Primrose Sweater in West Yorkshire Spinners Bluefaced Leicester Solids Aran - Downloadable PDF

Primrose Cable Jumper by Emma Wright – Pattern Summary

The Primrose Cable Jumper is a beautifully structured, block-colour knitted sweater designed by Emma Wright and published as a downloadable PDF pattern. Worked in West Yorkshire Spinners Bluefaced Leicester Aran yarn, this design combines classic cable knitting with textural stitch variety to create a flattering, wearable everyday jumper with an autumnal aesthetic. It is rated as an intermediate level knitting project, making it ideal for confident knitters who are comfortable with cables, shaping, and working from a multi-size pattern.

What Is Being Made

The finished garment is a set-in sleeve cable jumper featuring a distinctive front panel design. The sweater is worked in two contrasting shades of West Yorkshire Spinners Bluefaced Leicester Aran — Pomegranate (Shade A) and Mocha (Shade B) — giving it a rich, autumnal colour palette. The design includes a front cable and rib panel as its centrepiece, as well as a linen stitch pocket, adding both visual interest and practical function. The set-in sleeve construction gives the jumper a neat, tailored silhouette.

The pattern is available in eight sizes, with chest measurements ranging from 81 cm (32 in) to 117 cm (46 in), and actual finished chest measurements from 85 cm (33.5 in) to 120 cm (47.5 in). Body length ranges from 54 cm to 63 cm depending on size, and sleeve seam lengths range from 45 cm to 51 cm.

Techniques Used

• Set-in sleeve construction – a classic tailored approach where the sleeve cap is shaped to fit precisely into an armhole, creating a structured shoulder line
• Cable knitting – the front panel features cable twists worked with a cable needle, specifically the C4B (Cable 4 Back) technique, where stitches are held at the back of the work to create a right-leaning rope cable
• Rib knitting – used both as a border/hem treatment and as part of the decorative front panel design
• Linen stitch – a slip-stitch technique used to create the pocket, producing a woven, fabric-like texture that contrasts beautifully with the surrounding knitted fabric
• Stocking stitch – the main body fabric, worked in alternating knit and purl rows on the right and wrong sides respectively
• Neck shaping – involves placing stitches onto stitch holders and working each side of the neck separately to create a neat neckline
• Increasing and decreasing – standard shaping techniques are used throughout, including k2tog (knit two together), p2tog (purl two together), and m1 (make one) increases

Stitches Used

• Stocking stitch (st st) – the primary body stitch, creating a smooth knitted fabric on the right side
• 1x1 Rib – alternating knit one, purl one stitches, used for welts, cuffs, and as part of the front panel
• C4B (Cable 4 Back) – a four-stitch cable crossing worked by slipping two stitches onto a cable needle held at the back, knitting two from the left-hand needle, then knitting the two from the cable needle
• Linen stitch – a slip-stitch pattern creating a dense, woven texture used for the pocket detail
• yarn forward (yf) and yarn back (yb) – directional yarn movements used as part of the linen stitch and other stitch constructions

Materials

• Yarn: West Yorkshire Spinners Bluefaced Leicester Aran in two shades — Pomegranate (Shade A) and Mocha (Shade B). Shade