Adena Sweater

Adena Sweater is a seamless top-down design featuring a modern European shoulder construction and a relaxed fit with generous positive ease. The flowing cable panels are inspired by the quiet logic of DNA: structured, rhythmic, and naturally evolving, creating a strong visual focus while remaining timeless and wearable. For the best result, I recommend choosing a soft yarn blend with beautiful drape and good blocking properties. The cables tend to feel more sculptural and “moody” in firmer yarns, while softer fibers allow the fabric to relax and flow more naturally. The ease across sizes is 29–36 cm / 11.5–14.5”. The sample shown is size 4 with 36 cm / 14.5” of positive ease. If you prefer less positive ease, please choose your size based on the chest circumference measurement given in the measurements table. YARN: ALPACA COTTON by Austermann, DK/worsted weight (51% alpaca, 49% cotton), 165 m/180 yds in 50 Gr. Grams: 325 (350, 385, 405, 445) (475, 510, 545, 590) Meters: 1075 (1155, 1270, 1335, 1470) (1570, 1685, 1800, 1945) Yards: 1170 (1260, 1385, 1460, 1600) (1710, 1835, 1960, 2125) I used color No. 0001 Creme NEEDLES: • 2.5 mm/U.S. size 1.5 80 cm/32” circular needles • 2.5 mm/U.S. size 1.5 dpns or your preferred needles for knitting small circumference in the round (neckband, cuffs) • 4 mm/U.S. size 6 80 cm/32” circular needles, or size needed to obtain gauge • 4 mm/U.S. size 6 circular needles or your preferred needles for knitting small circumference in the round (sleeves) NOTIONS: • stitch holders or waste yarn • cable needle • markers • tapestry needle or crochet hook to weave in ends and for bind off GAUGE: 18 sts/28 RNDs = 10 cm/4” square in moss stitch on 4 mm/U.S. size 6 needles after blocking central cable pattern is 18 cm/7.25“ wide SIZES: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9) to fit chest circumference: 70 (75, 82.5, 90, 100) (110, 120, 130, 140) cm/28 (30, 33, 36, 40) (44, 48, 52, 56)" FINISHED CHEST MEASUREMENT: 99 (108, 117, 126, 135) (144, 153, 162, 171) cm /39.5 (43.25, 46.75, 50.5, 54) (57.5, 61.25, 64.75, 68.5)” PATTERN NOTES: • The sweater is worked in one piece top down. • You start with the back, then work shoulders and front and then connect the front and the back together and work in the round. • Then you pick up stitches for the sleeves and work the sleeves. • Finally, you pick up stitches for the neck and work the turtleneck. SKILLS REQUIRED: • basics (knit/purl, increase/decrease) • working flat and in the round • working from a chart