Valley Yarns 1240 Sahara PDF

Valley Yarns Sahara is a stunning must-have women’s mock neck tunic knit in Northampton. The sweater features a striking center cable surrounded by small, graduated side cables on the front and back and repeats the small cables at the shoulders. Sahara is knit in the round from the bottom up to the armholes, then separated for the front and the back. The sleeve stitches are picked up along the armhole edge and worked down to the cuff. Valley Yarns Northampton is a workhorse yarn that you’ll come back to time and time again. We sourced a soft Peruvian wool and dyed it in a beautiful collection of solid colors and heathered shades. The cable patterns are charted and written out.

Skill Level: Intermediate
Sizes: XS (S, M, L, XL) (2XL, 3XL, 4XL)
Finished Measurements: Shown in size S with suggested 6–10” positive ease
    Bust – 38¾ (43, 47½, 51, 55½) (59, 63½, 68)”
    Length – 23¾ (24¼, 25¾, 26¼, 26¾) (28¼, 28¾, 29¼)”
Yarn Requirements: 6 (6, 8, 8, 9) (10, 11, 12) skeins Valley Yarns Northampton (100% Wool; 100g/247yds) shown in 05 Light Grey
Needles:
    US 5 (3.75mm) 16” & 32–40” circular for mock neck and hem
    US 7 (4.50mm) DPNs for cuffs
    US 8 (5.00mm) 16” & 32–40” circular and DPNs to get gauge  
Gauge:
    20 sts and 28 rows = 4” in stockinette stitch on US 7 (4.50mm), blocked
    22 sts and 28 rows = 4” in mock neck stitch pattern (mini and center cables) on US 5 (3.75mm), blocked

This pattern was updated on 11/30/2022. View errata here. If you purchased the PDF version, the newest version is available in your pattern library.