Women's Button Neck Aran Cabled Jumper #1081 - Knitting Pattern PDF - Instant Download

Women's Button Neck Aran Cabled Jumper #1081 - Knitting Pattern PDF - Instant Download

Shirt Neck & Crew Neck Aran Panel Sweaters (Raglan) – A classic aran-panel sweater pattern with two neckline options: a shirt neck with buttoned opening and collar, or a crew neck with ribbed neckband.

What you’ll make: Two sweater options worked with a central aran panel and textured side sections, shaped with raglan armholes; Shirt Neck version includes front opening borders, buttonholes, and a collar; Crew Neck version includes a picked-up rib neckband.

Sizes: To fit bust 86–112 cm (34–44 ins); finished size 97–122 cm (38–48 ins).

Finished length: 61–71 cm (24–28 ins).

Sleeve seam: 43–47 cm (17–18½ ins).

Yarn: Cable-friendly yarn that matches the stated tension; quantities are approximate and size-dependent. Shirt Neck: 19 (20 : 21 : 23 : 24 : 25) balls. Crew Neck: 18 (19 : 20 : 22 : 23 : 24) balls. (Ball size in the original is either 50 gm or 40 gm; choose your yarn by matching tension rather than ball weight.)

Needles & notions: 3¾ mm and 4½ mm knitting needles; cable needle; 3 buttons (shirt neck).

Tension (gauge): 24 stitches and 26 rows to 10 cm (4 ins) measured over pattern.

Recommended yarn: Rowan Pure Wool Superwash DK.

Shirt Neck Sweater: 19 (20 : 21 : 23 : 24 : 25) × 50 g balls.

Crew Neck Sweater: 18 (19 : 20 : 22 : 23 : 24) × 50 g balls.

Also suitable (currently available): Rowan Pure Wool DK, West Yorkshire Spinners The Croft DK, Sirdar Haworth Tweed DK, Stylecraft Life DK, DROPS Karisma, Cascade 220 Sport, Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Sport

Construction notes: Ribbed welt, then patterned body with an integrated aran panel (14-row panel repeat) worked alongside a 4-row repeat for the remainder; raglan shaping; Shirt Neck includes divided front opening, neck shaping, borders with buttonholes, and a collar; Crew Neck includes held centre stitches and a picked-up ribbed neckband.

Skill level: Intermediate (confident knit/purl, shaping, working cables, picking up stitches).

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