Sweater with Diamond and Cable Pattern

Published: 19/12/25
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Sweater with Diamond and Cable Pattern

How to knit the sweater with diamond and cable pattern:
Sizes: US 6/8 (12/14); UK 10/12 (16/18)

Materials:
700 (800) g yarn (35% cotton, 35% polyacrylic, 30% viscose, 135 m/50 g); straight knitting needles 3 mm and 4 mm; circular knitting needle 3 mm.

Ribbing Pattern, 3 mm needles: Work alternately 1 knit stitch, 1 purl stitch.

Main Pattern, 4 mm needles:
The number of stitches is a multiple of 20 + 2 edge stitches.
Work according to the chart, which shows right-side rows only.
On wrong-side rows, work the stitches as they appear, purl the yarn overs, work double yarn overs as 1 purl stitch and 1 purl stitch through the back loop.
Begin with 1 edge stitch and the stitches before the pattern repeat, repeat the pattern repeat throughout, end with the stitches after the pattern repeat and 1 edge stitch.
Work rows 1 to 18 four times, rows 19 to 46 once, rows 47 to 64 twice, rows 65 to 92 once, then repeat rows 47 to 64 throughout.
When repeating, continue working the 4-stitch cables following the pattern.

Gauge: 25.5 stitches and 31 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Back:
Cast on 124 (144) stitches and work 5 cm in Ribbing Pattern, evenly increase 18 stitches in the last row = 142 (162) stitches.
Continue working in the Main Pattern.
After 63 cm = 196 rows (67 cm = 208 rows) from the ribbing, bind off the center 36 (40) stitches for the neckline and finish both sides separately.
For neckline shaping, bind off at the inner edge every 2nd row 1 time 3 stitches and 1 time 2 stitches.
After 65 cm = 202 rows (69 cm = 214 rows) from the ribbing, bind off the remaining 48 (56) shoulder stitches.

Front:
Work as for the back, but with a deeper neckline.
For this, after 58 cm = 180 rows (62 cm = 192 rows) from the ribbing, bind off the center 18 (22) stitches, then bind off every 2nd row 1 time 3 stitches, 3 times 2 stitches, and 5 times 1 stitch.
Sweater with Diamond and Cable Pattern
Sleeves:
Cast on 54 (58) stitches and work 5 cm in Ribbing Pattern, evenly increase 18 (14) stitches in the last row = 72 stitches.
Continue working in the Main Pattern.
Begin with 1 edge stitch and the stitches from arrow A, work the pattern repeat 3 times, end with the stitches to arrow B and 1 edge stitch.
Repeat rows 47 to 64 throughout.
For sleeve shaping, increase on both sides from the ribbing 30 times 1 stitch every 4th row (26 times 1 stitch alternately every 2nd and 4th row and 9 times 1 stitch every 4th row), working the increased stitches into the pattern = 132 (142) stitches.
After 40 cm = 124 rows (38 cm = 118 rows) from the ribbing, bind off all stitches.

Finishing:
Sew shoulder seams.
Pick up 110 (118) stitches around the neckline with the circular needle, work 3 cm in Ribbing Pattern, then bind off the stitches following the pattern.
Set in the sleeves, sew side seams and sleeve seams.

sweater 128 chart

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