Cable knitting was invented to be functional - the twists pull the fabric tighter and trap more air, which is why fishermen's sweaters look the way they do. Nothing about that has changed; it just stopped being the reason anyone buys one.
Here the cables run in continuous braided columns from the shoulder all the way to the ribbed hem, with narrower twists filling the spaces between so there is no flat ground anywhere on the body. The neck folds over on itself in deep ribbing, and the cuffs match it, wide enough to push up the forearm and stay.
It is a heavy-looking sweater that turns out to be the easy choice - the one you stop thinking about by the second wearing, which is what you want in November.
Details You'll Love
- Braided cable columns - run unbroken from shoulder to hem, so no part of the body reads flat.
- Fold-over turtleneck - deep ribbing that sits up at the throat or folds back down.
- Filler twists between cables - narrower stitches that keep the surface active edge to edge.
- Wide ribbed cuffs - designed to push up the forearm and stay where you put them.
- Deep ribbed hem - pulls the volume in at the waist so the shape stays deliberate.
