Plymouth

Plymouth is a modern cable masterpiece featuring an allover lattice cable motif on the back, front, and sleeves. This drop shoulder, long cardigan has front pockets for chilly fingers and a deep ribbed button band, which is picked up and knit to the body in finishing. Plymouth is worked from the bottom up in pieces, starting with an optional tubular cast on and seamed.

DESIGN DETAILS

FINISHED SIZE

1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9); finished chest circumference 35.5 (39, 43, 47, 50, 54, 58, 62, 65)” [90 (99, 109, 120, 127, 137, 147, 158, 165) cm], with fronts overlapped 3.5” (9 cm).

Cardigan shown measures 43” (109 cm); modeled with 9” (23 cm) of positive ease.

YARN

Hudson + West Co. Forge (70% U.S. Merino / 30% U.S. Corriedale; 235 yds [215 m]; 3.5 oz.

[100g]): aspen (natural white), 7 (8, 9, 10, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14) skeins.

NEEDLES

Size US 8 (5.0 mm), US 5 (3.75 mm), and US 4 (3.5 mm): 32” circular. Spare Size US 8 (5.0 mm) circular needle.

Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

NOTIONS

Stitch markers or locking stitch markers (m); cable needle (cn); waste yarn; tapestry needle; size E/4 (3.5 mm) crochet hook.

GAUGE

16 sts and 25 rows = 4” (10 cm) in Reverse St st on larger needles.

26 sts and 26 rows = 4” (10 cm) in charted pattern on larger needles.

36-stitch panel from Cable Chart measures 5.5” (14 cm) wide with larger needles.

Skills Required

Cabling with (or without) a cable needle; chart reading; increasing; decreasing; picking up stitch-es; crochet chain.

Construction Notes

• This cardigan is worked in pieces from the bottom up then seamed together.

• Each Front is knit in one piece to the end of the hem ribbing, then is divided into two sections: the Front Panel Section, and the Buttonband/Collar Section. These two sections are worked on different-sized needles.

• Slip sts purlwise with except where indicated otherwise.