Pullover with Lace Cable Yoke

Size: M

Materials:

Yarn: 700 g (100% Acrylic, yardage = 160 m/100 g); quick knit needles size 5 mm (US 8) and one circular needle size 5 mm (US 8) 60 cm long.

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

Seed Stitch:

Row 1: alt K1, P1.

2nd and all further even rows: purl.

Cable Pattern: foll chart.

Gauge:

in Seed Stitch: 15 sts and 26 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Body:

Cast on 76 sts and work in Cable Patt acc to chart. Beg and end with 1 st in St st.

After 5 cm from cast on, work as foll: 16 sts in Cable Pattern, 44 sts in Seed Stitch and 16 sts in Cable Pattern.

Armhole Shaping: After 45 cm from cast on, on either side, after 16 first sts and before 16 last sts, dec 1 st 8 times on every 2nd row and 1 st 4 times on every 4th row. Put aside. 

Sleeves:

Cast on 44 sts and work in Cable Patt acc to chart. Beg and end with 1 st in St st.

After 6 cm from cast on, inc 8 sts evenly across 1st row and work as foll: 16 sts in Cable Pattern, 20 sts in Seed Stitch and 16 sts in Cable Pattern.

Armhole Shaping: After 42 cm from cast on, on either side, after 16 first sts and before 16 last sts, dec 1 st 4 times on every 2nd row and 1 st 6 times on every 4th row. Put aside. 

Place the sts of front, back and sleeves onto circular needles and work yoke of sleeves, back, and front in Cable Patt acc to chart.

Match cables of yoke with cables on sleeves, front, and back.

After 5 cm from beg of yoke, dec 1 st in P2 across the whole row.  

When piece measures 10 cm from cast on, bind off sts.

Finishing:

Sew in sleeves, join sleeve seams.