Seafarers' Sweaters
This has to be a favourite for me, combining a boating theme with navy and white.
It is a pattern from the seventies but was quite a new idea - a forerunner of those drop shoulders and cowl neck designs which were so ubiquitous in the eighties - and seemingly popular now.
Instructions.Instructions for six sizes with larger sizes given in brackets. The pattern is in two colours (dark and light) - Navy is represented by D (dark) and Cream represented by L (light). BackWith No 9 needles and yarn D, cast on 84 (92
: 97 : 100 : 108
: 112) stitches and work in rib as
follows: Repeat these 2 rows until rib measures 3 inches, ending with wrong side facing for next row. Change to No 5 needles and knit 1 row, increasing 1 stitch at centre:. [85 (93 : 97 : 101 : 109 : 113) sts] Join in yarn L, and work in pattern as follows: 1st row: right side facing,
in L, k6 (2 : 4
: 6 : 2 : 4),
sl1, {k1, sl1} 4 times, * k7, sl1, {k1, sl1} 4 times; repeat from * to
last 6 (2 : 4
: 6 : 2 : 4)
stitches, k6 (2 : 4
: 6 : 2 : 4).
17th row: in L, sl1, {k1,
sl1} 3 (1 : 2
: 3 : 1 : 2)
times, k7, * sl1, {k1, sl1} 4 times, k 7 ; repeat from * to last 7 (3
: 5 : 7 : 3
: 5) stitches , sl1, {k1, sl1} 3 (1
: 2 : 3 : 1
: 2) times. These 32 rows form pattern. Repeat them until back measures 15 (15 : 15 : 16 : 16 : 16) inches, ending with right side facing. Shape armholes by casting off 5 stitches at the beginning of the next 2 rows. [75 (83 : 87 : 91 : 99 : 103) sts]. Keeping continuity of pattern, work straight until back measures 23 (23 : 24 : 25 : 26 : 26) inches, ending with right side facing Shape shoulders by decreasing 1 stitch at each end of every row
until 51 (59 : 63
: 67 : 75 : 79)
stitches remain. FrontWork as for back to start of armhole shapings. Shape armholes by casting off 5 stitches at the beginning of the
next 2 rows. Next row: pattern 23 (25 : 26 : 28 : 31 : 33), slip these stitches on a spare needle, cast off 29 (33 : 35 : 35 : 37 : 37) stitches, pattern to end. Continue on these last 23 (25 : 26 : 28 : 31 : 33) stitches for the first side and work straight until front matches back at armhole edge, ending with right side facing. Shape shoulder by decreasing 1 stitch at end of next row, then at the same edge on every row until 11 (13 : 14 : 16 : 19 : 21) stitches remain. Work 1 row straight, then cast off 3 (4
: 5 : 5 : 6
: 7) stitches at the beginning of
the next and following alternate row. With wrong side facing, rejoin appropriate yarn colour to remaining stitches
and finish to correspond with first side, reversing shapings. SleevesWith No 9 needles and D, cast on 40 (40 : 44 : 44 : 48 : 48) stitches and work 3 inches in rib as for back, ending with wrong side facing. Change to No 5 needles. Join in L and pattern 4 rows as for 2nd (2nd : 3rd : 3rd : 4th : 4th), size of back. Shape sides by increasing 1 stitch at each end of the next and every following 8th row until there are 73 (73 : 81 : 81 : 89 : 89) stitches, taking increased stitches into pattern. Work straight until sleeve measures 17½ (17½ : 18½ : 19 : 20 : 20) inches down centre, ending with right side facing. Now increase 1 stitch at each end of the next and every alternate row until there are 83 (83 : 91 : 91 : 99 : 99) stitches. Break L. Change to No 9 needles. Work 7 rows rib as for back. To Make UpPress parts on wrong side following instructions on the ball band and
omitting ribbing. Collar: With right side facing, using the set of four (or circular) No 9 needles
and D, work as follows: Divide stitches evenly on 3 needles to facilitate working. Join side seams and sleeve seams up to rib. |
MaterialsAran weight yarn: 10 (11 : 12 : 13 : 14 : 15) 50g balls in Navy and 6 (7 : 7 : 8 : 8 : 9) in Cream. A pair each of Nos
9 (3¾mm) and 5 (5½mm) needles. TensionThis cable pattern is difficult to measure but it is equivalent to a basic tension of 19 sts x 36 rows to 4 ins measured over pattern on No 5 (5½mm) needles. Size mattersTo fit chest 34 (36 : 38
: 40 : 42 : 44)
inches, 86 (91 : 97
: 102 : 107 : 112)
cm. Abbreviationssl1: slip one stitch purlwise with yarn at back. m1: make 1. Increase 1 stitch by picking up horizontal loop lying before next stitch and working into the back of it k2tog or p2tog: work 2 sts together to decrease. A Word on the WoolThe original yarn was Patons Capstan - an Aran weight yarn knitting to a tension of 18 sts to 4 inches over stocking stitch. No clues as to the yardage but it was a fairly dense pure wool so I would not expect it to have a long yardage Disclaimer
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