Drover

Drover is classic sweater featuring a cabled front panel, saddle shoulder with a plain knitted back and sleeves. The cable panel has two motifs that make me think of winding drove roads and the flocks of Norfolk Horns that were moved along them by Drovers. A drover was someone whose job it was to move livestock from one place to another, including sheep, cattle and geese. Drovers walked their flocks on the drift from the places they were raised to market or their new owner.

Drover is worked bottom up starting with a twisted rib hem and cuffs. Front, back and sleeves are worked separately and seamed. The hem is left open at the sides for a rather natty finish, alternatively if you prefer a more traditional finish this can be seamed closed.

Original Yarn: Fibreworkshop Norfolk Horn DK (120m |130 yd per 50 g skein)

Yarn substitution:pattern requires DK weight approx:

960(1080, 200,1320)(1440,1680,1680)(1920,2040) m 1040(1170,1300,1430)(1560,1820,1820)(2080,2210)yds