Shadow Cable Jacket Pattern

The Shadow Cable Jacket showcases a beautiful cabled pattern that travel up throughout the entire cardigan. Using an eight-row cable repeat that is easy to master, this design strikes a perfect balance between the mindless and completely complicated knits. The unique, rolled edge is created by picking up all of the edge stitches with a long, circular needle and knit for a few rows. Knit in pieces, this design will work beautifully as a cardigan or as a light jacket on cool spring days. Pattern from Knitting Simple Jackets.

Marilyn Saitz Cohen, author of Knitting Simple Jackets, was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and attended Boston University where she studied English literature and the fine arts. After graduating, Marilyn began exhibiting her work in art shows and galleries. She began knitting and designing sweaters in the 1980s, and formed a cottage industry, employing many local knitters as independent contractors. Sweaters for women, men, and children were hand- or machine-knit and sold to boutiques and department stores on the west coast. Marilyn’s first book, Knitting Simple Sweaters from Luxurious Yarns, was published in 2003. She has a daughter, Lisa, and lives in northern California with her husband, Dr. Robert Cohen