Debbie Bliss Phillipa Cable Yoke Sweater Knitting Pattern

Debbie Bliss Phillipa Cable Yoke Sweater

What is Being Made

The Phillipa Cable Yoke Sweater is a knitted pullover garment featuring a distinctive cable-patterned yoke. This intermediate-level design is worked in seven size options, ranging from 32-34 inches to 56-58 inches chest measurement. The sweater includes a fitted body with set-in sleeves and is constructed using traditional seamed knitting techniques worked flat on needles.

Techniques Used

This sweater employs cable knitting as its primary decorative technique, with cables featured prominently in the yoke section. The garment is worked flat on straight needles rather than in the round, meaning the pieces are knitted as separate flat panels that are subsequently seamed together. Cable work requires the use of a cable needle to create the characteristic twisted rope-like texture by crossing groups of stitches over one another. The pattern includes abbreviations for cable techniques such as Cr2L, Cr2Lp, Cr2R, and Cr2Rp, which indicate various cable cross directions and combinations with knit and purl stitches.

Stitches Used

The Phillipa Cable Yoke Sweater utilizes fundamental knitting stitches combined with cable variations:

• Stocking stitch (st st) – the primary fabric base, created by alternating knit and purl rows to produce a smooth, V-textured surface
• Reverse stocking stitch (rev st st) – the reverse side of stocking stitch, used for textural contrast
• Cable stitches – including Cr2L (cable right 2 left), Cr2Lp (cable right 2 left purl), Cr2R (cable right 2), and Cr2Rp (cable right 2 purl), which create the dimensional twisted patterns
• Diamond pattern – a stitch pattern used in specific sections, requiring 14 stitches and 16 rows to achieve a 10cm square
• Make one stitch (m1) – an increase technique for shaping
• Slip, knit, pass slipped stitch over (skpo) – a decrease method for garment shaping

Materials and Gauge

The Phillipa Cable Yoke Sweater is designed to be knitted with Debbie Bliss Saphia yarn, a premium yarn available through lovecrafts.com. Yarn requirements range from 8 hanks (for the smallest size) to 11 hanks (for the largest size), with each hank weighing 100 grams or 3½ ounces. The pattern specifies two needle sizes: 7mm (US 10½) needles for ribbed edges and 8mm (US 11) needles for the main fabric. A cable needle is essential for manipulating stitches during cable work. The tension gauge is specified as 12 stitches and 16 rows over 10 centimeters in stocking stitch using 8mm needles, and 14 stitches and 16 rows over 10 centimeters in diamond pattern using 8mm needles. Achieving correct gauge is critical for proper fit across all seven size options.

Finished Measurements

The sweater is available in seven graduated sizes with the following finished chest measurements: 42 inches (51.5cm), 46 inches (55.5cm), 50 inches (60cm), 54 inches (68.5cm), 57¾ inches (73cm), 61¾ inches (77cm), and 65¾ inches (81.5cm). The length to shoulder remains relatively consistent across sizes at approximately 24½ to 25¼ inches, while sleeve length ranges from 17 to 18 inches, providing versatile proportions for different body types.