Turtleneck Cable Sweater - Jumper Knitting Pattern for Women in Debbie Bliss Paloma

Turtleneck Cable Sweater Knitting Pattern for Women – Debbie Bliss Paloma

This pattern from Debbie Bliss delivers a classic, cosy turtleneck cable sweater designed for women, worked in the luxurious Debbie Bliss Paloma yarn. Rated as an advanced knitting project, this jumper is a rewarding challenge for experienced knitters who want to combine bold cable textures with a sophisticated silhouette. The finished garment features a high turtleneck collar, making it an ideal cold-weather wardrobe staple.

What Is Being Made

The pattern produces a women's turtleneck cable jumper — a pull-on sweater with a close-fitting, ribbed polo neck and richly textured cable panels worked across the body. The design is intended as a statement knitwear piece, combining the warmth of a super-chunky yarn with the visual interest of traditional cable knitting. The turtleneck construction frames the neckline elegantly while the cable detailing adds classic handcraft character to the finished sweater.

Yarn and Materials

The pattern is written specifically for Debbie Bliss Paloma, a super chunky weight yarn. Paloma is a beautifully soft yarn known for its fluffy, cloud-like texture, which lends warmth and drape to chunky garments. Because the yarn is classified as super chunky, the sweater works up relatively quickly compared to lighter-weight projects, making the advanced techniques more accessible in terms of time investment. Knitters will require appropriately sized large knitting needles suited to super chunky yarn, typically in the larger end of the needle size range. No crochet hooks are required for this knitting pattern.

Techniques Used

• Cable knitting – The defining technique of this pattern, cables are created by temporarily placing stitches on a cable needle, knitting stitches from the left needle, then knitting the held stitches. This crossing of stitch groups produces the characteristic twisted rope or braid appearance associated with traditional Aran and cable knitwear.
• Turtleneck construction – The high polo neck is shaped and worked as an integral part of the pattern, requiring careful attention to neckline shaping and ribbing to achieve a neat, snug finish.
• Ribbing – Used for the turtleneck collar and likely for cuffs and hem edges, ribbing alternates knit and purl stitches to create an elastic, structured fabric that hugs the body and holds its shape.
• Casting on and casting off in ribbing – As referenced in the pattern glossary, stitches are cast off while maintaining the rib pattern, knitting the knit stitches and purling the purl stitches, to keep edges neat and stretchy.
• Increasing and decreasing – Shaping throughout the garment — at the armholes, neckline, and body — is achieved through techniques such as knit into the front and back of a stitch (kfb) for increases, and knitting or purling stitches together for decreases.
• Garter stitch – Referenced in the pattern glossary, garter stitch (knitting every row) may appear as a design or transitional element within the pattern.
• Seaming – As a traditionally constructed sweater worked in pieces, the pattern will involve joining front, back, and sleeve sections using appropriate seaming methods.

Stitches Used

• Cable stitch panels – The central decorative element, requiring a cable needle to cross groups of stitches and form the signature twisted patterns.
• Knit stitch (k) – The foundational stitch used throughout the body, cables, and garter sections.
• Purl stitch – Used in ribbing and as a background stitch to set off cable panels, purl stitches create the recessed texture that makes cables stand out in relief.
• Rib stitch – A combination of knit and purl stitches worked in sequence (such as knit 1, purl 1 or knit 2, purl 2) to form the stretchy turtleneck collar and finishing edges.
• Kfb (knit into front and back) – A simple increase stitch explicitly referenced in the pattern abbreviations, used to add stit