Elegantly arching lines of cables decorate this jumper, knitted in a BFL-silk blend
EMMA VINING
EMMA VINING Glenfinnan
“THIS STITCH pattern combines cables and texture to create a series of linked arches, and was inspired by an aerial view of river crossings,” explains Emma Vining. “The garter stitch texture also adds a 3D element to each arch support. The lines of the extended lower rib flow into the upper pattern of cabled arches; the scale of the arches changes from elongated shapes in the sweater’s mid section to smaller shapes for the upper section.”
NOTES
As this is a hand-dyed yarn, you may prefer to alternate between two skeins throughout the garment.
To create the front and back cable panels, the number of pattern rows worked between sets of cable patterns A and B are gradually decreased. For the upper body, patterns A and B are alternated without any additional pattern rows worked between them.
CHART PATTERNS
PATTERN A
(worked over 14 sts + 13 sts and 10 rows) Row 1 (RS): C3F, P3, *P4, C3B, K1, C3F, P3; rep from * to last 7 sts, P4, C3B. Row 2 (WS): P3, K4, *(K3, P2) twice, K4; rep from * to last 6 sts, K3, P3. Row 3: K1, C3F, P2, *P3, C3B, K3, C3F, P2; rep from * to last 7 sts, P3, C3B, K1. Row 4: P4, K3, *K2, P2, K5, P2, K3; rep from * to last 6 sts, K2, P4.
Row 5: K2, C4F, *K1, C4B, K5, C4F; rep from * to last 7 sts, K1, C4B, K2. Rows 6-9:
Knit. Row 10: P6, K1, *P2, K9, P2, K1; rep from
* to last 6 sts, P6.
PATTERN B
(worked over 14 sts + 13 sts and 10 rows) Row 1 (RS): P3, C3B, *K1, C3F, P7, C3B; rep from * to last 7 sts, K1, C3F, P3. Row 2 (WS): K3, P2, K2, *K1, P2, K7, P2, K2; rep from * to last 6 sts, K1, P2, K3. Row 3: P2, C3B, K1, *K2, C3F, P5, C3B, K1; rep from * to last 7 sts, K2, C3F, P2. Row 4: K2, P2, K3, *K2, P2, K5, P2, K3; rep from * to last 6 sts, K2, P2, K2. Row 5: C4B, K2, *K3, C4F, K1, C4B, K2; rep from * to last 7 sts, K3, C4F.
Rows 6-9: Knit.
Row 10: P2, K5, *K4, P2, K1, P2, K5; rep from * to last 6 sts, K4, P2.
BACK
Using 3.25mm needles, cast on 121 (135:149:163:177:191:205) sts.
Row 1 (RS): Knit. Row 2 (WS): K19, *P2, K9, P2, K1; rep from * to last 18 sts, K to end. Rows 3-8: Work as rows 1-2. Row 9: K19, pm, K to last 19 sts, pm, K to end. Row 10: Work as row 2. Change to 4mm needles.
SET LOWER BODY PATTERN
Row 1 (RS): K to mrk, *K2, P9, K2, P1; rep from * to 13 sts before mrk, K2, P9, K2, slm, K to end. Row 2 (WS): P to mrk, *P2, K9, P2, K1; rep from * to 13 sts before mrk, P2, K9, P2, slm, P to end.
Rows 1-2 set the Lower Body Pattern. Work these 2 rows another 14 times.
SET PATTERN PANEL SECTION 1A
Row 1 (RS): K to mrk, work first 6 sts of Pattern A row 1, *work Pattern A r
