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Women's Cabled Sweater in Novita 7 Veljestä

What is Being Made

This is a women's pullover sweater featuring cable knit detailing, designed by Lea Petäjä. The sweater is available in five sizes ranging from XS/S to XXL, with finished body circumferences from 94 cm (37 inches) to 126 cm (49½ inches). The garment includes medium-length sleeves and is worked from the bottom up using a combination of ribbed and textured stitch patterns.

Techniques Used

The sweater construction employs several fundamental knitting techniques. Ribbing is used for the cuff and lower edge, worked over 2 cm using smaller needles to create an elastic finish. The main body utilizes cable knitting, a technique that involves crossing stitches over one another to create raised, twisted rope-like patterns. Stitch increases are incorporated throughout the pattern, particularly within section B of the chart, which adds 24 stitches during the initial pattern rows. The pattern also requires chart reading skills, as the design is worked from a detailed stitch chart (Chart III) with multiple pattern sections labeled A, B, and C that are repeated across the width of the garment.

Stitches Used

The pattern employs knit and purl stitches as the foundation, combined in a 1x1 ribbing pattern (alternating knit and purl stitches) for the cuffs and edges. The main body features a textured stitch pattern that incorporates cable stitches, which are created by crossing groups of stitches to form the characteristic twisted cable design. The pattern sections are worked from a chart with specific stitch counts: section A is repeated 6 to 8 times depending on size, section B contains 13 stitches, and section C is also repeated 6 to 8 times. The pattern requires working rows 2–24 initially, then repeating rows 25–26 throughout the remainder of the garment.

Materials

This pattern calls for Novita 7 Veljestä yarn in the colorway Berry Porridge (053), an aran weight yarn. The yardage required ranges from 600 grams for the smallest size (XS/S) to 800 grams for the largest size (XXL). Two needle sizes are needed: 4 mm needles (UK 8 / US 6) for the ribbed sections and 5 mm needles (UK 6 / US 8) for the main body pattern work. The pattern is classified as advanced difficulty, reflecting the cable knitting techniques and chart reading skills required.

Pattern Details

The sweater begins with casting on between 39 and 47 stitches depending on size, with ribbing worked on the wrong side using a 1x1 rib pattern for 2 cm. After switching to the larger needles, the textured stitch pattern from Chart III is introduced, with edge stitches worked from the right and left edges, followed by multiple repeats of sections A, B, and C across the width. The body length ranges from 57 cm (22½ inches) for the smallest size to 65 cm (25½ inches) for the largest. Inner sleeve length measurements range from 46 cm (18 inches) to 50 cm (19¾ inches), accommodating different arm proportions across the size range.