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I’ve got some answers to common questions about my new sweater pattern to help you decide if it’s the right pattern for you!

Where can I buy the pattern? You can get the pattern here on my website or on Ravelry. If you’d like to save your pattern to your Ravelry library, I recommend shopping on Ravelry because my website isn’t linked to Rav.
I’m nervous about seaming. Is there help available? Yes! Here’s a video showing how I seamed my sweater together.
Why not make this sweater top-down and seamless? Wouldn’t that be less effort than all those seams? Knitting a sweater in pieces is great because it makes a huge project more portable and approachable. It also adds structure to what’s a pretty heavy garment. Those seams will help your sweater last a lifetime without sagging or wearing thin in places that get a lot of wear. Plus, mattress stitch seaming is extremely satisfying!
Is the cable motif charted or written out line-by-line? Both! The charts are colour-coded to make them easier to follow and the key includes explanations of each stitch so you don’t have to flip to the abbreviations section and then back to your chart. Written instructions are on the page following the charts so you can compare them to each other if that’s how you like to work.
How do I decide what size to make? The intended fit for this project is relatively relaxed and boxy, so I suggest choosing a size bigger than your bust circumference. The sizes listed on page 2 are actual finished measurements. If you’re in between sizes, I suggest going with the larger one. I have a 32”/81 cm bust circumference and made the 37.5”/95.5 cm size for myself. I love it because it fits comfortably over my button up shirts and is still really cozy.
What yarn should I use? I recommend picking a worsted weight wool that’s a bit lofty to keep it from being too heavy with all those cables. I chose a classic, toothy 2-ply wool for my white sample, Harrisville Designs Highland. I love it because it’s got the slightest bit of halo fuzz, looks amazing in cables, and it’s relatively affordable. I knit my second sample in Hudson + West Forge, a luscious, soft, round 3-ply wool. It’s got a tiny bit of lustre, makes the cables absolutely pop, and makes the ultimate, squishy fabric. If you want your cables to be mellow and your sweater to be lightweight (as in weight on the scale), pick a woolen spun yarn. If you want defined, sculptural cables, go with a worsted spun 3-ply wool. Here’s a blog post about choosing yarn if you’re interested in this topic.
How hard is this sweater to make? Will I be able to do it? The skills utilized in this sweater include working cables using charted or written instructions, shaping in pattern, sewing pieces together with mattress stitch, picking up stitches, and working buttonholes. The complexities come mostly from shaping the cables in pattern. It can feel intimidating and it does take more time and attention than Stockinette, but the trick is to just knit the knits and purl the purls if there aren’t enough stitches to make a twist. If you find yourself getting lost in the pattern you can always draw lines on your chart to show the shaping. If you want to learn or practice these kinds of skills, it’s a great project to do that!
Do you have any help for working cables? Yep, here’s how I knit cables without a cable needle.

Side view of Deanna in front of mossy concrete steps. She’s wearing a richly-cabled white cardigan and professional olive work pants.

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