Arabella
Pattern Specs
CONSTRUCTION
- Garment is worked flat in pieces and sewn together. The neckband is picked up and worked after seaming.
FINISHED DIMENSIONS
- 31¼ (34¾, 38¾, 42¾, 46, 49¼)” circumference at chest
- Sample shown is size 34¾” with +1¾” ease on model
Need help picking a size? See our resource page on Selecting a Sweater Size 101.
GAUGE
- 24 stitches & 38 rows = 4″ in stockinette stitch, after blocking
- 6-stitch 3/3 Right or Left Cable panel measures 1″ wide, after blocking
NEEDLES
- One pair of straight needles or a 32″ circular needle* and one 16″ circular needle in size needed to obtain gauge listed
- Suggested Size: 3½ mm (US 4)
*Knitter’s preferred style of needle may be used
Pattern Materials
YARN
- 5 (6, 7, 7, 8, 9) skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Loft (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 275 yards/50 grams)
- Photographed in color Soot
YARDAGE
- 1375 (1535, 1725, 1895, 2060, 2255) yards of fingering weight wool yarn
Techniques
Tutorials for all special techniques listed below are included in the pattern
- Cabled Cast On
- Wet-Blocking
Errata
Current Pattern: v2.0
30 April 2014:
(Version 2.0): On Page 5, the second paragraph under Begin Main Patterns has been corrected as follows: “Next Row (WS): {Knit 1}, purl 2, knit 1, purl 26 (26, 26, 27, 27, 28), knit 2, work Row 2 of 3/3 Right Cable over next 6 stitches, knit 2, work Row 2 of Quaker Ridging over next 72 (82, 94, 106, 116, 126) stitches, knit 2, work Row 2 of 3/3 Left Cable over next 6 stitches, knit 2, purl 26 (26, 26, 27, 27, 28), knit 1, purl 2, {knit 1}.”

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