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Cabled Polo Collar Pullover Sweater Knitting PatternDesigned by Barbara Breiter Medium Finished Chest Measurement=38" Gauge: 16 sts=4" in St st with larger needles Materials 750 yards worsted weight cotton yarn or appropriate substitution Size 8 US (5 mm) needles Size 10 US needles (6 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge cable needle 6 buttons Instructions Stitch Patterns K1, P1 Rib Row 1: *k1, p1; rep from * Rep this row. Seed Stitch Row 1: *k1, p1; rep from * Row 2: *p1, k1; rep from * Cable I Row 1: p1, k4, p1 Row 2: k1, p4, k1 Row 3: p1, k4, p1 Row 4: k1, p4, k1 Row 5: p1, sl next 2 sts to cable needle, hold in back, k2, k2 from cable needle, p1 Row 6: k1, p4, k1 Cable II Same as Cable I but hold sts on cable needle in front. 
DiamondRow 1 (RS): k6, p1, k6 Row 2: p5, k1, p1, k1, p5 Row 3: k4, (p1,k1) 2 times, p1, k4 Row 4: p3, (k1, p1) 3 times, k1, p3 Row 5: k2, (p1, k1) 4 times, p1, k2 Row 6: (p1, k1) 6 times, p1 Row 7: Rep Row 6 Row 8: Rep Row 6 Row 9: Rep Row 5 Row 10: Rep Row 4 Row 11: Rep Row 3 Row 12: Rep Row 2 Back With smaller needles, CO 68 st. Work K1 P1 Rib 2½". Inc 14 st evenly over last row - 82 sts. Change to larger needles and work in pattern as follows: 6 sts Seed Stitch, 6 sts Cable I, 13 sts Diamond, 6 sts Cable II, 20 sts St st (knit one row and purl the next), 6 sts Cable II, 13 sts Diamond, 6 sts Cable I, 6 sts Seed Stitch. Work over pat as est 13". Mark for armholes. Work another 9" for armholes. BO 25 st beg next 2 rows. Place rem st on holder. Front Work same as Back until sweater measures 13" and armholes are marked. Keeping to pattern, work 37 sts, BO 8 sts, place 37 sts on holder to be worked later. Work until armhole measures 7". At neck edge, BO 2 st every other row 4 times. Work until armhole reaches 9". BO. Work 37 sts on holder in same manner. Sleeves With smaller needles, CO 46 st. Work K1 P1 Rib 1½". Inc 12 st evenly over last row - 58 sts. Change to larger needles and work in pattern as follows: 26 sts Seed Stitch, 6 sts Cable I, 26 sts Seed Stitch Keeping to pattern, inc 1 st each end every other row 9 times -76 sts. Work 6". BO. Placket and Collar Seam shoulders. With smaller needles, pick up stitches along neck openings for the plackets, one for the button band and one for the buttonhole band. Please see Picking Up Stitches For Necklines And Armholes for more information. Work K1 P1 Rib 1", making six buttonholes (or desired number) evenly spaced on the left side. Lap buttonhole band over button band and sew to yoke. Pick up sts for collar around neck (not around buttonhole and button bands). Work K1 P1 Rib 3½". BO. Finishing Sew in sleeves. Seam sleeves and sides. Sew on buttons. Weave in ends on WS. ©Barbara Breiter. This design may not be reproduced in any manner without the expressed written consent of the author. See Abbreviations and the Glossary for help. Also see Knit A Bit, for patterns by Barbara Breiter |