This sweater uses large dramatic
cables to create a sweater
that really stands out.
What's Included in this Workshop?
This is the pattern to take your cable skills to the next level and create a stand out, versatile sweater.
This workshop takes you through every step of the process, from the cast-ons you'll need to deciding on size and correcting common cable problems.
Some of the techniques covered in this course are:
- Long Tail Cast-On Methods.
- How to set up the ribbing and cables.
- How to work decreases for the armholes and neckline.
- How to knit short rows.
- 3-Needle Bind-Off
- How to pick up sleeves stitches.
- I-Cord Bind-Off
- Blocking your knit.
Behind The Design
The Bere Sweater was designed by Carol Feller. Inspired by the Islands of Ireland, where the large intertwining cables remind us of ropes being knotted, twisted, and coiled together, echoing the intricate knotting used by the fishermen.
It is knit in the round from the bottom up. Imagine this – everything outside of cables is worked in 3 by 3 ribbing and even the cables are based on ribbing. There is a single large Crosshatch cable at the centre of the front flanked by a right and left-leaning cable on each side. On the back there are 4 cables, 2 leaning to the right and 2 to the left.
If you'd like to learn even more about this cabled sweater, you can read our blog here.
Want to hear more?
Press play on this video and Carol will explain pattern construction and some of the
tips and techniques you'll find inside this learn to knit course:
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Pattern Information
SIZES
To Fit Actual Bust Circumference Up To: 32.25 (37.25, 42.25, 47.25, 52.5, 57.5, 62.5)” / 82 (94.5, 107.5, 120, 133.5, 146, 158.5) cm 2 - 5” / 5-12.5 cm of positive ease recommended.
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Bust Circumference: 34.25 (39.25, 44.25, 49.25, 54.5, 59.5, 64.5)” / 87 (99.5, 112.5, 125, 138.5, 151, 164) cm Size 39.25” / 99.5 cm modelled with 3.25”/ 8.5 cm positive ease.
Length from Back of Neck: 22.75 (23.25, 23.75, 24.25, 25.25, 26, 26.5)” / 58 (59, 60.5, 61.5, 64, 66, 67.5) cm
GAUGE
17 sts and 26 rows / rnds = 4” / 10 cm in St St with larger needle
19 sts and 26 rows / rnds = 4” / 10 cm in Ribbing with larger needle
Crosshatch Cable (45 sts) measures 7.5” / 19 cm across
Right or Left Cable (21 sts) measures 3.5” / 9 cm across
YARN
Stolen Stitches ‘Deas’ (86% Merino Wool, 14% Mohair; 202 yds / 185 m per 3.6 oz / 100 g); colour: Sea Spray, 5 (6, 6, 7, 8, 8, 9) skeins
Approximate Yardage: 975 (1085, 1200, 1295, 1456, 1604, 1726) yds / 893 (994, 1100, 1186, 1337, 1469, 1581) m
NEEDLES & NOTIONS
US size 8 / 5 mm circular needles, 32” / 80 cm long (or longer for larger sizes if desired)
US size 8 / 5 mm dpns if magic loop not used for sleeves
US size 7 / 4.5 mm circular needles, 32” / 80 cm long (or longer for larger sizes) for Ribbing
US size 7 / 4.5 mm dpns if magic loop not used for Ribbing for sleeves
Always use a needle size that gives you the gauge listed, as every knitter’s gauge is unique. Tapestry needle, waste yarn or spare needle, 14 markers.
Meet The Teacher
Carol Feller trained initially as a textile artist and then as a structural engineer. While both of these backgrounds are very different the influences can be seen in her design work which is well-shaped, flattering to wear and enjoyable to knit.
She strives to design clothing with a difference: not overly complex, but still giving a very unique end product. She likes to work with different construction methods, so long as they enhance the knitting experience and make for a more intuitively put-together knitted item.
Carol has been widely published in books and magazine and travels the world teaching in yarn shops and fibre festivals. The classes she teaches cover a wide range of subjects from cables and chart reading, through garment shaping and customisation right through to short rows and colourwork. In her classes you'll move from learning the basics to refining your knitting skills and fixing problems.
Would you like a look at the class content?
Would you like a yarn kit?
Find all the yarn you need for the Bere Sweater in the warm, earthy tones of Stolen Stitches ‘Deas’. Just pick your bust size and colour.
Deas is an aran weight Irish yarn, 86% Merino Wool and 14% Mohair woollen spun yarn with a soft halo when blocked. The mohair content creates a warm fabric that is deceptively light to wear.
Carol knit her Bere Sweater in the shade 'Sea Spray'.
Customer Reviews:
"I LOVE Deas: it is a perfect ‘woolly’ yarn. Beautiful handle, wonderfully soft but with an earthy bounce. It gives great stitch definition, perfect for cables. Rustic and sumptuous all at once, it is a delight."
Jennene J.
"I’ve knitted two sweaters with Deas and am extremely pleased with the yarn. It is beautiful wool yarn with excellent stitch definition!"
Virginia K.
Looking for More?
Browse our previous Celtic Knits Clubs. Each one has different patterns all designed with cosy cables in mind.
