Hooded Jacket with Cables

Size: M

Materials: 

Yarn: 480 g (50% Wool, 50% Acrylic, yardage = 150 m/50 g); 1 pair quick knit needles size 2.5 mm (US 1.5); seven buttons.

Rib Patt: alt K1, P1.

Basic Patt: 

Work according to charts 1-3.

On unspecified rows, work all sts as they appear (K kwise, P pwise).

Gauge: 21 sts and 34 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Back: 

Cast on 103 sts and work 3 rows in Rib Patt. 

Cont in patt acc to chart 1, where right half of back is shown. Work left half in reverse. 

For waist shaping, work decs and incs. 

Armhole Shaping: When piece measures 37 cm from beg, at each end bind off 4 sts, then on every 2nd row 3 sts once, 2 sts once and 1 st 3 times = 79 sts.

When piece measures 58 cm from beg, shape shoulders: at each end, bind off 7 sts 3 times on every 2nd row.

Neckline Shaping: At the same time, bind off center 25 sts and complete both sides separately. 

For rounding at inside edge bind off 3 sts twice on every 2nd row.

Left Front: 

Cast on 59 sts and work 3 rows in Rib Patt. 

Cont in pattern acc to chart 2.

Armhole Shaping: When piece measures 37 cm from beg, at right end bind off 4 sts, then on every 2nd row 3 sts once, 2 sts once and 1 st 3 times = 47 sts.

Neckline Shaping: When piece measures 46 cm from beg, at left end bind off 9 sts, then on every 2nd row 4 sts once, 3 sts once, 2 sts 3 times and 1 st 4 times. 

When piece measures 58 cm from beg, shape shoulders: at right end, bind off 7 sts 3 times on every 2nd row.

Right Front: 

Work in reverse. Work 7 buttonholes at a height of 3 cm from bottom and at 6 cm intervals: on RS row, work as foll: selv st, P3, 1 yo, P2tog; on WS row, work sts as they appear, K yo.

Sleeves: 

Cast on 61 sts and work 3 rows in Rib Patt. 

Cont in patt acc to chart 3, where right half of sleeve is shown. Work left half in reverse.  

After Row 126, cont in patt as established. Work crisscrossing on every 8th row. Work 5 sts out of 6, as for back, at the last crisscrossing.  

Cap Shaping: When piece measures 41 cm from beg, at each end bind off 4 sts, and then on every 2nd row 3 sts once, 2 sts once, 1 st 10 times, 2 sts twice, 3 sts 3 times, 4 sts once and rem 11 sts once. 

Hood: 

Close shoulder seams. 

Pick up 121 sts along neckline edge, skipping 5 sts from vertical edge of front on either side, and cont in patt: P pwise, cont to crisscross cables on every 7th row (at the first crisscrossing, work 6 sts out of 5; at the last, work 5 sts out of 6). 

Beg with extended rows on right front: 5 sts from RS, turn, 5 sts in reverse, turn, 10 sts from RS, turn, and so on. Work foll 5 sts into patt on each RS row until all sts of right front have been worked.   

Then work sts of back and work in same way with extended rows on left front. 

Work 28 cm on all sts and bind off sts.

Finishing: 

Sew side and sleeve seams.

Fold hood in half and sew upper seam. 

Sew on buttons.