Herbalist

**About**
This size inclusive, squishy sweater makes the most of a special, speckled yarn. With a comfortable and easy-to-wear silhouette, all-over cable texture on the cropped body, and quick knitting stockinette sleeves, this sweater knits up fast to create a sweater that's easy to reach for every day.

**Construction**
To achieve the best fit, front, back, and sleeves are knit flat and seamed. Tubular cast-ons and bind-offs create stretchy and durable hems, cuffs, and collar.

**In this pattern**
This pattern includes an appendix with bonus materials - instructions to knit the perfect swatch, yardage and notes on creating a full-length sweater, and tips for adding width to the front to create a sweater with more ease in the front.

Progress charts (line by line counts showing stitches decreased for the raglan shaping and the neck shaping) are included for the front and the back.

This pattern is split into two PDFs, with nine sizes in each document.
For additional information about this pattern, including a download of the complete schematic, additional photos, and credit for testers, please visit the pattern page.

**Yarn and Sizes**
This sweater is shown in House DK from House of A La Mode. This yarn is a 4-ply, 100% Superwash Merino, and has a dense, slippery hand with crisp stitch definition.

**PDF 1**
**Sizes:** A (B, C, D, E) (F, G, H, I)
**Finished chest measurement:** 34.25 (36.25, 37.75, 40, 42.25) (44.25, 45.75, 48, 50.25) inches / 85.5 (90.5, 94.5, 100, 105.5) (110.5, 114.5, 120, 125.5) cm
**Finished upper sleeve circumference:** 13.25 (13.75, 14, 14.5, 15.25) (15.5, 16, 16.75, 17.25) inches / 33.5 (34.5, 35, 36, 38) (39, 40, 42, 43) cm
**DK weight superwash merino:** 1350 (1420, 1470, 1550, 1630) (1690, 1750, 1860, 1910) yds / 1230 (1300, 1340, 1420, 1485) (1545, 1605, 1700, 1750) m

**PDF 2**
**Sizes: J (K, L, M, N) (O, P, Q, R)**
**Finished chest measurement:** 52.25 (53.75, 56, 58.25, 60.25) (61.75, 64, 66.25, 68.25) inches / 130.5 (134.5, 140, 145.5, 150.5) (154.5, 160, 165.5, 170.5) cm
**Finished upper sleeve circumference:** 18 (18.75, 19.5, 20.25, 21) (22, 22.75, 23.25, 23.5) inches / 45 (46.5, 48.5, 50.5, 52.5) (55, 57, 58, 59) cm
**DK weight superwash merino:** 2020 (2100, 2210, 2320, 2400) (2520, 2650, 2720, 2810) yds / 1850 (1920, 2025, 2115, 2190) (2305, 2420, 2485, 2570) m

**Picking a size**
This pattern includes sizing recommendations based on upper chest measurement; you can also choose a size based on the traditional full chest measurement. Designed with approximately 4 inches / 10 cm of positive ease in the fullest part of the chest and 3.5 - 4 inches / 9 - 10 cm of positive ease in the sleeves.

For more info on sizing based on the upper chest measurement, you can visit my website:

https://www.jpknitsthings.com/post/upper-chest-what-why-and-how

**Gauge**
Both provided using size A needles, after wet-blocking and allowing to dry completely:

* 21 sts and 31 rows over 4 inches / 10 cm in stockinette stitch.
* 30 sts and 31 rows over 4 inches / 10 cm in Honeycomb Cable pattern

**Techniques Used**
* Working cables
* Working directional increases and decreases
* Working a tubular cast-on and bind-off
* Picking up and knitting stitches
* Seaming

Instructions are given for working the tubular cast-on and bind-off, the cable pattern is both written and charted.

**Notions**

* Stitch markers (optional - for marking pattern repeats)
* Cable needle
* Tapestry needle
* Stitch holder or waste yarn
* Smooth yarn in contrasting color for tubular cast-on

Credits
Tech Edit: Heather Storta
Modeling & Jewelry: Haley McCarter (Wandered Goods)
Photography: Three Fifteen Design