The Crail pattern includes individual patterns for a Cardigan, Sweater, Vest (with buttons) and a Slipover (no buttons)

This pattern is worked from the top down. The cardigan and sweater are raglans. The Vest and slipover have the back worked first, then fronts picked up. All designs feature a striking panel of honeycomb stitches framed by a single cable braid and finished with moss stitch.

This pattern is charted.

Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)

Gauge:
Honeycomb: 24 sts x 28 rows per 10 cm/4 inches
Single cable: 20 sts x 28 rows per 10 cm/4 inches (6 stitches: p1, C2F, p1)
Moss stitch: 16 sts x 28 rows per 10 cm/4 inches

(It’s recommended to swatch in honeycomb cable)

Sizing
Recommended ease 2-12 cm/0.75-4.75 inches, so you should pick a size that is 2-12 cm/0.75-4.75 inches larger than your chest.

Samples worn are all size 4 with 10cm/4inches of ease.

Sweater finished chest: 79 (89, 98.5, 108.5, 118.5) (127.5, 137.5, 149, 159, 169) cm/ 31.25 (35, 38.75, 42.5, 46.5) (50.25, 54, 58.75, 62.75, 66.5) inches

Sweater Yardage: (1057, 1184, 1297, 1429, 1556) (1699, 1842, 2025, 2185, 2289) meters/ (1156, 1295, 1418, 1562, 1702) (1858, 2015, 2215, 2391, 2503) yards

Cardigan finished chest: 82.5 (92.5, 102, 112, 122) (131, 141, 152.5, 162.5, 172.5) cm/32.5 (36.5, 40, 44, 48) (51.5, 55.5, 60, 64, 68) inches

Cardigan Yardage: (1085, 1213, 1326, 1459, 1586) (1729, 1873, 2056, 2217, 2321) meters / (1187, 1327, 1450, 1596, 1735) (1892, 2049, 2249, 2425, 2538) yards

Vest (buttoned up) finished chest: 81 (91, 100, 110, 120) (132, 142, 152, 161, 170) cm/32 (35.75, 39.5, 43.25, 47.25) (52, 55.75, 59.75, 63.5, 67) inches

Vest Yardage: (589, 668, 750, 834, 928) (1057, 1149, 1253, 1344, 1459) meters/ (644, 731, 820, 912, 1015) (1156, 1257, 1370, 1470, 1596) yards

Slipover (no buttons) finished chest: 81 (91, 100, 110, 120) (131.5, 141.5, 151.5, 161, 170) cm/ 31.75 (35.75, 39.25, 43.25, 47.25) (51.75, 55.75, 59.75, 63.25, 67) inches

Slipover Yardage: (589, 668, 750, 834, 928) (1057, 1149, 1253, 1344, 1459) meters/ (644, 731, 820, 912, 1015) (1156, 1257, 1370, 1470, 1596) yards

Yarn Suggestions
The samples were knit in Sandnes Garn Peer Gynt (sweater), Filcolana PHW (cardigan) and KFO Heavy Merino (vest).

Other yarns used in the test knit include Cascade 220, BC Garn Loch Lomond Bio GOTS, Purl Soho Plein Air, West Yorkshire Spinners Fleece Jacob DK, Kelbourne Woolens Germantown, and Patons Classic Wool Worsted. Any yarn that meets gauge can be used.

Techniques

Honeycomb Cables

Raglan Increases

Backwards loop Increases