Old Mill Sweater

I love that early morning hour when the streets are slowly waking up and bright rays of sunshine sprinkle gold on all the walls around me. I watch as someone empties the trash and another hurries by, walking with such determination that I imagine they must be late for work. I take in this new dawn, a new day, full of possibilities.

The Old Mill Sweater is an ode to mirroring cables, worked in quite a fine gauge that makes this sweater a true dream to wear. Cabled sweaters can often feel heavy with all the twists, but not in fingering weight yarn, they are truly a delight.

This sweater is worked from the top down in one piece. First you work the back and then pick up stitches for each shoulder before joining for the front. The folding collar is worked last.

Our special gratitude and thank you to Maria Gomes, who helped us with these pictures.

MATERIALS
YARN: 3 (4, 4, 4, 4) (5, 5, 5, 6) skeins of Merino Sock 4-ply by Botanical Yarn, colorway Cotelydon Undulata. Or approx. 1320 (1440, 1560, 1680, 1800) (1910, 2030, 2160, 2300) yds / 1210 (1320, 1430, 1540, 1650) (1750, 1860, 1980, 2100) m of fingering weight yarn.
NEEDLES: US 2½ 3 mm and US 1½ 2.5 mm circular needles.
NOTIONS: Stitch holders or waste yarn, stitch markers, cable needle, tapestry needle. Optional, but highly recommended: Row counter.

SIZING
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9). Shown in size 3 on a 41” bust.
FINISHED CHEST CIRCUMFERENCE: 42 (45, 48, 51, 54) (57, 60, 63, 66)” / 104 (112, 120, 128, 136) (144, 152, 160, 168) cm
RECOMMENDED EASE: Approx. 6-8” (15-20 cm) of positive ease.

GAUGE
26 sts and 34 rows = 4” (10 cm) on larger needles in Moss Stitch, after blocking.
32 sts and 34 rows = 4” (10 cm) on larger needles in Cable Pattern, after blocking.

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