Dawn Sweater

Design BF009 · Bramble & Fleece Autumn/Winter Collection

A high-neck sweater with flattering raglan shaping, featuring a vertical cable detail with ribbed cuffs and hems. Knitted in Bramble & Fleece Sheepsoft Aran, the Dawn Sweater is warm, structured and a timeless wardrobe essential.

The cable runs as a single vertical panel roughly 9cm wide up the centre of the body, so there is one repeat to keep track of rather than an all-over chart. Raglan lines draw the eye up towards the high neck and give a clean, uncluttered silhouette.

At a glance

• Yarn: Bramble & Fleece Sheepsoft Aran — 6 (6: 7: 7: 8: 8) x 100g
• Shade photographed: Dentdale 344
• Needles: 4.5mm (UK 7 / US 7) and 5mm (UK 6 / US 8) straight needles, plus a 4.5mm circular needle no longer than 40cm / 16in
• Tension: 16 stitches and 23 rows to 10cm / 4in over stocking stitch on 5mm needles, once blocked. Cable panel measures 9cm / 3½in over 23 stitches
• Sizes: XS to XXL, actual chest 95.5 to 145.5cm (37½ to 57¼in)
• Also needed: Cable needle, stitch holders and a stitch marker
• Skill level: Simple
• Format: Digital PDF download

Which yarn does the Dawn Sweater use?

Dawn is written for Bramble & Fleece Sheepsoft Aran, the heavier spin of the Bluefaced Leicester and Masham blend, made for cables and textured knitting. You will need 6 to 8 hanks of 100g depending on size.

What techniques does it use?

Rib, stocking stitch, raglan decreases, and eight-stitch cables front and back worked with a cable needle. Special abbreviations for C8B, C8F and SSK are written out in full in the pattern.

This is a digital knitting pattern supplied as a PDF download in English, with UK and US needle sizes and both metric and imperial measurements. Yarn and needles are sold separately.