Sophie’s tip
The faux side seams (a pair
of Rev St sts down each side)
prevent the cardigan from
twisting around your body
Front Cables
Step 1: Work to the point at which your cable
begins. Make sure your working yarn is at the
back.Step 3: Work stitches from LH needle onto RH
needle.Step 2: Slip required number of stitches from
LH needle onto cable needle and hold in front.Step 4: Work stitches from cable needle onto
RH needle.more, k to last 18 sts, p4, k8,
p4, k2.
Set-up Row 2: P2, work Row 16
of Cable Panel from chart or
written instructions, *p to 1
st before marker, k1, sm, k1;
rep from * once more, p to
last 18 sts, work Row 16 of
Cable Panel, p2.You may find it helpful
to mark the placement of
the Cable Panel on each
front. Just use four
additional stitch markers
and place them before and
after the Cable PanelRow 1: K2, work next row of
Cable Panel, *k to 1 st before
marker, p1, sm, p1; rep from
* once more, k to last 18 sts,
work Cable Panel, k2.
Row 2: P2, work next row of
Cable Panel, *p to 1 st before
marker, k1, sm, k1; rep from
* once more, p to last 18 sts,
work Cable Panel, p2.
Rep these 2 rows until work
measures 32 (33, 34, 35, 36,Cable Panel, *k to 3 sts
before marker, k2tog, k1,
sm, k1, ssk; rep from * 3
more times, k to last 18 sts,
work Cable Panel, k2.
8 sts dec’d
Row 2: P2, work Cable Panel,
p to last 18 sts, work Cable
Panel, p2.
Row 3: K2, work Cable Panel,
k to last 18 sts, work Cable
Panel, k2.
Row 4: As Row 2.
Rep rows 1-4 a further 5 (3,
2, 2, 1, -, -, -, -) times, then rep
rows 1-2 only a further 18 (23,
27, 30, 33, -, -, -, -) times. 104
(108, 108, 116, 120, -, -, -, -)
sts; each Front has 21 (23, 26,
29, 32, -, -, -, -) sts, Back has 62
(62, 56, 58, 56, -, -, -, -) stsSIZES 2X, 3X, 4X & 5X ONLY:
Row 1 (RS, dec): K2, work
Cable Panel, *k to 3 sts
before marker, k2tog, k1,
sm, k1, ssk; rep from *
3 more times, k to last 18
sts, work Cable Panel, k2.
8 sts dec’d
Row 2: P2, work Cable Panel,
p to last 18 sts, work Cable
Panel, p2.37, 37, 38, 38) cm, ending after
a RS row.Join body & sleeves
Set-up Row (WS): P2, work
Cable Panel, *p to 3 sts
before marker, p2, k1, rm, k1,
p2, place last 6 sts worked
onto a holder for underarm,
pm; rep from * once more,
p to last 18 sts, work Cable
Panel, p2. 168 (188, 212,
236, 256, 280, 300, 324,
348) sts
Next Row (joining): K2, work
Cable Panel, k to marker, k
across 64 (68, 68, 72, 72,
76, 78, 80, 80) sts of irst
Sleeve, pm, k to marker, k
across 64 (68, 68, 72, 72,
76, 78, 80, 80) sts of second
Sleeve, pm, k to last 18 sts,
work Cable Panel, k2. 296
(324, 348, 380, 400, 432,
456, 484, 508) sts
Next Row: P2, work Cable
Panel, p to last 18 sts
(slipping markers), work Cable
Panel, p2.Yo k e
SIZES XS, S, M, L & XL ONLY:
Row 1 (RS, dec): K2, work