This shawl-collar sweater is smartly cabled, and is knitted in a tweedy Shetland wool
PAT MENCHINI
THIS DROP-SHOULDER sweater from Pat Menchini has a handsomely patterned fabric, featuring narrow columns of cables and twisted stitches. It has a cosy, ribbed shawl collar, which overlaps at the front and is sewn onto the V neck of the sweater. The sleeves are knitted from the top down.
Pat has used a tweedy colourway from West Yorkshire Spinners’ The Croft Aran range; this pure Shetland wool is also available in 17 solid shades.
BACK
Using 4mm needles, cast on 112 (124:132:144:152) sts.
Row 1 (RS): K3, (P2, K2) to last st, K1.
Row 2: K1, (P2, K2) to last 3 sts, P2, K1. Rep these 2 rows until rib measures 6cm,
ending after row 1.
Next row (WS): P7 (6:3:9:10), [M1P, P7 (8:7: 7:6)] 14 (14:18:18:22) times, M1P, P to end. 127 (139:151:163:175) sts.
Change to 5mm needles.
Row 1 (RS): (P2, K1tbl) 1 (3:5:7:9) times, P4, *TW2, P1, (K1tbl, P1) twice, TW2, P4, K1tbl, P2, K1tbl, P4, TW2, P3, TW2, P4; rep from * once more, **K1tbl, P2, K1tbl, P4, TW2, P1, (K1tbl, P1) twice, TW2, P4**; TW2, P3, TW2, P4, now work from ** to ** once more, (K1tbl, P2) 1 (3:5:7:9) times.
Row 2: (K2, P1tbl) 1 (3:5:7:9) times, K4, *P2, K1, (P1tbl, K1) twice, P2, K4, P1tbl, K2, P1tbl, K4, P2, K3, P2, K4; rep from * once more, **P1tbl, K2, P1tbl, K4, P2, K1, (P1tbl, K1) twice, P2, K4**; P2, K3, P2, K4, now work from ** to ** once more, (P1tbl, K2) 1 (3:5:7:9) times.
Rows 3-10: Rep rows 1-2 four times.
Row 11: (P2, K1tbl) 1 (3:5:7:9) times, P4, *TW2, P1, (K1tbl, P1) twice, TW2, P4, K1tbl, P2, K1tbl, P4, CFTW, P4; rep from * once more, **K1tbl, P2, K1tbl, P4, TW2, P1, (K1tbl, P1) twice, TW2, P4**; CFTW, P4, now work from ** to ** once more, (K1tbl, P2) 1 (3:5:7:9) times.
Row 12: As row 2.
These 12 rows set pattern.
Cont in pattern until work measures 66 (67:69:69:70) cm from cast-on edge, ending after a WS row.
SHAPE SHOULDERS
Cast off 9 (10:11:12:13) sts at beg of next 8 rows.
55 (59:63:67:71) sts
Cast off 9 (10:10:11:11) sts at beg of next 2 rows.
Cast off rem 37 (39:43:45:49) sts.
FRONT
Work as for Back until Front measures 41 (43:47:49:53) rows fewer than Back up to start of shoulder shaping.
DIVIDE FOR V NECK
Next row (WS): Patt 63 (69:75:81:87), PFB, patt to end. 128 (140:152:164:176) sts.
Next row: Patt 60 (66:72:78:84), TW2, P2, turn.
Cont on this group of 64 (70:76:82:88) sts for left half of neck.
Next row (WS): K
