Cabled Tube Top
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designed by Joan Somerville for Cascade Yarns
Sizes:
One size fits from 28” to 36” bust; garment is stretchy.
Materials:
DK or sport weight cotton yarn with elastic component
3 1/2 oz pink
Note: Use of an elasticized yarn is essential for the fit of this garment.
Photographed model made with Cascade Yarns Fixation #3077 Pink
Stitch marker
Cable needle
24”Size 6 (4 mm) circular knitting needle (or size required for gauge)
Gauge:
24 sts = 4” in pattern
Stitch Guide:
Increase: Knit in front and back of st: Inc made.
Cable 4 Front (C4F): Sl next 2 sts to cable needle and hold in front of work; K2, then K2 from cable needle: C4F made.
Cable 4 Front Increase (C4FI): Sl next 2 sts to cable needle and hold in front of work; inc in each of next 2 knit stitches on needle; then inc in each knit stitch from cable needle: 8 sts: C4FI made.
Instructions:
Starting at bottom, CO 160 sts; join, being careful not to twist sts. Mark beg of rnds.
Foundation:
Rnd 1: Knit.
Rnd 2: *P2, K4, P2; rep from * around.
Body
Rnd 1 (cable rnd): *P 2, C4F, P2; rep from * around.
Rnds 2, 3 and 4: *P2, K4, P2; rep from * around.
Rep Body Rnds 1 through 4 until piece measures 3 3/4”, ending by working Rnd 4 of pattern.
Increase Rnd 1: P2, CF4, P2; *P2, C4FI, P2, (P2, C4F, P2) 3 times; rep from * around, ending last rep with P2, C4FI, P2, (P2, C4F, P2) twice: 180 sts.
Increase Rnd 2: P2, K4, P2 *P2, (inc) twice, P4, (inc) twice, P2, (P2, K4, P2) 3 times; rep from * around, ending last rep with P2, (inc) twice, P4 (inc) twice, P2, (P2, K4, P2) twice: 200 sts.
Continue in patt as established until piece measures 8 1/2”, ending by working a Row 2 of cable patt.
Top Shaping:
Rnd 1: P2, K4, P2, *P2 (K2tog) twice, P4, (K2tog) twice, P2, (P2, K4, P2) 3 times; rep from *, ending last rep with (P2, K4, P2) 2 times: 180 ,sts.
Rnd 2: P2, K4, P2, *P2, (K2tog) 4times, P2, (P2, K4, P2) 3 times; rep from *, ending last rep with P2, K4, P2) 2 times: 160 st.
Rnd 3 (cable rnd): *P 2, C4F, P2; rep from * around.
Rnd 4: *P2, K4, P2; rep from * around.
BO all sts.
From New Ideas for Today’s Knitting by Jean Leinhauser & Rita Weiss. There are over 20 more patterns in this book.
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