XS, S, and M, repeat as described above, finishing with 1 selvedge st.

At the same time, increase 1 st x 3 from both sides in every 6^th row for sleeve chamfers, 1 st x 17 of pattern 2 = 112-120-128 sts. After 29.5 cm = 90 rows from the placket, bind off all the sts.

Assembly

Make shoulder seams. Cast on 144 sts along the neck-hole with circular needles for the placket and work with circular rows of pattern 1. At 10 cm width of the placket, bind off all the sts and fold the placket inwards in half and sew.

Sew the sleeves and make side seams.