Friendship Pullover

Designed for the Flock Fiber Festival, the Friendship Pullover is a compound raglan knitting pattern worked bottom up. The alluring cable knitting pattern flows from ribbing and into ribbing at the end, meeting other cables, criss-crossing like streams along the way, symbolizing the interconnected nature of our knitting community.

A tapered sleeve lends a sporty and modern vibe to this classic look, while the optional foldover funnel neckband makes it extra stylish. The resulting sweater is so easy to wear and style anywhere you go.
Knit this sweater to wear throughout fiber festival seasons, or to knit nights in at your LYS. I hope to see you at the festival!

See all testers here. For a preview of the pattern, download the Lookbook PDF here.

Key features of this cable knitting pattern

• In 10 sizes for full bust measurements of 30-69.25″ / 75-173 cm,
• Up to 5″ / 12.5 cm extra vertical coverage in bust darts, to fit up to a 74″ / 188 cm bust.
• Boxy body fit with a mid-hip finish and wrist length tapered sleeves.
• Funnel neck can be left long, folded over, or left out in favor of a shorter crew neckband.

Sizes

Sizes A (B, C, D) [E, F, G] (H, I, J), for actual upper chest measurements of 31 (34.25, 37.5, 40.75) (44, 47.25, 50.5) (53.75, 57, 60.25)” / 77.5 (85.5, 94, 102) (110, 118, 126.5) (134.5, 142.5, 150.5) cm.

With finished garment circumference of 33.5 (38, 41.5, 45.25) (50.25, 53.75, 57.5) (62.25, 65.75, 69.25)” / 84 (95, 104, 113) (125.5, 134.5, 144) (155.5, 164.5, 173) cm.

This garment was designed for 4” / 10 cm ease in the full bust, for full bust measurements of 30 (34, 38, 42) (46, 50, 54) (58, 62, 66)” / 75 (85, 95, 105) (115, 125, 135) (145, 155, 165) cm.

Select a size based on the intended wearer’s actual upper chest measurement.

The front of the chest is 0 (0, 0.5, 0.75) (1.75, 2.25, 2.5) (3.25, 3.75, 4.25)” / 0 (0, 1.5, 2) (4.5, 5.5, 6.5) (8, 9.5, 10.5) cm wider than the back to accommodate bust tissue. If the intended wearer needs additional room in the full bust than graded, there is optional short row shaping in the bust.

The designer is wearing Size B with 32” / 81 cm upper bust and 34” / 86.5 cm full bust, with 2.75” / 7 cm ease in the upper arm.

Materials

Yarn + Yardage

Designed in collaboration La Bien Aimée using their base, Corrie Worsted in the colorway Rust, which is 75% Falkland Corriedale, 25% Goland. Choose a worsted weight, non-superwash yarn that has some structure in it, to make the cables really pop!

4 (4, 5, 5) (5, 5, 6) (6, 6, 7) skeins of La Bien Aimée’s Corrie Worsted base (75% Falkland Corriedale, 25% Gotland, 250 yds / 230 m / 100 g), in colorway Rust.

OR a DK/light worsted yarn that meets gauge and has the plumpness of cable desired, in the following amounts:

870 (980, 1040, 1090) (1200, 1250, 1330) (1440, 1510, 1570) yards / 800 (900, 960, 1000) (1100, 1150, 1220) (1320, 1390, 1440) meters An additional 30 (30, 40, 40) (40, 50, 50) (50, 60, 60) yards or meters is needed for every 1” / 2.5 cm if lengthening the body is desired. 

An additional 20 (20, 20, 20) (20, 20, 20) (30, 30, 30) yards or meters of yarn is needed for every cup size added in bust darts. 

Needles

Needle A (Main Fabric)

US 7 / 4.5 mm or size to get gauge in the following lengths: 

• 24-60” for yoke and body, as long asthe length is shorter than the body circumference
• Preferred style for working small circumferences in the round (such as DPN’s or small circular needles).

Needle B (All Edgings)

US 5 / 3.75 mm, or 2 sizes smaller than size to get gauge, in the following lengths: 

• 16” for neckband
• 24-60” for body ribbing
• Preferred needles for working small circumferences in the round (such as DPN’s or small circular needles).

Optional: use only longer needles and magic loop anywhere the work is too small for working in the round normally.

Notions

8 stitch markers, unique markers for BOR, waste yarn, tapestry needle, a cable needle

Gauge

20 stitches and 26 rounds/rows = 4 x 4” / 10 x 10 cm, knit flat and in the round 

51 stitches and 26 rounds = 7.5” x 4” / 19 cm x 10 cm in cable panel  

Construction Notes for this cable knitting pattern

• Garment is constructed in pieces, in the round, from the hem up, then joined for the yoke section. The compound raglan is worked, followed by neck bind offs. The final raglan decreases are worked at the same time as neck and shoulder shaping worked back and forth.
• Funnel neck is optional, and a shorter crew neck may be worked instead if desired.
• Slip all markers as they are encountered.
• The cable knitting pattern instructions are given in both charted and written format.
• This pattern is intended to be high hip length in the body, and bracelet length (just short of the wrist) in the sleeve. To lengthen, space increases out throughout the sleeve. The body can be lengthened at the places marked in the pattern.

Credits

Tech Editing: Heather Storta
Layout & Sites Support: Symphony Chau
Photos: Roy and Aimee Sher

Cable for this cable knitting pattern originally from Knitted Cable Sourcebook by Norah Gaughan.

Accessibility

Seated photo for length reference.

• The large print pattern file has tagged header structure for screenreader users.
• The large print file has 22 pt font, black text on white background, no italics, and bolded font for emphasis only throughout.
• All images in the low vision pattern have alt text.
• Written instructions are present for all charted instructions as well.