Quick Knit Twisted Cable Cardigan Pattern

A wonderful gift to make for the favorite man in your life

Directions are given for Size 38. Changes for Sizes 40, 42 and 44 are in parentheses.

COATS & CLARK'S "RED HEART" KNITTING WORSTED, 4 Ply ("Tangle-Proof" Pull-Out Skeins): 19 (20, 22, 23) ounces of No. 651 Field Green.

Knitting Needles, 1 pair No. 8 and No. 10.

29-inch circular needle, No. 8.

7 buttons.

GAUGE: 4 sts = 1 inch; 11 rows = 2 inches.

BACK ... Starting at lower edge with No. 8 needles, cast on 82 (86, 90, 94) sts. Work in ribbing as follows: 1st row: P 2, * k 2, p 2. Repeat from * across. 2nd row (right side): K 2, * p 2, k 2. Repeat from * across. Repeat these 2 rows for 2 inches, ending with first row. Change to No. 10 needles and work in pattern as follows: 1st row: PI,* slip next st on cable holder and hold in front of work, p 1, insert right-hand needle in front loop of 2nd st on left-hand needle, k this st and slip it off over the first st, k the st from cable holder—front and back cable made, p 1. Re­peat from * across, ending with p 2 in­stead of p 1. Next 7 rows: Repeat 2nd and first rows of ribbing alternately. 9th row: K 1, k the 2nd st on left-hand needle and slip off over first st as before, p 1,* make a front and back cable, p 1. Repeat from * across, ending with slip next st on cable holder and hold in front of work, p 1, k the st from cable holder, k 1. Next 7 rows: Repeat first and 2nd rows of ribbing alternately, ending with first row. Repeat these 16 rows for pattern. Work even in pattern until total length is 14 (14½, 15, 15½) inches, ending with a wrong side row.

Armhole Shaping: Keeping in pattern, bind off 5 (5, 7, 7) sts at beg of next 2 rows. Dec one st at both ends of every other row 5 times. Work even in pattern on 62 (66, 66, 70) sts until length from first row of armhole shaping is 9 (9½, 9½, 10) inches, ending with a wrong side row.

Shoulder Shaping: Bind off 7 sts at beg of next 4 rows, then bind off 6 (6, 6, 8) sts at beg of next 2 rows. Bind off remaining 22 (26, 26, 26) sts for back of neck.

LEFT FRONT ... Starting at lower edge with No. 8 needles, cast on 38 (42, 42, 46) sts. Work same as for Back until total length is 14 (14½, 15, 15½) inches, end­ing with same pattern row as on Back preceding armhole shaping.

Armhole Shaping: Bind off 5 (5, 7, 7) sts at beg of next row. Dec one st at same edge every other row 5 times. Work even on 28 (32, 30, 34) sts until length from first row of armhole shaping is 3 (3, 3½, 4) inches, ending at front edge.

Neck Shaping: Place a marker in first st of next row to indicate start of neck shap­ing. Keeping in pattern, dec one st at beg of next row and at same edge every other row thereafter 7 (11, 9, 11) times more. Work even on 20 (20, 20, 22) sts until length from first row of armhole shaping is 9 (9½, 9½, 10) inches, ending at armhole edge with same pattern row as on Back.

Shoulder Shaping: 1st row: Bind off 7 sts, complete row. 2nd row: Work across. Re­peat first and 2nd rows once more. Bind off remaining sts.

RIGHT FRONT ... Work as for Left Front to armhole shaping ending with a right side row. Complete as for Left Front, reversing shapings.

SLEEVES ... Starting at lower edge with No. 8 needles, cast on 42 (42, 46, 46) sts. Work in ribbing as on Back for 3 inches. Change to No. 10 needles and work in pattern as on Back. Working the in­creased sts in pattern, inc one st at both ends of every 8th (6th, 8th, 6th) row 10 (12, 10, 12) times. Work even on 62 (66, 66, 70) sts until total length is 18½ (18½, 19, 19) inches, ending with a wrong side row.

Top Shaping: Bind off 5 (5, 7, 7) sts at beg of next 2 rows. Dec one st at both ends of every other row until length from first row of top shaping is 5½ (6, 6, 6½) inches. Bind off 3 sts at beg of next 4 rows. Bind off remaining sts.

Block to measurements. Sew shoulder seams.

Band: With right side facing and circular needle, pick up and k 110 (114, 118, 122) sts along Right Front edge, pick up and k 22 (26, 26, 26) sts across back of neck; pick up and k 110 (114, 118, 122) sts along Left Front edge. There are 242 (254, 262, 270) sts on needle. 1st row: P 2, * k 2, p 2. Repeat from * across. 2nd row: K 2, * p 2, k 2. Repeat from * across. On Sizes 38 and 42 only, work one more row of ribbing. With. pins, mark the position of 7 buttonholes evenly spaced on Left Front band, having first pin ½ inch above lower edge and the last pin ½ inch below neck marker. Next row: (Work in ribbing across to next pin, bind off next 2 sts) 7 times; complete row in ribbing. Following row: Work in ribbing as established, casting on 2 sts to replace each set of bound-off sts. Work 2 (2, 3, 2) more rows of ribbing. Bind off loosely in ribbing. Sew side and sleeve seams. Sew in sleeves. Work but­tonhole st around buttonholes. Sew on buttons.