Size:

 
Women’s EU size 36/38 [40/42]

Usage:
approx. 750 [800] g in col. 19 (plum)

Needles:
1 pair of circular needles size 3,5mm - 4,5mm or size needed to achieve given tension.
1 cable pin 4,0mm

Stitch Pattern:
Stockinette: RS rows k all sts; WS rows p all sts
Reverse stockinette: RS rows p all sts; WS rows k all sts
Rib patt: (amount of sts multiple of 2)
RS and WS rows: alt k 1, p 1
Cable patt:
Work according to chart. Only RS are shown. In WS rows p all sts. Rep patt in height cont.
Garter slipped selvedge:
At beg of row sl 1 k-wise and at end of each row k 1.

Tension:
24 sts and 32 rows to 10 cm meas over stockinette or rev stockinette using size 4 mm needles or size needed to achieve given tension.
33 sts and 32 rows to 10 cm meas over rib patt slightly stretched using size 4 mm needles or size needed to achieve given tension.
Cable 2 over 12 sts is approx. 3,5 cm wide and 10 cm high.
Cable 3 over 24 sts is approx. 7 cm wide and 10 cm high.

Instructions: (Changes for larger size in brackets. If only one number is shown this applies to both sizes)
Back:
Cast on 190 [200] sts and beginning with a WS row work 8 rows (2,5cm) in rib patt. ending with a RS row.
Next row (WS): selvedge st, p 12 [16], * M1 tbl, p 11[14], rep from * 15 [13] times more then end row with selvedge st. = 206 [214] sts.
Next row (RS): selvedge st, alt cable patt 1 and 2 sts rev stockinette 4 [5] times, 12 sts cable patt 2, 2 sts rev stockinette, alt cable patt 1 and 2 sts rev stockinette twice, 24 sts cable patt 3, 2 sts rev stockinette, alt cable patt 1 and 2 sts rev stockinette twice, 12 sts cable patt 2 five times, 2 sts rev stockinette, alt cable patt 1 and 2 sts rev stockinette twice, 24 sts cable patt 3, 2 sts rev stockinette, alt cable patt 1 and 2 sts rev stockinette twice, 12 sts cable patt 2, 2 sts rev stockinette, alt cable patt 1 and 2 sts rev stockinette 3 [4] times, end row with cable patt 1 and 1 selvedge st.
Work straight until back meas. total of 52 [54]cm then work shoulder shaping on both sides in every alt row. Cast off 5 sts 14 times [5 sts 14 times and 4 sts once]. In the next RS row cast off rem. 66 sts even in patt.

Front:
Work as given for Back until beg of shoulder shaping ending with a WS row. Then for the neck shaping when work front meas. total of 52 [56]cm cast off centre 36 sts divide work and the shoulder shaping on the outer edges as for back and AT THE SAME TIME work the neck dec along the neck edges as foll.: in every alt row cast off 6 sts once, 3 sts twice and 1 st 3 times.

Sleeves (work 2 same):
Cast on 60 [66] sts and beginning with a WS row work 8 rows in rib patt.
Next row (WS): selvedge st, * p 1, p2tog, rep from * 3 times more, p 34 [40], * p 1, p2tog, rep from * 3 times more, selvedge st. = 52 [58] sts
Next row (RS): selvedge st, 14 [17] sts stockinette , 22 sts cable band (p 2, 5 times (alt cable 1 C2B and 2 sts rev stockinette), 14 [17] sts stockinette, selvedge st.
For the side shaping inc in every 8th row on both sides next to the selvedge st M1 tbl 10 times and in every foll. 6th row 7 times. = 86 [92] sts.
When sleeve meas. total of 44 [46]cm cast off all sts even in patt.

Making up:
Pin out pieces to measurements given, cover with a clean, damp cloth and leave to dry naturally out of sunlight. Do not steam press.
Close one shoulder seam using back stitch, or mattress stitch as preferred making sure to keep the seam flat and elastic. With right sides facing pick up along the neck edge 140 sts and work 60 [66] rows (18 [20] cm in rib patt. then cast off all sts loosely in patt. Close second shoulder seam and sew turtleneck so the seam is not visible when folded back. Sew in sleeves. Close side seams. Weave in ends.

Abbreviations:
alt. = alternate(alternating) • approx. = approximate(ly) • beg = begin(ning) • cm = centimetre(s) • col = colour(s) • cont = continue (continuously) • dec = decrease(s) • foll = follow(ing) • g = gramme(s) • inc = increase(s) • k = knit • k-wise = knit wise • M1 = make one • m = metre(s) • mm = millimetre(s) • meas = measure(d) • p = purl • p-wise = purl wise • patt = pattern • rep = repeat • RS = right side • sl = slip • st(s) = stitch(es) • tbl = through back loop • tog = together • wyif = with yarn in front • WS = wrong side