Engravings

Engravings is inspired by engraved patterns in wood. This design explores how cables can be used to “engrave” a pattern into a stockinette fabric.

CONSTRUCTION

The Engravings cardigan is worked top down, with the body worked flat and the sleeves worked in the round. First stitches are cast on for the back, and the pattern for the back is established with three cable panels separated by sections of stockinette. The armholes are shaped as you work the back. Stitches for the front are picked up along each shoulder in turn and the front is worked top down until armscye depth is reached. Each front piece features one cable panel with stockinette worked on either side and, as for the back, armhole shaping is worked, along with shaping for the V-neck front. Once armscye depth is reached, front and back are joined and the remainder of the body is worked flat. Stitches are picked up around the armhole to form the sleeves, which are worked in the round. A cable panel is worked down the top centre of each sleeve and tapered shaping is worked until the cuff is reached. Stitches for a neckband are picked up around the V-neck front and around the back of neck. Buttons and buttonholes can be added or omitted along the neckband as preferred.

SIZING GUIDE

This garment is graded into sizes XS (S, M, L, XL) (2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL). Recommended positive ease is 5-10” / 12.5 - 25 cm at the chest circumference.

Finished Garment Chest Circumference:

37.75 (40.5, 43.5, 48, 50.75) (55.25, 59.5, 63.25, 66)“

94.5 (101.5, 109, 119.5, 127) (138, 149, 158, 165) cm.

SAMPLE

The wearer is 5’10” / 178 cm with a 37” / 92.5 cm chest circumference. The sample has been worked in size L, giving the wearer 11.25” / 28 cm of positive ease at the chest. To allow for the wearer’s height, Sleeve Length 2 has been worked, with a further 1” / 2.5cm of length added to each sleeve by working 7 more rounds before starting the sleeve decrease pattern.

GAUGE

Using 4 mm / US size 6 needles, or needle size required to meet gauge, 22 stitches over 28 rows in the cable panel pattern (see p.5-7), blocked, creates a 4x4” / 10x10 cm square.

Waistband and cuff circumferences assume you are working 6 sts per 1” / 2.5 cm.

YARN

The sample has been worked using Primrose Yarn Co.’s Roan DK 3 ply base (60% American Superwash Merino / 40% Domestic Non Superwash Merino; 210 m / 230 yds per 100 g) in colourway Smoke.

YARDAGE (includes ~10% excess)

965 (1034, 1116, 1191, 1246) (1314, 1416, 1467, 1514) metres /

1056 (1132, 1221, 1303, 1363) (1438, 1549, 1605, 1656) yards /

459 (492, 531, 566, 593) (625, 673, 698, 720) grams

TOOLS & NOTIONS

3.5 mm / US size 4 circular needles (to work neckband, cuffs and waistband; varying cable lengths would be helpful)

4 mm / US size 6 circular needles (to work yoke, body and sleeves; varying cable lengths would be helpful)

10 markers

scrap yarn

tapestry needle to weave in ends

Recommended: 3 buttons of ~1.5-2” / 4-5 cm diameter, plus needle and thread to attach buttons

Optional: cable needle

SKILLS REQUIRED

-Long tail cast on

-German short row shaping

-Twisted knit cabling

-Following a cable chart OR cable written instructions

-Working flat

-Working m1R / m1L increases

-Working K2tog / SSK decreases

-Picking up stitches

-Standard bind off or tubular bind off (as preferred)