Mrs Grimmet's Weskit

Mrs. Grimmet is my local style guru. I borrowed some ideas from her wardrobe, and the result is this cowl-neck, cabled, sideways-knit pullover. It was a fun knit, and turned out so wearable!

The pullover is worked in one piece from side to side.

Knitting begins under one arm with a provisional cast-on, and ends with a graft. I used some scrap yarn to create a path for my graft to follow ... a kind of a grafting cheat that works great (a photo tutorial is linked).

Cowl and bottom ribbing are picked up and knitted.

Sleeves are knitted in the round, with sleeve caps shaped using short rows.

Stats

Sweater chest circumference: 29 (33, 36, 39, 42)(46, 49, 52, 55)" Recommended ease: 0 to 4". Shown in size 36 with 2" ease.

Yarn: Sunday Knits 5 ply (worsted weight) in Nirvana (merino cashmere), Eden (merino), Brigadoon (merino tweed) or Angelic (merino angora); 125 m / 137 yd per 50 g / 1.75 oz skein: 5 (6, 6, 7, 8)(8, 9, 10, 10) skeins. Shown in Brigadoon stone.
Substitute any worsted weight yarn that works nicely to gauge: 630 (740, 820, 920, 990) (1080, 1180, 1270, 1360) yds.

Needles: Straight or circular needles (circs) size 7 US (4.5 mm) for weskit. Additionally circs: sizes 5 (3.75 mm) & 6 (4 mm) for ribbing at hem and sleeves, and size 8 (5 mm) for cowl.

Gauge: 20 sts and 27 rows = 4" in St st.
Cable pattern measures 6.5" over 48 rows and 10.5" over 55 sts using size 7 needles.

Notions: Cable needle, tapestry needle, markers.

Techniques used: Cables, provisional cast-on, pick up and knit, grafting following a contrast- color path (with tutorial).

Pattern includes: Written instructions, cable instructions in both written and charted format, schematic, glossary.

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