Description

Cry me a river is a cable sweater with dropped shoulders and a loose fit. The cables are knitted with using just one technique throughout the pattern. The sweater is knitted top down in one piece starting from the back which is knitted flat and from where the stitches are picked for the front part. The neckline is shaped with increases knitted on the front. When the front and back parts are knitted, you will join the parts and knit the rest of the sweater in the round. The sleeve stitches are picked up from the armholes and finished with a double folded ribbed edge. Finally you will pick up stitches from the neckhole and knit a double folded ribbed collar. 

Sizes: 1(2)3(4)5(6)7(8)9 see measurements below

Measurements: 

• Bust circumference of the finished sweater: approx. 60(72)88(104)120(136)152(168)184 cm / 23,6(28,3)34,6(41)47(54)60(66)72,4 inches

Note! The sweater has around 15-25 cm / 6-10 inches of positive ease, so pick a size that is around 15-25 cm / 6-10 inches larger than your own bust circumference (or widest part). Alternatively, if you prefer a tighter fit pick a size with a bust circumference closer to yours. Please note, that all measurements have been taken from a finished (washed and blocked) sweater. Finishing i.e. washing and blocking the sweater ”relaxes” the cables – the sweater might feel tighter that the given measurements before the finishing wash and blocking. 

• Length of the finished sweater from shoulder to hem: approx. 52(53)54(56)58(60)61(62)64 cm / 20(21)21,6(22)23(23,6)24(24,4)65 inches – this can be altered to suit your preference 

• • Circumference of the top of the sleeve: approx. 34(36)40(42)45(48)52(56)60 cm / 13,4(14)15,7(16,5)17,7(19)20,4(22)23,6 inches

• Length of the sleeve: 35–50 cm / 14-20 inches -– this can be altered to suit your preference 

Yarn: 

• DK-strength yarn or a combination of yarns (examples of combinations below)
• Consumption of DK-strength yarn (1 yarn): 800(900)1100(1200)1300(1500)1700(2000)2100 m / 320(380)420(480)520(580)680(780)840 g

Consumption example for a combination of two yarns: 

• La Bien Aimee Kumo (mulberry silk, suri-alpaca): 600(600)900(900)900(1200)1200(1500)1500 m / 100(100)150(150)150(200)200(250)250 g
• La Bien Aimee Felix: 800(900)1100(1200)1300(1500)1700(2000)2100 m / 120(140)160(180)200(220)260(300)320 g

Note. You can knit the sweater with any kind of DK-strength yarn or a combination of other strength yarns, as long as you meet the gauge (below). The sweater in the pictures is knitted with La Bien Aimee Kumo and Felix in the shade Fluoro Morganite.

Knitting needles: 

• 3 mm/US2.5: double pointed needles (for the sleeves) and 60 cm/24 inch circular needles (80 cm/32 inch can also be used for the ribbing in the hem)
• 5 mm/US8: 40 cm/ 16 inches and 60/80 cm / 24/32 inches circular needles

Other materials: 2 stitch markers (that can be opened), cable needle, tapestry needle 

Gauge (in stockinette stitch): 10 x 10 cm = 20 sts x 22 rows. (Alter your needle size if necessary to meet the gauge)