Cable Pattern Jacket

Sizes: 12/14

Materials: 

Yarn: 500 g (50% Wool, 50% Acrylic, 250 m/100 g); one pair quick knit needles sizeUS 2,5 (3 mm) and one circular needle size US 2,5 (3 mm)

Rib Pattern 1: K1, P1 Rib.

Rib Pattern 2: K2, P2 Rib.

Stockinette stitch (St st): work RS rows K and WS rows P.

Cable Pattern: 

Work acc to chart. Only RS rows are shown.

On WS rows. work all sts as they appear.

Repeat Rows 1-6.

Back: 

Cast on 84 sts and work in Rib Pattern 2. 

When piece measures 10 cm from beg, continue as foll: selv st, 15 sts St st, 16 sts Cable Pat, 20 sts St st, 16 sts Cable Pat, 15 sts St st, selv st.  

Cont in pat as established until work meas 40 cm from welt, cast on 13 sts at each end for the sleeves.  

Then work 18 cm more even. 

Neck Shaping: Bind off the center 20 sts and complete both sides separately, bind off 1 st 3 times from each neck edge. 

Bind off remaining sts.

Left Front: 

Cast on 36 sts and work in Rib Pattern 2. 

When piece measures 10 cm from beg, continue as foll: selv st, 5 sts St st, 16 sts Cable Pat, 13 sts St st, selv st. 

Cont in pat as established until work meas 40 cm from welt, for the sleeve, cast on 13 sts at right edge.  

Neck Shaping: Cont to work in pat as established, dec 1 st every 6th row at left edge. 

When same length as back, bind off remaining sts. 

Right Front: Work to correspond to left front piece, reversing shaping.

Finishing: 

Sew shoulder seams. 

Band: Pick up 72 sts at sleeve edge and work 10 cm in Rib Pattern 2, bind off all sts. 

With RS facing and circular needle, join yarn at lower front edge of Right Front, pick up and knit 278 sts along Front and Back Neck edges. 

Then divide band as foll: 86 sts - 106 sts - 86 sts. 

Work 1,5 cm more cm for each section separetely, bind off all sts. 

For the belt, cast on 8 sts and work in Rib Patt 1.

When work meas 160 cm from beg, bind off sts.