Jo Sharp Cable Shawl and V-Neck Sweater Knitting Pattern

Jo Sharp Cable Shawl and V-Neck Sweater

Cable Shawl

What is Being Made: A richly textured cable wrap that may also be worn as a generous scarf. This advanced-level knit project creates a versatile accessory measuring approximately 41 x 160 cm, combining decorative cable work with practical rib edging for a refined finish.

Techniques Used: The Cable Shawl is constructed using bottom-up knitting worked flat on needles. The design features multiple cable crossing techniques that create dimensional texture throughout the piece. The shawl begins with a cast-on of 77 stitches and incorporates a repeating cable pattern worked over rows, with a ribbed edge picked up and worked perpendicular to the main body for a polished finish.

Stitches Used: The pattern employs an extensive range of cable stitches as special abbreviations, including:

• C3B (Cable 3 Back): Slip 2 stitches onto cable needle and hold at back of work, knit next stitch from left needle, then knit stitches from cable needle
• C6B (Cable 6 Back): Slip 3 stitches onto cable needle and hold at back of work, knit next 3 stitches from left needle, then knit stitches from cable needle
• C6F (Cable 6 Front): Slip 3 stitches onto cable needle and hold at front of work, knit next 3 stitches from left needle, then knit stitches from cable needle
• C10B (Cable 10 Back): Slip 5 stitches onto cable needle and hold at back of work, knit next 5 stitches from left needle, then knit stitches from cable needle
• C10F (Cable 10 Front): Slip 5 stitches onto cable needle and hold at front of work, knit next 5 stitches from left needle, then knit stitches from cable needle

The main shawl body features a complex repeating pattern incorporating knit and purl stitches alongside these cable crossings. The rib edge uses a standard K2, P3, K3 ribbing pattern worked over 10 centimeters.

Materials: The Cable Shawl is knitted using Jo Sharp Classic DK Wool in the Winter 904 colorway. The project requires 10 balls of 50-gram yarn. Needles specified include 4.00mm needles (USA size 7, UK size 7) and a 4.00mm circular needle for picking up edge stitches. A cable needle is essential for executing the cable stitches. The recommended tension is 22.5 stitches and 30 rows measured over 10 centimeters in stockinette stitch using 4.00mm needles.

V-Neck Sweater

What is Being Made: A V-neck sweater constructed using bottom-up knitting techniques. This garment is part of the same pattern collection as the Cable Shawl.

Yarn: The V-Neck Sweater is designed to be knitted using Jo Sharp Silkroad DK Tweed yarn, offering a different fiber choice and texture compared to the wool used in the Cable Shawl.

Construction Method: The sweater is worked flat on needles using a bottom-up construction approach, a method that involves knitting the garment pieces from the lower edges upward toward the shoulders and neckline.