Saguaro Spirit Sweater PDF Pattern

I’ve been leaning hard into seventies style inspiration for the last several months. I was really drawn to crafting a modern raglan with garter stitch and a cable motif. As I was developing this design, I kept envisioning a festival-goer in the American Southwest posing with various cacti. The round flowers and ridges of the cactus became the lace and cable motif down the raglans and the garter stitch in between.

Yarn
Miss Babs Laurel Falls
100% superwash Shaniko Merino wool; 300 yd/3.5 oz (275 m/100 g) skeins 4 (5, 6, 6, 7) (8, 8, 9, 10) skeins, shown in Coastal Fog
Or approximately 1180 (1330, 1520, 1750, 1930) (2240, 2390,
2660, 2850) yards/1079 (1217, 1390, 1601, 1765) (2049, 2186,
2433, 2607) meters of sport weight yarn.

For best results when working with hand dyed yarns, we
strongly suggest alternating skeins of the same color
throughout your project.

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)
Finished Measurements
Chest: 31¼ (36, 40¼, 45, 49) (53¾, 56½, 60½, 65¼)”/78.5 (90,
100.5, 112.5, 122.5) (134.5, 141.5, 151.5, 163.5) cm
Shown in 40¼”/100.5 cm, to be worn with 1-7”/2.5-18 cm of
positive ease.

Needles
US 5 3.75 mm circular needle, 24”/60 cm or 36”/90 cm long depending on size of garment, or size to obtain gauge
US 5 3.75 mm double-pointed needles or preferred method for knitting small circumferences in the round, or size to obtain gauge
US 3 3.25 mm circular needle, 24”/60 cm or 36”/90cm long,
or two sizes smaller than needle used to obtain gauge
US 3 3.25 mm double-pointed needles or preferred method for knitting small circumferences in the round, or two sizes smaller than needle used to obtain gauge

Gauge
Blocked: 23.5 stitches and 42 rounds = 4”/10 cm square in
garter stitch.

Notions
Cable needle
Stitch holders or waste yarn
Stitch markers
Tapestry needle

This pattern has been professionally tech edited.
Hope you enjoy!