I found these over twisted cables used to form a diamond in a Japanese Stitch Dictionary and thought they would be perfect for seed stitch diamonds. I grouped them in argyll fashion on the front and back to create a delightfully winsome pullover. I got the idea of the name from the song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”. The color of the sweater reminds me of the sky at dusk and of course the cable diamonds. Lucy did not seem quite right, so I went with Lucille which means light. It makes me think of the diamonds as stain glass windows which light can shine through.

The pullover is constructed from the top down in one piece with set-in sleeves. There is no body shaping past the armholes; the cabled panel adds some natural shaping. The length of the body and sleeves is easily adjusted.

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Test Knitter’s:
Zaredplus, redtiger, Classy76, MiddleoftheMitten], ljs46, doris7264, Looseylou, loveumore

Some of them added adjustments for their own body shapes. You can look at their notes to get ideas. loveumore got creative and added a Seed Stitch border to hers, you can check it out here.

Some comments from the test knitter’s:
it was a fun knit and I love the finished sweater
Loved this knit..it was wonderful
It’s a beautiful design and I really enjoyed knitting it.
It’s a gorgeous design and I love the finished sweater.
I expect to get lots of wear from this sweater!
This is a design that should be flattering to lots of different body shapes.

Sizes:
Finished bust: 31 (34.25, 37, 40, 43, 45.75, 49, 52, 55, 58.25, 61)“. Modeled with no ease.

Materials:
Yarn: Anzula For Better or Worsted, 80% superwash merino wool, 10% nylon, 10% cashmere; 183m (200 yds) per 115g skein; color: Denim, 5 (5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9, 10) skeins, 836 (909, 992, 1106, 1200, 1314, 1425, 1528, 1653, 1797, 1975) yds.
Needles: Size 7/4.5mm 24” circular needle and set of 4 or 5 double-pointed needles.
Other: Stitch markers (different colors), stitch holders, spare circular needle or waste yarn, cable needle, tapestry needle.
Gauge: 18 sts and 26 rows = 4” in Stockinette Stitch. 38-st Cable Panel = 6” wide.

Notes: This pullover is constructed from the top down in one piece with set-in sleeves. The shoulders are shaped by short rows. There is no body shaping past the armholes; the cabled panel adds some natural shaping. The length of the body and sleeves are easily adjusted.
There are a lot of markers used in this pattern to make the instructions more clear; you certainly do not have to use them all. I would suggest using different colors for the cable panels and raglan markers.