Inspired by heritage American knitwear, Porter is a grandly cabled cardigan, featuring a shawl collar, pockets, and baked-in wearability. Made for everyone, this unisex cardigan is designed using ASTM for Men, creating a “classic fit” for most men and a “relaxed fit” for most women. These gorgeous timeless cables are referred from Alice Starmore’s Aran Knitting, a essential reference (and pattern!) book for any cable knitwear designer and knitter. Porter is a seamed cardigan worked from the bottom up in pieces. The button bands and collar are attached as worked in finishing and a three-needle BO closes the back neck.

Finished Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9); 34 (38, 42, 46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66)” / 86.5 (96.5, 106.5, 117, 127, 137, 147.5, 157.5, 167.5) cm finished chest circumference, buttoned. Cardigan shown measures 46” / 117 cm, worn with 6” / 15.25 cm positive ease and 8” / 20.5 cm positive ease on Becca.

Yarn
Hudson + West Co. Forge (70% U.S. Merino / 30% U.S. Corriedale; 235 yds / 200 m; 3.5 oz. / 100 g): midnight (navy), 9 (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18) skeins.

Needles
Size A (for body and sleeves): US 7 / 4.5 mm: two 32” / 80 cm circ.
Size B (for ribbing, pocket linings, button bands, and collar): US 5 / 3.75mm: 32” / 80 cm circ and a set of dpns.
Size C (optional, for tubular cast on and pocket tubular bind off): US 4 / 3.5 mm: two 32” / 80 cm circ and two 16” / 40 cm circ.
Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions
Cable needle (cn); tapestry needle; stitch markers (m); waste yarn; six 1” / 25 mm buttons; sharp sewing needle and thread.

Gauge
18 sts and 32 rows = 4” / 10 cm in Basketweave St on Size A needle.
28 sts and 32 rows = 4” / 10 cm in 2x2 rib on Size B needle, unstretched.

Skills Required
Increasing; decreasing; cabling with/ or without a cable needle; one-row buttonhole; picking up stitches; seaming; (optional) tubular cast on and bind off.

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