Simply Knitting - UK (2021-04)

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CABLE CARDIGAN

SIZING COLOUR KEY So you can re-use this pattern, we’ve colour-coded the sizing instructions. Simply follow
our colour-coded measurements and you’re off.

FIND YOUR SIZE

SIZE 8-10 12-14 16-18 20-22 24-26

TO FIT BUST

cm 81-86 91-97 101-107 111-117 122127

in 32-34 36-38 40-42 44-46 48-50

ACTUAL BUST

cm 99 110 121 133 14 4

in 39 43¼ 47¾ 52¼ 56¾

LENGTH

cm 57 59 63 66 68

in 22½ 23¼ 24¾ 26 26¾

SLEEVE LENGTH

cm 46 46 47 48 48

in 18 18 18½ 19 19

YARN Rico Design Essentials Mega Wool Tweed Chunky (100g/125m)

Mustard (006) 7 8 9 10 11

TOP TIPS FOR PERFECT CABLES

1 Always choose a cable needle

that’s the same circumference

as your knitting needles (for

example 4mm) or one size

smaller. This will ensure your

cables are nice and neat, and

eradicates a significant amount

of bagginess between stitches.

2 Swatching is very important

when it comes to cables

because the fabric they create

puckers across the width more

than stocking stitch. Most cable

patterns will include a separate

tension for the cable section so

you can compare your results.

3 Worried that your stitches will

slip off your cable needle while

you work around it? Try

swapping your metal cable

needle for a bamboo one. The

matt texture of the bamboo

helps to grip your stitches more

securely as you work.

STEP-BY-STEP M1 MAKE 1 INCREASE

1 Insert the point of the right-hand
needle under the loop or line of yarn
that lies between the two stitches.

2 Next slip the yarn back on to the

left-hand needle, ready for knitting.

3 Insert the point of the right-hand

needle into the back of the stitch as

if to knit.

4 Pull the yarn all the way through

and you will now have an extra

stitch on your right-hand needle.

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K on RS; P on WS

P on RS; K on WS

T3F

T3B

C5B

CHART KEY y HOW TO USE

OUR CHARTS

Start at the bottom right-hand

corner. Read right side rows from

right to left and wrong side rows

from left to right. A row of squares

represents a row of knitting.