Lazer Color # 519 < CABLE V-NECK SWEATER > Designed by:  Diane Agren

Erdal Lazer Cable V-neck Sweater

Hand knit pattern

Central Maine Knits

Erdal Lazer color # 519

Medium 20” W  X  22” L

Four  100g balls

4 sts X 5.5 rows per inch

Sweater Back

Cast on 80 sts

Work in 1 X 1 rib for 2” with smaller needles

With larger needles, work in stockinette st for 12” more

Mark sides for sleeves

Work in stockinette for 8.5” more  ( total 22.5” )

Cast off 26 shoulder sts, 28 neck sts, 26 shoulder sts

Front

Cast on 80 sts

Work in 1 X 1 rib for 2” with smaller needle

With larger needle work in stockinette st except for sts before and after cable

( To make cable :  knit stockinette 36 sts , purl 1 st, Put next 3 sts on holder and hold to back of work, knit the next three on left needle, put sts from holder on left needle making sure not to twist, knit 3 sts , purl 1 st , finish row in stockinette. )

Continue as above, twisting for cable every 2”.

At 14” mark for sleeves

At 17” split front in half for V-neck.

Working one side, decrease 1 st on neck side 14 times evenly in the last 5.5” ( 26 sts remain ) Cast off

Repeat for other side of front V.

Seam together the shoulder sts

Sleeves

Cast on 36 sts

Work in 1 X 1 rib for 2”

Work in stockinette st for 16” increasing evenly to 62 sts.  Cast off

Sew sleeves to sweater.

Sew sleeve and side seams

Weave in and trim all ends.

Erdal Lazer Cable V-neck Sweater

Machine knit pattern

Central Maine Knits

Erdal Lazer color # 519

Medium  20” W  X  22” L

Four  100g  balls

4 sts  X  5.5 rows per inch

Sweater back

Row 0 – Cast on 80 sts for 1 X 1 rib  tension 1

Hang comb and 1 large ribber wt

Row 12 – transfer to mainbed tension 7

Row 86 – mark for sleeves

Row 130 – put 26 shoulder sts on waste

Bind off 28 neck sts

Front

Same as back to row 13

Row 13 -  take needles 4 and 4 out of work

Cross over center 6 sts using two 3-prong tools on rows : 20, 32, 44, 56, 68, 80*, 92

*Don’t forget to mark for sleeve on row 86

Row 100 – split for Vneck.  Put left half on hold.

Decrease 1 st on neck side on rows :  102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112, 114, 116, 118, 120, 122, 124, 126 , 128 

Row 130 – put on waste.  Do left side the same

Bind shoulders together.

Sleeves  -  hang sweater on needles  32 – 32  between markers

Decrease 1 st per side on rows :  6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54, 60, 66, 72, 78, 84

Row  86 – transfer to 1 X 1 rib tension 1

Row 98 – tension 8

Row 99 – bind off

Sew side and sleeve seams

Weave in and trim all ends