Cabled Bands Pullover by Carolyn Noyes

Cabled Bands Pullover

Knitting
October 2013
Aran (8 wpi) ?
17 stitches and 25 rows = 4 inches
in St st on larger needle.
US 8 - 5.0 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
880 - 1430 yards (805 - 1308 m)
31½ (35¼, 39, 43¼, 47)” bust circumference. Pullover shown measures 31½”, modeled with no positive ease.
English
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-Finished Size: 31½ (35¼, 39, 43¼, 47)” bust circumference. Pullover shown measures 31½”, modeled with no positive ease.
-Yarn: Classic Elite Yarns Majestic Tweed (40% wool, 20% angora, 20% silk, 20% nylon; 110 yd 101 m/1 ¾ oz 50 g): #7258 cherry pie, 8 (9, 10, 12, 13) skeins.
-Needles: Body and cabled hip band – size 8 (5 mm): 24-40” circular (cir) and set of double-pointed (dpn). Collar – size 7 (4.5 mm). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.
-Notions: Markers (m); removable m; stitch holders; waste yarn for provisional CO; tapestry needle; four 1¼” buttons.
-Gauge: 17 sts and 25 rnds = 4” in St st on larger needle.

Dramatic cables are achieved by working short-rows over the “strand” stitches and putting those stitches on hold while the second strand is worked.