A gift for my fiancee, available in women’s and men’s sizes.
Cavanaugh is a saddle shoulder cabled pullover. The front, back and sleeves are worked back and forth in flat knitting and seamed. Don’t be afraid of seaming, as it adds long lasting durability to this design.
Sizes
Size: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
Approximate Finished Chest: 36 (40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64)” /
91.5 (10.1.5, 112, 123, 132, 142.5, 152.5, 162.5) cm
Women’s Length: 23 ½ (23 ¾, 24 ½, 25 ¼, 26 ¼, 27 ¾, 28 ½ /
59.5 (60.5, 62, 64, 66.5, 68, 70.5, 72.5) cm
Men’s Length: 26 ½ (27 ¼, 27 ½, 28 ¾, 29 ¼, 30 ¼, 40 ¾, 31 ½)” /
67.5 (69, 70, 73, 74.5, 77, 78, 80) cm
To be worn with 3-5” / 7.5-12.5 cm of positive ease at chest.
Men’s sample shown is size 4, worn with 3”/ 7.5 cm of positive ease.
Materials
A 10% buffer has been added to all yardages/meters
Women’s Size
1224 (1338, 1500, 1640, 1816, 1970, 2163, 2328) yards /
1119 (1223, 1369, 1498, 1660, 1800, 1977, 2128) meters
We used Cape May Fiber DK Merino
(100% Superwash Merino, 231 yards / 211 meters, 100 Gram / 3.5 oz)
In Color… Potions Class (dark teal, jewel tone purples and pinks with bright green speckles);
6 (6, 7, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10) skeins
Men’s Size
1424 (1662, 1931, 2228, 2544, 2888, 3250, 3637) yards /
1301 (1519, 1765, 2037, 2325, 2640, 2971, 3324) meters
We used Cape May Fiber DK Merino
(100% Superwash Merino, 231 yards / 211 meters, 100 Gram / 3.5 oz)
In Color… Serpent (tonal dark teal green);
7 (8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16) skeins
Needles
MAIN BODY: US Size 7 (4.5mm) circular needle in 16”/ 40.5 cm and 32” / 80 cm length
RIBBING: US Size 5 (3.75 mm) circular needle in 16”/ 40.5 cm and 32”/ 80 cm length
Notions
- 2 Stitch markers
- 2 removable markers
- Stitch holder
- Cable needle
- Tapestry needle
Gauge
20 sts, 28 rows = 4” /10 cm in stockinette stitch with MAIN BODY needle after blocking
36 sts = 6” / 15.5 cm in Honeycomb Cable Pattern with MAIN BODY needle after blocking
6 sts = 1” / 2.5 cm in Small Braid with MAIN BODY needle after blocking
12 sts = 2 ¼” / 5.5 cm in Stable Braid with MAIN BODY needle after blocking
Adjust needle size if necessary, to obtain the correct gauge.
Notes
- The pullover is worked in pieces and seamed. The first stitch of each row of the body and sleeves is worked in knit stitch so that seaming is easier.
- The neckband is picked up and worked circularly after partial garment assembly.
- The cable pattern is both charted and written- choose which format you prefer to follow.
- Work RS rows of chart from left to right, and WS rows from right to left.
- Pattern is written for the smallest size, with larger sizes in parenthesis. If only one number is given, it applies to all sizes.