Double Cable Double Rib Top Knitting Pattern

Double Cable Double Rib Summer Top Knitting Pattern

What Is Being Made

The Heritage Silk Double Cable Double Rib Summer Top is a fitted knitted garment designed by Marilyn Peters for Cascade Yarns. This intermediate to experienced level project creates a sleeveless or short-sleeved summer top featuring decorative cable and ribbed texture work. The pattern is available in six sizes, ranging from 32 inches to 42 inches bust measurement, with finished lengths between 21 and 22 inches depending on size.

Techniques Used

This knitting pattern employs several intermediate techniques to create visual interest and structure. Cable knitting is a primary technique, requiring the use of a cable needle to cross stitches over one another and create the distinctive twisted rope-like appearance characteristic of cable work. The pattern incorporates two-strand knitting, where yarn is worked with double thickness throughout the project for added weight and durability in a summer garment. Gauge swatching is essential, as the pattern specifies a precise gauge of 24 stitches by 28 rows over 4 inches when worked with US 7 needles using two strands in Double Rib Stitch. Knitters must also master stitch pattern management, maintaining the Double Rib pattern sections while executing cable crossings at regular intervals.

Stitches Used

• Double Rib Stitch: The foundation stitch pattern alternating knit and purl stitches in groups of two. On right-side rows, the pattern is worked as knit two, purl two across the row. On wrong-side rows, knitters knit the knit stitches and purl the purl stitches to maintain the vertical ribbed texture.
• Cable Stitch (C3B): A six-stitch cable created by placing three stitches on a cable needle and holding them to the back of the work, knitting the next three stitches, then knitting the three stitches from the cable needle. This creates a twisted cable effect that appears every few rows.
• Knit and Purl Stitches: Basic fundamental stitches that form the foundation of the ribbed and cable pattern work throughout the garment.

Materials and Tools

The pattern calls for Cascade Yarns Heritage Silk, a premium blend consisting of 85 percent Superwash Merino Wool and 15 percent Silk. This fiber composition provides durability, breathability, and a subtle sheen appropriate for a summer garment. The yardage requirement is 437 yards per 100-gram skein, with quantities ranging from 3 to 4 skeins depending on the chosen size, worked in color #5607 (Red).

Essential knitting needles include US 5 (3.75 mm) needles for initial ribbed edging and US 7 (4.5 mm) needles for the main body of the garment. Additional tools required are a cable needle for executing the cable stitches, two stitch holders for securing stitches during construction, and a yarn needle for weaving in ends and seaming pieces together if necessary.