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Larkspur is a fingering weight cable sweater with a softly shaped boatneck and wide relaxed sleeves. A single front cable panel draws the eye while the back is knit in smooth stockinette, creating a shape that drapes naturally on the body that’s easy to style.

It’s engaging on the needles and easy to wear, with proportions that sit comfortably across the shoulders and move naturally with the body.

Design Details

The neckline rests across the collarbones and can be adjusted during finishing by picking up more or fewer stitches. The front features a single vertical cable panel while the back remains clean stockinette. The sleeves stay open and airy, giving the sweater its relaxed silhouette and making it easy to pair with high waisted jeans, skirts, or layered over a dress.

Pattern Highlights

• Boatneck neckline with adjustable finishing
• Statement front cable panel
• Customizable neckline and body length
• Fingering weight sweater for layering

Construction Overview

Larkspur is worked flat from the top down. The neckline and shoulders are shaped with short rows. The front is worked with the cable panel while the back remains stockinette. After the body panels are complete, the sides are joined with mattress stitch.

Sleeves are picked up around the armholes and worked in the round. The neckline is finished with a knitted i cord that can be adjusted by the number of stitches picked up.

Yarn Notes

We knit our sample in Yarn Nouveau Yak Silk in Faded Leaves. It has fluid drape and a gentle sheen that highlights the cable panel while allowing the fabric to move easily across the shoulders.

Tonal or solid fingering weight yarns show the cable texture especially well.

Needles & Gauge

Needles
US 5 (3.75 mm) and US 6 (4.00 mm) circular needles, 16–40” or as needed to meet gauge

Gauge
26 sts x 28 rows in stockinette on US 5 (wet blocked) = 4” x 4”
One cable repeat measures approximately 2.75” wide on US 6

Yardage Requirements

1200 (1280, 1320, 1500, 1770)(1900, 2060, 2180, 2300, 2480) yards
1098 (1170, 1207, 1372, 1618)(1738, 1884, 1994, 2104, 2268) meters

Finished Measurements

Larkspur is designed for 6–12” (15–30 cm) of positive ease.

To choose your size:

1. Measure your full bust
2. Add 6–12”
3. Choose the finished measurement closest to that number

Example: If your bust measures 36”, the 44” size gives about 8” of ease.

Bust Circumference
32 (36, 40, 44, 48)(52, 56, 60, 64, 68)“
81 (91.5, 101.5, 112, 122)(132, 142, 152.5, 162.5, 172.5) cm

Upper Arm
12 (12.5, 14, 14.75, 16)(17.5, 19.75, 22.5, 24, 26)“
30.5 (32, 35.5, 37.5, 40.5)(44.5, 50, 57, 61, 66) cm

Body Length (customizable)
Approximately 13.5” / 34.5 cm from underarm

Let’s Knit Together

The pattern includes video tutorials covering shaping, cables, and finishing techniques. Our Discord community is always open if you’d like pattern support or want to share your progress.

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