NOTE: This is an old pattern of mine that is in the process of being updated. You will still get a lovely sweater if you follow the instructions available here, but please note that my style and the amount of detail I included in patterns in 2013 is NOT the same as I use now. The new version is slated to be published in 2024-2025, winter.

Brandied Cherry is my version of the dropped shoulder pullover, cozy and soft and loose and cabled. I wanted this to be just a little less boxy, and a bit more feminine, with a little more detail than I was used to seeing.

So, a varied mix of cables and ribs ensures that the sweater will skim your curves just a bit, and a lofty yarn choice means it will remain loose and easy.

A repeat of slender cables and single ribs plays off of more complex motifs featured on the front, back, and sleeves -- centering the focus and keeping your knitting interesting.

A modified drop shoulder also adds a little shaping, and a deeply curved ballet neckline is another feminine touch.

Yardage by size:
1250(1350,1450,1550,1650)(1750,1850,1950,2050) yards.

Sizing:
35(37,41,43,47)(49,53,55,59)“ around bust, based on final blocked fabric lying flat.

Yarn note: The yarn used here was a DK weight, knit at a worsted gauge. If substituting, you want a light and lofty fiber that works to gauge listed above.

Recommended Ease: In Cozy, or a similar lightweight fiber, choose the size that allows for 5-7” of ease for the fit you see here. The ribs and cables add a little shape, and the lightness of the fabric allows for minimal drape. (FYI: 260 yds of Cozy = 110 grams)

If working in a yarn with more memory, be sure to check gauge, as your fabric could pull in more than expected.

Sweater is worked in pieces from the bottom up and seamed. Collar stitches are picked up after all pieces are attached together.