Raglan Turtleneck Cabled Sweater – Knit in the Round from the Top Down (No Seams)

The Pink Cloud Sweater ( Raglan Turtleneck Cabled Sweater – Knit in the Round from the Top Down (No Seams) is an ethereal oversized pullover knit seamlessly from the top down with raglan shaping. Worked in a luxurious blend of super kid mohair and silk, it has a light, airy drape yet enough body to hold the structured cables that run along the front and sleeves.

The design features wide ribbed collar and hem bands, subtle reverse-stockinette raglan lines, and intricate cable panels framed by soft purl textures. The sweater is worked entirely in the round without seams — sleeves are picked up from the yoke and shaped with elegant decreases.

It’s a modern, relaxed silhouette with a delicate texture — the kind of piece that feels like wearing a cloud.

Disclaimer: This is a translation from a Russian knitting pattern, all efforts have been made for accuracy but mistakes can happen.

Size: Oversized (one size fits most)

Materials

• Yarn: 400 g pink yarn (approx. 1520 m total)
  Composition: 45% Super Kid Mohair, 50% Silk, 5% Polyamide
  Yardage: ~380 m / 100 g
• Needles:
  • 3.5 mm circular needles (40 cm)
  • 5 mm circular needles (60 cm and 80 cm)
• Notions: 8 stitch markers, yarn needle, crochet hook (for bind-off), scrap yarn for holding stitches

Gauge

18 sts × 27 rows = 10 × 10 cm (4 × 4 in) in stockinette stitch on 5 mm needles after blocking.

Stitch Patterns

Stockinette Stitch:
RS knit, WS purl (in the round: knit all rounds).

Reverse Stockinette Stitch:
RS purl, WS knit (in the round: purl all rounds).

2×2 Ribbing:
K2, P2 repeat.

🪢 Cable Patterns

• Cable 1 (8 sts): Work 4 rows stockinette. On 5th row, slip 4 sts to cable needle and hold in front, knit next 4 sts, then knit stitches from cable needle. Repeat every 9 rows.
• Cable 2 (6 sts): Same as above, crossing 3 over 3.
• Cable 3 (12 sts): Cross 6 over 6 every 9 rows.
• Cable 4 (14 sts): Cross 7 over 7 every 9 rows.

➕ Increases

• Right Increase (RI): Pick up strand between sts from front to back, knit through back loop.
• Left Increase (LI): Pick up strand between sts from back to front, knit through front loop.

⚙️ Construction Overview

• Worked seamlessly from the top down.
• Yoke is shaped with raglan increases.
• Body and sleeves are worked separately in the round.
• Minimal finishing — no seaming required.

Pattern Instructions

Yoke

Using 3.5 mm circular needles (40 cm),
cast on 162 sts, join to work in the round.
Place a marker for beginning of round.

Work 25 cm in 2×2 ribbing.

Switch to 5 mm needles (60 cm).
Distribute stitches and place markers as follows:

Raglan Shaping

Continue in pattern, increasing 1 stitch on each side of every raglan line (8 increases per increase round).
Work these increases every 2nd round using RI before and LI after the raglan panels.

Raglan line pattern (2 sts):

• In right-side rounds: K2tog tbl (right lean) before the first raglan stitch, SSK (left lean) after the second raglan stitch.
• In wrong-side rounds: purl all raglan stitches.

Continue until raglan line measures 26 cm from cast-on edge.

Divide for Body and Sleeves

Place sleeve stitches on hold on scrap yarn.
Add 2 extra stitches (from the raglan lines) to both front and back.

Cast on 11 stitches under each arm using the backward loop method for underarm ease.

You now have body stitches joined in the round.

Body

Continue knitting in established pattern (front cables, back stockinette, sides in purl panels) for 35 cm from underarm.

Switch to 3.5 mm needles (80 cm) and work 10 cm of 2×2 ribbing.

Bind off all stitches elastically using a needle or crochet hook.

Sleeves

Transfer sleeve stitches to 5 mm needles.
Pick up the 11 underarm stitches and lift 2 half-stitches from each side of the join to avoid holes — knit them together with the first and last sleeve stitches.

Work in pattern (continuing the 4× Cable 2 motif) for 30 cm, shaping the sleeve by decreasing 1 stitch at each end of every 6th round (knit 2 together at start, ssk at end) until desired taper.

Switch to 3.5 mm needles, work 10 cm of 2×2 ribbing, and bind off elastically.

Finishing

• Weave in all ends neatly.
• Wash gently by hand or use a wool wash.
• Block flat in shape, smoothing cables and neckline.
• Dry horizontally.

Finished Measurements (approx.)

💡 Notes

• This pattern yields a soft, draping oversized fit.
• For a smaller size, reduce the number of stitches at cast-on (in multiples of 8 to maintain rib and cable alignment).
• For a longer body, knit additional rows before beginning the ribbing section.