Lilacs House by Lana Jois

Craft: Knitting

This pattern is available on Ravelry.  

Knit in one piece from cuff to cuff, this top turns traditional cables on their side. It has elegant shaping from shoulder to neck for flattering drape, and the Silk Blend will feel luscious next to your skin!

Sizes

Finished Bust Circumference: 34½ (36½, 41, 44½) (47, 51½, 53½, 58½)”

Length: 20 (20¾, 20¾, 21¼) (21½, 23¼, 23½, 23¾)”

Top shown measures 36½”.

Note: This garment is intended to be worn with 2” to 4” of positive ease.

Yarn

Manos del Uruguay SILK BLEND (70% extrafine merino wool, 30% silk; approx. 150 yds/50 g):

7 (8, 8, 9) (10, 11, 12, 13) sks.

Shown in 3234 Labyrinth

Needles & Notions

US 7/4.5mm 24” circular needle, or size needed to obtain gauge

US G–7/4.5mm crochet hook

Smooth, contrasting waste yarn for provisional cast-on

Cable needle

Stitch markers

Stitch holders (can substitute waste yarn)

Spare circular needle same size or smaller than main needle

Tapestry needle

Gauge

26 sts and 27½ rows = 4”/10cm in cable patterns.

Notes

This project is worked sideways in one piece. After finishing the right sleeve, stitches are provisionally cast on for the right side of the body which is worked to the start of the neck opening with increases to shape the shoulder. The piece is divided for working the front and back separately on each side of the neck opening, then rejoined for working the left side of the body with decreases to shape the shoulder. Live stitches for the left side are placed on holders at the end of the body, and the left sleeve is worked to the cuff.

During finishing, the side stitches from the provisional cast-on and the body stitch holders are joined using Kitchener Stitch. The lower edge ribbing is picked up and knit down from the lower body opening.

The instructions are written for a specific number of rows, so the correct row gauge is critical to achieving the correct measurements.

Please note: the cable pattern is written not charted.