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# Super Chunky Cable Round-Neck Pullover
### Adult Male — Medium | Intermediate | Straight Needles

A cosy, structured jumper in super chunky wool with a smart round neck and twin cable panels running up the centre front and back. Worked flat in four pieces and seamed, with set-in sleeves for a tailored shoulder line.

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## Sizing
This pattern is written for **Adult Male Medium** (to fit chest 97–102 cm / 38–40").
Finished chest measurement: **approx. 103 cm (40½")** — includes light positive ease.

| Measurement | cm | inches |
|---|---|---|
| Finished chest | 103 | 40½ |
| Total length | 66 | 26 |
| Armhole depth | 25 | 9¾ |
| Sleeve length (cuff to underarm) | 46 | 18 |
| Neck width | 22 | 8¾ |

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## Materials
- **Yarn:** Super chunky (bulky) 100% wool — approx. **700–800 g** (roughly 8–9 × 100 g balls, ~44 m/100 g). Colour: your favourite shade of grey.
- **Needles:** 10 mm (UK/metric) straight needles. Optional 9 mm straight needles for ribbing (a firmer edge).
- **Notions:** Cable needle, stitch holders/waste yarn, wool needle for seaming, stitch markers.

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## Tension (Gauge)
**12 sts × 16 rows = 10 cm (4")** measured over stocking stitch on 10 mm needles.

> Work a generous swatch first. Super chunky knits up quickly but tension varies — take time to match it, or your finished measurements will drift.

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## Abbreviations (UK)
- **k** – knit
- **p** – purl
- **st(s)** – stitch(es)
- **k2tog** – knit two together
- **ssk** – slip, slip, knit (left-leaning decrease)
- **RS / WS** – right side / wrong side
- **beg** – beginning
- **rem** – remaining
- **rep** – repeat
- **st st** – stocking stitch (k on RS, p on WS)
- **C6B** – Cable 6 Back: slip next 3 sts to cable needle, hold at back, k3, then k3 from cable needle

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## Cable Panel (6 sts wide, worked over 6 rows)
Worked over the centre 6 sts of both the Back and Front pieces:

- **Row 1 (RS):** k6
- **Row 2 (WS):** p6
- **Row 3 (RS):** C6B
- **Row 4 (WS):** p6
- **Row 5 (RS):** k6
- **Row 6 (WS):** p6

Repeat these 6 rows for the cable panel throughout.

> **Note:** Cables draw the fabric in. Two extra stitches have been added across each piece to compensate, so the finished width stays true.

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## BACK

**Cast on 62 sts** using 10 mm needles (or 9 mm for ribbing).

### Ribbing
- **Rib Row (RS):** *k2, p2; rep from * to last 2 sts, k2.
- **Rib Row (WS):** *p2, k2; rep from * to last 2 sts, p2.

Continue in k2p2 rib for **6 cm (2⅜")**, ending with a WS row.
*(62 is not divisible by 4, so the rib begins and ends with k2 for symmetry — verified.)*

### Set up body & cable panel
Change to st st with central cable. On the next RS row establish the panel:
- **Set-up Row (RS):** k28, work Row 1 of Cable Panel over next 6 sts (k6), k28. → **62 sts**

Continue as set, working the 28 sts each side in st st and the centre 6 sts in Cable Panel, repeating the 6-row cable throughout.

Work straight until piece measures **41 cm (16")** from cast-on, ending with a WS row.
*Check: 66 cm total − 25 cm armhole = 41 cm to underarm. ✓*

### Armhole shaping (set-in)
Keeping cable pattern correct throughout:
- Bind off **4 sts** at beg of next 2 rows. → **54 sts**
- **Dec Row (RS):** k2, ssk, work to last 4 sts, k2tog, k2. → 2 sts dec
- Rep Dec Row every RS row **3 times** more. → **46 sts**

Work straight until armhole measures **25 cm (9¾")**, ending with a WS row.

