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Friday, January 13, 2012

Kaptaan Cabled Pullover

It took me eleven months to churn out the pattern for this pullover and get it test knitted. It is finally up for sale at my ravelry store. I had a great set of test knitter for this one too and you can also see their FOs at the store. Kaptaan is the Urdu word for captain, which is what my cricket-crazy son aspires to be one day.
 This raglan pullover is knit in rounds from bottom up till the armholes, then the front and back are worked separately. The sleeves are done the same way.
:  Aran / 10 ply (8 wpi)
: 20 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches in cable pattern with 5 mm needles
:US 6 - 4.0 mm, US 8 - 5.0 mm
: 475 - 1300 yards (434 - 1189 m)
: 2 (4, 6, 8, 10, 12) years
Finished Measurements:
Chest: 26 (28, 30, 32, 34, 36) inches.
Length: 16 (18, 20, 22, 24, 26) inches.
Sleeve length (to underarm): 9 (11, 12, 13, 14, 15.5) inches.

3 comments:

  1. Now THAT is a very nice pattern! So macho! I'm sure your son loves it to pieces :)

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  2. Such a fantastic pattern, such an amazing finished object. I love it!

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  3. It looks great. Will have to queue that one!

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