Elegant Cable-Yoke Cotton Sweater

December 6, 2025

Elegant Cable-Yoke Cotton Sweater – Free Knitting Pattern (Sizes 36–46)

Create a beautifully structured women’s sweater with this free knitting pattern featuring a textured stitch body, shaped sleeves, and a striking circular cable yoke. Includes full instructions for sizes 36/38 and 44/46, detailed charts, shaping, and finishing steps. Ideal for medium-weight cotton yarn and perfect for knitters who love timeless design and clean construction.

NOTE: This pattern is a translation from a spanish pattern, all efforts have been made for accuracy, however there may be errors.

Sizes:
Bust circumference 84/88 and 100/104 cm = Sizes 36/38 and 44/46.
Instructions for size 44/46 appear in parentheses.
See chart sheet A.

Materials:
700 (750) g Gedifra “Mit Chic de Kraemer” medium-weight cotton yarn (50 g / 110 m)
Straight knitting needles size 3.5 mm
For ribbing and cuffs: needles size 3 mm
Circular needle size 3 mm, 60 cm long

Ribbing, Cuffs

Work right-side rows (or round 1 and every second round) following Chart A.
On wrong-side rows (or intermediate rounds), knit the stitches as they appear.
Repeat the chart repeat section continually from bottom to top as shown, including rounds/rows 18–8.

Main Stitch Pattern

Work following Chart B in right-side rows.
Begin with the stitches before arrow a, repeat the pattern section continuously, and end with the stitches after arrow b.
Repeat rows 18–24 throughout.

Symbols:

+ = 1 edge st (edge stitch)
■ = 1 knit st
□ = 1 purl st
▲ = knit 2 sts together
♦ = knit 2 sts together twisted
△ = slip 1 st, knit 1 st, pass slipped st over knit st (often abbreviated as SKP or S1KPO – Slip 1, Knit 1, Pass Slipped Stitch Over)
↑½ = slip 2 sts as if to knit, knit next st, pass 2 slipped sts over knit st (often abbreviated as S2KPO – Slip 2, Knit 1, Pass Slipped Stitches Over, or a centered double decrease)
■■ / \ (three dots followed by two squares and a slash) = cable 2 back (C2B): slip 2 sts to cable needle and hold to back, knit next 2 sts, then knit 2 sts from cable needle (This symbol represents a cable stitch, specifically C4B or a similar 4-stitch cable where 2 stitches are held to the back).

Gauge

19 sts and 24 rows = one 8 × 8 cm repeat.

Back

Cast on 120 (139) sts.
Work ribbing, then continue in the main stitch pattern.

After 72 (84) rows = 24 (28) cm from the ribbing, begin the armholes:

Bind off 4 (6) sts at both edges.
Then on every right-side row, bind off 1 st 17 times, following the stitch pattern.

At the same time, with the 12th decrease, bind off the center 50 (65) sts for the neckline.
Finish each side separately.

At the inner edge, bind off:
• 4 sts once
• 3 sts twice
• 2 sts twice

Front

Work the same as the Back.

Sleeves

Cast on 63 sts.
After 20 rows of cuff, switch to the main stitch pattern.

Increase 1 st at both edges on row 3 (5) after the cuff,
then 23 (25) more times every 4th row = 111 (115) sts.

After 96 (108) rows = 32 (36) cm from the cuff:

Bind off 4 (6) sts at both edges.
Then bind off 1 st 17 times every right-side row.
Bind off remaining 69 sts.

Finishing

Pin pieces to measurements, dampen lightly, and let dry.
Sew seams as shown in the schematic.
Set in sleeves.

Yoke

With the circular needle, cast on 126 (133) sts.
Work in the round following Chart A, repeating the chart motif 18 (19) times around.

On round 7, and again 3 more times every 8th round, increase 1 purl st before and after each cable by lifting and twisting the horizontal strand between stitches.
= 270 (285) sts.

After 32 rounds of cable pattern, work 4 rounds purl.
Sew the yoke to the neckline stitch-for-stitch using a grafting-style seam.