This free pattern originally published in:
Spool Cotton #148, Men's Sweaters 
MATERIALS: Chadwick's Red Heart Sports Yarn, 9 balls (1 oz. balls) for sizes 36 and 38; 10 balls for sizes 40 and 42.
Milward's Phantom Knitting Pins, 1 pair No. 1 (2½ mm. size) and 1 pair No. 3 (3 mm. size).
MEASUREMENTS FOR BLOCKING:
| Sizes | 36 |
38 |
40 |
42 |
| Chest | 36" |
38" |
40" |
42" |
| Length from top of shoulder | 25" |
25" |
26" |
26" |
| Width across back or front at shoulders | 13" |
13½" |
14" |
14½" |
| Length from underarm to lower edge | 16" |
16" |
16½" |
16½" |
| Gauge: (Stockinette Stitch) 7 sts make 1 inch; 9 rows make 1 inch. | ||||
| CABLE PATTERN … (A multiple of 14 sts) 1st row: Wrong side (K 2, p 4) twice, k 2. 2nd row: (P 2, k 4) twice, p 2. 3rd and 4th rows: Same as 1st and 2nd rows. 5th row: Same as 1st row. 6th row: P 2, slip next 2 sts onto a double-pointed needle and hold at back of work; k the next 2 sts; then k the 2 sts from double-pointed needle. P 2, slip next 2 sts onto double-pointed needle and hold in front of work, k next 2 sts, then k the 2 sts from double-pointed needle; p 2. 7th to 11th rows incl: Repeat 1st to 5th rows incl. 12th row: P 2, slip next 2 sts onto a double-pointed needle and hold in front of work; k the next 2 sts; then k the 2 sts from double-pointed needle. P 2, slip next 2 sts onto a double-pointed needle and hold at back of work; k 2 sts; then k the 2 sts from double-pointed needle; p 2. Repeat these 12 rows for pattern. | ||||
| Sizes | 36 |
38 |
40 |
42 |
| BACK … With No. 1 needles cast on loosely | 119 sts |
127 sts |
135 sts |
145 sts |
| Work in ribbing of k 1, p 1, for | 3½" |
3½" |
4" |
4" |
| Change to No. 3 needles and inc. evenly across row to | 136 sts |
144 sts |
150 sts |
158 sts |
| Next row: Purl | 28 sts |
32 sts |
35 sts |
39 sts |
| (Work 1st row of cable pattern, p 8) 3 times; work pattern once more; then purl remaining | 28 sts |
32 sts |
35 sts |
39 sts |
| Following row: Knit | 28 sts |
32 sts |
35 sts |
39 sts |
| (Work 2nd row of cable pattern, k 8) 3 times; work pattern once more; knit remaining | 28 sts |
32 sts |
35 sts |
39 sts |
| Follow pattern as established on last 2 rows, working 3rd to 12th rows incl. and then repeating 1st to 12th rows incl. until piece measures, in all | 15" |
15" |
15½" |
15½" |
| To shape armholes: Bind off at beginning of next 2 rows | 7 sts |
8 sts |
8 sts |
9 sts |
| Bind off at beginning of following 2 rows | 3 sts |
4 sts |
5 sts |
6 sts |
| Dec. 1 st at end of each row until there remain | 88 sts |
92 sts |
96 sts |
100 sts |
| Work straight until piece measures, from 1st row of armhole shaping | 9½" |
9½" |
10" |
10" |
| To shape shoulders: Bind off at beginning of next 2 rows | 5 sts |
7 sts |
7 sts |
9 sts |
| Bind off at beginning of following 4 rows | 8 sts |
all sizes |
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| For back of neck, bind off remaining | 46 sts |
46 sts |
50 sts |
50 sts |
| FRONT … Work exactly as for Back until piece measures, from 1st row of armhole shaping | 5½" |
all sizes |
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| To shape neck: On next row work across | 34 sts |
36 sts |
38 sts |
40 sts |
| Bind off the next | 20 sts |
all sizes |
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| Work across remaining | 34 sts |
36 sts |
38 sts |
40 sts |
| Work over the last set of sts only, decreasing 1 st at neck edge every other row until there remain | 21 sts |
23 sts |
23 sts |
25 sts |
| Work straight until armhole measures same as armhole of Back. | All sizes |
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| To shape shoulder: Bind off at armhole edge once | 5 sts |
7 sts |
7 sts |
9 sts |
| Bind off at armhole edge every other row until no sts remain | 8 sts |
all sizes |
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| Attach yarn and work opposite side to correspond. | All sizes |
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| BACK NECK BAND … With No. 1 needles, right side facing, pick up | 46 sts |
46 sts |
50 sts |
50 sts |
| Work 1 inch in ribbing of k 1, p 1. Bind off loosely in ribbing. | All sizes |
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| FRONT NECK BAND … Work exactly as for back neck band, but pick up | 88 sts |
88 sts |
96 sts |
96 sts |
| ARMHOLE BANDS (Make 2) … Sew up shoulder seams. With right side facing, using No. 1 needles, pick up | 162 sts |
168 sts |
174 sts |
180 sts |
| Work 1 inch in ribbing of k 1, p 1. Bind off loosely in ribbing. | All sizes |
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| Block pieces, following measurements for blocking given at beginning of directions. Sew up underarm seams. |
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