Trendsetter Yarns Me Classic Ribbed Cable Raglan Yoke Pullover

Trendsetter Yarns Me Classic Ribbed Cable Raglan Yoke Pullover

What Is Being Made

This is a classic pullover sweater designed by Barry Klein, featuring a distinctive raglan yoke construction with integrated cable and ribbed pattern details. The sweater is available in four sizes: Small, Medium, Large, and Extra Large, with finished bust measurements of 37, 41, 45, and 49 inches respectively. The design is intended to be worn with positive ease, allowing for comfortable layering and movement.

Construction Method and Techniques

The Me Classic Ribbed Cable Raglan Yoke Pullover employs a hybrid construction approach that combines both worked flat and worked in the round techniques. The body pieces—front, back, and sleeves—are initially knitted flat in separate pieces using a bottom-up construction method. Each piece is worked with its own distinct stitch patterns up to the yoke shaping point. Once the pieces reach the appropriate length, they are joined together and the construction transitions to worked in the round to seamlessly merge all pieces during the yoke shaping phase. This approach allows for precise stitch pattern placement on the front and back while maintaining the efficiency of circular knitting during the yoke decreases.

Stitches and Stitch Patterns Used

The pattern incorporates three primary stitch techniques:

• Garter Stitch: Created by knitting every row, this textured stitch is used for the initial edging rows on the front piece, providing a finished, non-curling border.
• Stockinette Stitch: Formed by knitting on right-side rows and purling on wrong-side rows, this smooth, classic stitch creates the main body fabric in specific sections and serves as the background for cable motifs.
• Cable Stitch: The pattern features a 6-stitch cable worked over 6 rows. The cable is created by slipping 2 stitches onto a cable needle, holding it in front, knitting the next 2 stitches, then knitting the 2 stitches from the cable needle. This creates the characteristic twisted rope effect. The cable is framed with reverse stockinette (purl stitches on the right side) to make it visually prominent.

The front piece is structured with cable stitches positioned in the center, flanked by stockinette sections on either side. As the yoke shaping begins, the cable stitch sections expand to 8 stitches, while the stockinette sections decrease through strategic decreases (SSK at the beginning and K2-tog at the end) to create the raglan shaping.

Materials: Yarn and Needles

This pattern is designed to be worked with Trendsetter Yarns Me yarn in color #324-7. The yardage requirement is 100 grams per size (with variations noted for sizes 8, 10, and 12). The pattern calls for U.S. size 13 and U.S. size 15 needles. The smaller size 13 needle is used for the initial cast-on and garter stitch edging to create a tighter, more defined edge, while the larger size 15 needle is used for the main body and yoke work. The gauge is 11 stitches over 4 inches when working stockinette stitch with the size 15 needle and Me yarn, which is essential for achieving the correct finished measurements.

Pattern Structure and Shaping Details

The front piece begins with a cast-on of 42, 46, 50, or 56 stitches depending on size. After 5 rows of garter stitch edging, the main pattern is established with stockinette sections on the outer edges and a centered cable motif repeated twice across the width. This 2-row pattern repeat continues until the piece measures 14 to 15.5 inches from the cast-on edge (depending on size). At this point, yoke shaping commences, introducing 8-stitch cable sections at the outer edges while the center stockinette sections begin decreasing. The decreases continue on every right-side row until only 14 stitches remain in the center, at which point all pieces are joined and worked in the round to complete the yoke and neckline shaping.