### Shoulder & back neck shaping
- Bind off **5 sts** at beg of next 2 rows. → **36 sts**
- Bind off **5 sts** at beg of next 2 rows. → **26 sts**
- Bind off rem **26 sts** for back neck.

*Check: shoulders 10 sts each side + 26 back neck = 46. ✓*

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## FRONT

Work exactly as for Back — including ribbing, cable set-up and armhole shaping — until armhole measures **17 cm (6¾")**, ending with a WS row. **46 sts** on the needles.

### Round neck shaping
Divide the work to shape each shoulder separately.

**Right shoulder (as worn):**
- **Next Row (RS):** work 18 sts in pattern, then turn — leave rem 28 sts on a holder.
- **WS:** bind off 3 sts at neck edge, work to end. → 15 sts
- **Dec Row (RS):** work to last 4 sts, k2tog, k2.
- **WS:** work even.
- Rep the last 2 rows, decreasing **1 st at neck edge on every RS row** until **10 sts** remain.

Work straight until armhole matches Back at shoulder (25 cm), ending at armhole edge (WS row).
- Bind off **5 sts** at beg of next RS row.
- Work 1 WS row.
- Bind off rem **5 sts**.

**Left shoulder (as worn):**
Return held sts to needle. With RS facing, **bind off centre 10 sts**, then work rem 18 sts to end.
- **WS row:** work even.
- **Next Row (RS):** bind off 3 sts at neck edge, work to end. → 15 sts
- **Dec Row (WS begins the mirror):** shape neck edge with **ssk** on every RS row: k2, ssk, work to end, until **10 sts** remain.

Work straight until armhole matches Back, ending at armhole edge.
- Bind off **5 sts**, work 1 row, bind off rem **5 sts**.

*Check: 10 + 10 shoulders + 10 centre + (3+3) neck edge = 46. ✓*

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## SLEEVES (make 2)

**Cast on 34 sts.**

### Cuff
Work k2p2 rib as for Back for **7 cm (2¾")**, ending with a WS row.
*(34 begins and ends with k2 for symmetry.)*

### Sleeve body
Change to st st.
- **Inc Row (RS):** k2, M1 (or kfb), work to last 2 sts, M1, k2. → 2 sts inc
- Rep Inc Row every **8th row 5 times** more. → **46 sts**

Work straight until sleeve measures **46 cm (18")** from cast-on, ending with a WS row.

### Sleeve cap (set-in)
- Bind off **4 sts** at beg of next 2 rows. → **38 sts**
- **Dec Row (RS):** k2, ssk, work to last 4 sts, k2tog, k2.
- Rep Dec Row every RS row until **16 sts** remain.
- Bind off **3 sts** at beg of next 2 rows. → **10 sts**
- Bind off rem **10 sts**.

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## MAKING UP

1. Block all pieces gently to measurements, respecting the cable texture.
2. **Seam shoulders** — join front and back shoulders (10 sts each side).
3. **Set in sleeves** — ease the sleeve cap into the armhole and seam.
4. **Seam sides and underarm sleeves** in one continuous line each side.

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## NECKBAND

Because this pattern uses **straight needles**, work the neckband flat and seam it (rather than in the round).

1. With RS facing and 10 mm needles, begin at the left shoulder seam.
2. Pick up and knit stitches evenly around the neck — approx. **44 sts total**: about 8 sts across each shoulder slope, 10 across the front centre, 10 across the back neck, and a few along each curve. Aim for a multiple of 4 for tidy rib — **44 sts** (÷ 4 = 11) works well. ✓
3. Working back and forth, k2p2 rib for **5 cm (2")**.
4. Bind off loosely in rib.
5. Seam the short neckband edges neatly at the left shoulder.

> A loose bind-off is essential — the neck must stretch to pull over the head.

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## FINISHING
Weave in all ends on the wrong side, running them through the cable columns where possible to hide them. Give a final light steam block. Your super chunky cabled jumper is ready to wear.

**Enjoy your knit!**