Rib Top with Cables in BC Garn Soft Silk - 2401BC - Downloadable PDF

Rib Top with Cables in BC Garn Soft Silk – Pattern Summary (Design 2401BC by Sanne Fjalland)

This free downloadable knitting pattern by designer Sanne Fjalland, published as Nr. 2401BC by BC Garn, guides knitters through creating a beautifully textured ribbed top with cable detailing. The design is classified as intermediate difficulty, making it an ideal project for knitters who are comfortable with basic techniques and ready to explore the satisfying structure of cable knitting. The finished garment is a wearable, elegant top that combines the stretch and visual rhythm of ribbing with the sculptural dimension of cables.

What Is Being Made

The pattern produces a fitted ribbed top featuring cable panels, worked in a worsted-weight yarn. It is available in two size groupings: S/M and L/XL, with a chest width of 92 cm (S/M) or 101 cm (L/XL) and a full length of 57 cm (S/M) or 58 cm (L/XL). The combination of rib texture and cable motifs gives the top a refined, tactile surface that works beautifully with the luxurious yarn specified for the project.

Materials Used

The pattern calls for BC Garn Soft Silk in colorway ss11, a worsted-weight yarn with a naturally lustrous finish suited to showcasing stitch definition in both ribbing and cables. The required quantity is 300 g for both sizes. Two needle sizes are used:

• 3.5 mm straight needles (UK size 9 / US size 4) – for the main body fabric
• 3 mm circular needle, 40 cm length (UK size 11 / US size 2) – for finishing edges and ribbed sections
• A cable needle (CN) is also required for working the cable panels

The recommended tension is 22 stitches × 31–32 rows in stockinette stitch over a 10 × 10 cm swatch, which is important to achieve the correct fit across both sizes.

Techniques Used

This pattern draws on a well-rounded set of intermediate knitting techniques. Cable knitting is central to the design — stitches are slipped onto a cable needle and held either to the front or back of the work before being knitted, creating the characteristic twisted rope or braid effect that gives the top its visual interest. Ribbing forms the structural backbone of the fabric, providing natural elasticity and a close fit through alternating knit and purl columns.

Shaping is achieved through a variety of decrease and increase methods, ensuring smooth, tailored edges throughout the garment construction. The pattern also incorporates selvedge stitches (ss) along the edges for clean seaming and finishing.

Stitches Used

• Stockinette stitch (St st) – knit on the right side, purl on the wrong side; used as the base fabric and for tension measurement
• Rib stitch – alternating knit and purl stitches forming the characteristic stretchy texture throughout the top
• Cable stitch – worked with a cable needle to cross stitches and create raised, twisted motifs
• K2tog – knit two stitches together; a standard right-leaning decrease
• P2tog – purl two stitches together; a purl-side decrease
• K2tog tbl – knit two stitches together through the back loop; a left-leaning decrease
• K3tog tbl – knit three stitches together through the back loop; a sharper left-leaning double decrease
• Dec (slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over) – a classic left-leaning single decrease used for shaping
• Inc – an increase worked by lifting the loop between stitches from the front with the left needle; creates a neat, nearly invisible added stitch

Skill