Marina, a white woman with long brown hair is standing sideways, leaning back against a fence in an open field. She is wearing multiple handknitted garments including a knitted cardigan, tank, hat, scarf and mitts.
A torso shot of marina standing in a field outside. She is wearing a textured handknit grey cardigan and a dark brown scarf
A torso shot of Marina who is standing outside wearing a variety of handknit items. The focus is on her buttoning up a grey cardigan wearing grey and white colourwork mitts
a close up shot of the shoulder and collar detail on a handknit cardigan made using British wool
A close up shot of the cosy handknit grey cardigan marina is wearing. The focus is on the textured knit and cables on the pockets and sleeves
Marina, a white woman with long brown hair is standing sideways, leaning back against a fence in an open field. She is wearing multiple handknitted garments including a knitted cardigan, tank, hat, scarf and mitts.
A torso shot of marina standing in a field outside. She is wearing a textured handknit grey cardigan and a dark brown scarf
A torso shot of Marina who is standing outside wearing a variety of handknit items. The focus is on her buttoning up a grey cardigan wearing grey and white colourwork mitts
a close up shot of the shoulder and collar detail on a handknit cardigan made using British wool
A close up shot of the cosy handknit grey cardigan marina is wearing. The focus is on the textured knit and cables on the pockets and sleeves

Valley Rooves cabled cardigan knitting pattern

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Valley Rooves is a textured, cabled cardigan to throw on when you want to feel cosy.

It's knit using an unusual construction, from the top-down, featuring cables on the shoulders, sleeves and pockets, with a contrast edging on the pockets, cuffs, hem, button band and collar. 

The saddle shoulders are worked in a cable pattern and set aside. Stitches for the front and back are picked up from the shoulders and worked separately to the underarms, then joined and knitted flat. Pockets are added by holding stitches, casting on new ones, and later stitching down the lining. The sleeves are picked up around the armholes with the cable continuing down the top, and short rows shape the sleeve cap before working in the round, tapering to the cuffs.

Finally, stitches are picked up for the button band and shawl collar, with short rows shaping the collar and buttonholes placed on either side. The hem, band, and collar stitches are finished together in a contrast edging.

My Westcountry collection of knitting patterns

This knit design is part of From This Land, a capsule collection of 5 knitting patterns, using undyed yarns from local farms in the South-West of England. Each design is inspired by a visit to the farm the yarn is from. 

For the Valley Rooves Cardigan, I worked with Carolyn of Gullet Farm in South Devon. Her flock includes Shetland, Black Welsh Mountain, and Romney sheep, and she blends the fleeces to create an interesting collection of British wool yarns. The yarn used here combines coloured Shetland fleece with white Romney wool, resulting in a subtly, beautifully heathered yarn.

Design inspiration

The inspiration for this knitting pattern came from the steep hill leading down to Gullet Farm. From the top, the first glimpse of the house is its stone rooftops clustered together at sharp angles. These rooftops inspired the deep V-shaped cables, each containing a smaller inverted V, which run down the sleeves and across the front pockets of the cardigan. 

About the collection

Thanks to South-West England Fibreshed for partially funding the development of this collection of knitting patterns, which also includes a stranded colourwork tank top, a textured scarf, colourwork mittens and a felted hat.

Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Measurements:
Chest circumference (when fastened): 80 (90, 100, 110, 120) 130, 140, 150, 160, 170 cm / 32 (36, 40, 44, 48) 52, 56, 60, 64, 68”

Hip circumference (with side shaping): 72 (82, 92, 102, 112) 122, 132, 142, 152, 162 cm / 29 (33, 37, 41, 45) 49, 53, 57, 61, 65”

Body length from underarm: 35.5 cm / 14”

Armhole depth: 23 (23, 25, 26, 27.5) 28.5, 29.5, 30.5, 32.5, 33.5 cm / 9 (9, 9.75, 10.25, 10.75) 11.25, 11.5, 12, 12.75, 13.25”

Cross-back: 33 (34, 36, 39, 41) 41, 42, 42, 43, 43 cm / 13 (13.5, 14.25, 15.25, 16.25) 16.25, 16.5, 16.5, 17, 17”

Sleeve length from underarm: 54.5 cm / 21.5”

Upper sleeve circumference: 39 (41, 46, 48, 51) 56, 59, 62, 67, 72 cm / 15.25 (16.25, 18, 19, 20) 22, 23.25, 24.5, 26.5, 28.25”

Wrist circumference: 22 (22, 22, 24, 26) 26, 26, 28, 28, 30 cm / 8.75 (8.75, 8.75, 9.5, 10.25) 10.25, 10.25, 11, 11, 11.75”

The sample shown is size 2 with side shaping, worn with 4 cm / 1.75” positive ease at the widest point of the chest. When choosing a size, take into account both the chest and cross-back measurements.

Yarn: Gullet Farm Shetland x Romney DK, MC: Isla and CC: Infinity. (DK weight, 100 m per 50 g skein)

MC: 1060 (1130, 1250, 1360, 1470) 1570, 1660, 1760, 1880, 1990 metres / 11 (12, 13, 14, 15) 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 skeins

CC: 40 (40, 40, 40, 50) 50, 50, 50, 50, 50 metres / 1 skein

Gauge: 20 sts and 28 rows = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4”  in stockinette on larger needle, worked flat and in the round, after blocking

One cable chart repeat of 26 sts and 26 rows = 12 cm x 8 cm / 4.75” x 3.25”

Needles:
3.25 mm / US 3 circular needle (or needle 2–3 sizes smaller than main needle)
4 mm / US 6 circular needle (or size required to obtain correct gauge)

Note: the buttonband, collar and hem will all be on the needles and worked at the same time, so I highly recommend you use interchangeable needles and cable connectors so you can connect them all, or you will need a needle in the smaller size with a cable of at least 120 cm / 48”.

Notions: 18–20 mm buttons x 7, cable needle, scrap yarn stitch markers, stitch holders, darning needle for tubular bind-off and sewing in ends.

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