This comfortable sweater design from Pat Menchini has a reverse stocking stitch fabric, on which columns of twisted stitches stand out crisply; these are also worked along the raglans, and down the sides of the garment. At the centre front and back are panels of cabled V motifs which look like ears of wheat. King Cole’s Luxury Merino DK is a smooth, machine-washable wool which offers great stitch definition and is available in 38 neutral and bright shades.