The Straight and Narrow Cable Sweater
This lovely cosy winter sweater is perfect to pair with skinny jeans, long skirts or over the top of a jumpsuit when you need something extra!
The sweater combines a wide cropped body with closer fitting sleeves, so it will still fit under your coat, and a cosy roll neck to keep the wind at bay.
The pattern uses chunky yarn to create two columns of twisted cables which will keep you on the straight and narrow! This is a relatively quick project and a great introduction to working with cables (post stitches).
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Skills Needed
This is easy to intermediate level with simple seaming. It uses the extended single crochet stitch (which is simple to pick up and explained in full in the pattern) and front and back post stitches to create the cables.
You can learn how to crochet the cable twists in this step by step tutorial (including photo and video tutorial)
The neck, cuffs and hem are worked in the back loop only.
Materials
8mm Hook, or size required to meet gauge.
Yarn requirements: You will need 650-1050m (5-8 balls) of We are Knitters The Petite Wool (depending on your chosen size) which is a 100% wool yarn in the bulky to super bulky category, or equivalent chunky yarn which meets gauge.
The number of meters per size is broken down in the pattern.
This pattern would work with other chunky yarns which meet gauge.I advise comparing the metres per 100g when looking at possible yarns.
This article may help you with yarn substitution.
Finished Size
The pattern is written is 7 women’s sizes; XS, S, M, L, 1X, 2X, 3X. A breakdown of bust and length measurements and a schematic given in the pattern to assist your size choice.
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Happy Hooking
Dx
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Dear Michelle, I am MUCH too fat to wear a cropped sweater, but I love The Straight and Narrow Cable Sweater. Is it possible to simply add lots of rows ?
Haha. I’m sure you aren’t (no matter what society says!) but the answer is yes – if memory serves then it’s just a traditional drop shoulder design so you can just continue the pattern repeat for as long as you like!!!
EXCELLENT ! 🙂
Gorgeous!
Thank you ?