Family Portrait - Adult Cardigan by Linda Pratt

Family Portrait - Adult Cardigan

Knitting
January 1997
Aran (8 wpi) ?
16 stitches = 4 inches
in Broken Rib Stitch
US 8 - 5.0 mm
US 10 - 6.0 mm
1260 - 1440 yards (1152 - 1317 m)
Small, Medium, Large, Extra-Large
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From ‘Knitting Today’s Classics’: “An oversized diamond cable wraps around a simple centre cable, making an eye-catching design for intermediate knitters. The remainder of the design is worked in a broken rib stitch. Chunky two-by-two ribbing edges this design, which includes a cardigan and pullover for adults and a pullover for children. It is shown in two different textures of bulky yarn – a loosely twisted blend of wool and llama (all of the pullovers) and a brushed mohair (the woman’s cardigan)”

The adult pullover is here.link text
The child’s pullover is here. link text

The pattern begins on page 9.

SIZES: Small (Medium, Large, Extra Large).

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS: 40 (44, 48, 52)”/ 101.5 (112, 122, 132) cm

YARN REQUIREMENTS: Classic Elite La Gran – 1260 (1350, 1350, 1440) yds / 1148 (1230, 1230, 1312) m / 14 (15, 15, 16) balls.

Equivalent yarn: bulky brushed mohair – 1260 (1350, 1350, 1440) yds / 1152 (1234, 1234, 1317) m.

NOTIONS: 6 buttons.

ADDITIONAL GAUGE INFO: 24 sts. to 5” using big and little cable when blocked.

NOTE: The cable pattern is not charted. The cardigan buttonbands are picked-up from the front edges of the body pieces and worked onward. The neck is finished in a K1, P1 ribbing using stitches picked-up from the neckline.