Materials:
Yarn: 500 g (50% Wool, 50% Acrylic, yardage = 240 m/100 g); quick knit needles size 5 mm (US 8) and one circular needle size 4.5 mm (US 7) 40 cm long.
Rib Pattern: alt K2, P2.
Large Seed Stitch: alt K1, P1.
Shift sts on every 2nd RS row.
Cable Pattern:
Work according to chart. Only RS rows are shown.
On WS rows, work all sts as they appear.
Work Rows 1 - 14 once, then repeat Rows 3 - 14 throughout.
Gauge:
in Large Seed St: 15 sts and 22 rows = 10 x 10 cm;
in Cable Patt: 72 sts = 34 сm of width.
Accentuated decreases:
At beg of row as foll: selv st, skpo (= slip 1 st knitwise, k1, pass sl st over), at end of row work to last 3 sts, k2tog, selv st.
Back:
Cast on 81 sts and work 9 Rows in Rib Patt, inc 13 sts evenly across last row = 94 sts.
Cont as foll: selv st, 10 sts in Seed Stitch, 72 sts in Cable Pattern, 10 sts in Seed Stitch, selv st.
Armhole Shaping: When piece measures 53 cm from beg, bind off 5 sts once at each end, then 1 st 5 times on every 2nd row with accentuated decreases = 74 sts.
After 72 cm from beg, bind off 20 sts each side for shoulders, work center 34 sts and place them on holder for collar.
Work like back, but for neckline, when piece measures 67 cm from beg, bind off center 18 sts, then bind off 3 sts once, 2 sts once and 1 st 3 times on either side of them on every 2nd row for rounding.
When piece measures 72 cm from beg, bind off rem 20 sts each side for shoulders.
Sleeves:
Cast on 30 sts and work 8 Rows in Rib Patt, inc 14 sts evenly across last row = 44 sts.
Cont as foll: selv st, 10 sts in Seed Stitch, 22 sts in Cable Pattern (from 26th to 47th st of chart), 10 sts in Seed Stitch, selv st.
Sleeve Shaping: Inc 1 stitch every 8th row 10 times at each end = 64 sts.
Cap Shaping: When piece measures 48 cm from beg, bind off 5 sts once at each end, and then dec 2 sts 3 times on every 2nd row, 1 st 4 times on every 4th row, and then dec 1 st 6 times on every 2nd row with accentuated decreases. Bind off rem 20 sts.
Finishing:
Join seams. Set in sleeves.
Collar: Place sts from holder onto circular needle, pick up 10 sts between them and work in Rib Patt over all sts = 72 sts.
Cont until collar meas 22 cm. Bind off all sts loosely.