You will need:
- yarn (60% viscose, 40% polyamide, 110 m/50 g) — (450) 500 g brown and (100) 150 g beige;
- straight knitting needles, 6 mm and 7 mm;
- circular needles, 6 mm.
Stockinette stitch: knit rows — knit (k), purl rows — purl (p).
Reverse stockinette stitch: knit rows — purl (p), purl rows — knit (k).
Rib: alternate 1 knit (k), 1 purl (p), 1 knit (k). On purl rows, work sts as they appear.
Fancy pattern: number of sts is a multiple of 4 + 3. Knit row: *1 k, 1 p, 2 k, repeat from *, 1 k, 1 p, 1 k; purl row: *3 k, 1 p, repeat from *, 3 k.
Large moss stitch: alternate 1 knit (k), 1 purl (p); on purl rows work sts as they appear. Shift the pattern after every 2nd row.
Cable pattern, 24 sts wide: rows 1–8 and row 10: 1 st in stockinette, 2 sts in reverse stockinette, 8 sts in stockinette, 2 sts in reverse stockinette, 8 sts in stockinette, 2 sts in reverse stockinette, 1 st in stockinette; row 9: 1 k, 2 p, cross 8 sts to the right (= hold 4 sts on a cable needle behind the work, k4, then knit the sts from the cable needle), 2 p, 1 k. Work rows 1 through 10 once, then repeat rows 3 through 10. Color sequence: 3 rows in beige, then *2 rows in brown and 4 rows in beige, repeat from *.
Note: when changing color, always knit the first row after the color change.
Gauge:
- rib — 16.5 sts x 23.5 rows = 10×10 cm;
- fancy pattern and large moss stitch: 15.5 sts and 23.5 rows = 10 x 10 cm;
- cable: 24 sts = 11 cm wide.
Knitting the Cable Top
Back: using 6 mm needles, cast on (89) 95 sts with beige yarn and work in rib between selvage sts, following the color sequence, starting with 1 purl row.
After 14 cm = 33 rows from the cast-on edge, switch to 7 mm needles, redistributing sts and increasing (7) 9 sts evenly in row 1: selvage st, (35) 39 sts in fancy pattern, 24 sts in cable pattern, (35) 39 sts in fancy pattern, selvage st = (96) 104 sts.
After (22) 23 cm from the rib, work the sts of the fancy pattern in large moss stitch instead. At the same time, increase 8 x 1 st on both sides every 6th row, working the increased sts into the pattern.
After (43.5) 46 cm from the rib, bind off all sts in pattern.
The center (40) 42 sts form the neckline, and (36) 39 sts on each side form the shoulders.
Front: work as for the back, but with a deeper neckline. To do this, after (16) 17.5 cm from the start of the moss stitch, bind off the center (18) 20 sts and, every 2nd row, bind off 3 x 2 sts and then 3 x 1 st.
Bind off the remaining shoulder sts at the same height as the back.
Finishing
Sew the shoulder seams.
Around the neckline, using circular needles, pick up (90) 100 sts with beige yarn and work in rib, following the color sequence, starting with 1 purl row. After 17 cm, bind off all sts.
For the armhole bands, using 6 mm needles, pick up (73) 77 sts with beige yarn along the top (22) 23.5 cm of the front and back, and work in rib between selvage sts.
After 2 cm from the start of the bands, bind off all sts knitwise.
Sew the side seams and the armhole band seams.
