The Vodka Collection started with a conversation about what we like to add to a basic sweater when knitting. Each of us chooses what makes us happy, from simple to complex, depending on our skill level, preferred style, and mood.

With The Vodka Collection, I wanted to look at the V-neck cardigan from that perspective.

The Collection features 3 patterns, covering the spectrum from TV knitting to a statement sweater.

Vodka On The Rocks is the second pattern in the series, adding a bit of texture and some cables to the mix. The body is knit from the bottom up and sleeves are worked separately and joined at the yoke. Construction is seamless, but there’s just a bit more detail this time. Cable instructions are both charted and written.

The result is a sweater all about bold cables and overall texture in a deep, dark blue. Narrow vertical lines and a mix of chunky diagonals play together here, with a bit of extra detail in the final cable shaping along the V-neck.

Both the texture and the cables are easily memorized, and modifying for width or length is also simple. Cable instructions are both charted and written out.

Yardage by size:

Sizes:

30.5(34,37.5,41,44.5)(48.5,52,55.25,59)”
77.5(86.5,95.5,104,113)(123,132,140.5,150)cm

Sizes based on bust circumference, worn closed, in final blocked fabric. I suggest choosing the size that offers 4”/10cm of ease, based on your actual bust size.

Yardage

1200(1250,1300,1350,1400)(1450,1500,1550,1600) yds 1097(1143,1189,1234,1280)(1326,1372,1417,1463)meters.

Shown in discontinued YOTH Father in Concord Grape.

errata:

p.7, under Establish Yoke, about halfway down left hand side of page, “Size 32.5 Only” should say “Size 30.5 Only”

p2. bottom of pg: “width of pocket” needs to be deleted.