Women's Aran Cable Polo Neck Sweater Tunic Jumper 1116 - Knitting Pattern PDF - Instant Download - Marle & Row

Aran Cable Polo Neck Sweater(PDF Knitting Pattern)
A structured Aran-weight sweater featuring a central cable panel with contrast-colour detailing, set-in sleeves, and a two-stage neckline finish (roll edge plus ribbed polo collar).

What you’ll make
A long-length cable sweater worked flat, with armhole shaping, set-in sleeves, and a shaped front neck opening, finished with a picked-up roll edge and an inner rib polo collar.

Sizing / Measurements
To fit bust: 32/34 (34/36, 36/38) inches; 81/86 (86/91, 91/96) centimetres.
Finished width at underarm: 39 (41, 43½) inches; 99 (104, 110) centimetres.
Finished length: 29 (30, 31) inches; 73 (76, 78) centimetres.
Sleeve length: 18 (18½, 19) inches; 45 (47, 48) centimetres.

Yarn
Aran-weight wool blend (wool-dominant blend suitable for cabling), in two shades.
Shade A (main colour): 13 (13, 14) × 50 g balls.
Shade B (contrast colour): 5 (5, 5) × 50 g balls.
Total yarn: 18 (18, 19) × 50 g balls.

Needles & notions
4 mm (UK 8 / US 6) needles and 5 mm (UK 6 / US 8) needles.
One cable needle.

Tension (gauge)
19 stitches and 24 rows = 10 cm (4 inches) over stocking stitch using 5 mm needles.

Yarn Suggestions
Recommended yarn: Hayfield Bonus Aran.
Also suitable: Rowan Tweed Haze or Rowan Alpaca Classic; Lion Brand Wool-Ease; Cascade 220; Malabrigo Rios; Bendigo Woollen Mills Classic 8 ply (swatch to match stated gauge).

Construction notes
Back and Front are worked flat, with the Front shaped for the neck opening. Sleeves are worked flat and set in. The neck finish is worked in two stages: first a picked-up roll, then a second pick-up inside the roll for the rib polo collar, with a stitch decrease worked along the final rib row before the stocking stitch section.

Skill level
Intermediate (cables, set-in sleeve shaping, neck shaping, picking up stitches, two-colour placement).

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