Find Your Perfect Cable Knit Sweater: 20 Best Kits

This 100% wool cable sweater features an oversized design and is crafted using a combination of cable stitches and embroidery. It is seamlessly made with a circular needle, and you will learn how to read charts. Prior familiarity with cable stitching, picking up stitches, and chart reading is required.

Level: Intermediate
Size: S to XL

Upgrade your cable knit jumper with some color and make it more fun and modern. The Portobello is a soft and airy yarn that comes in a lot of bright colors.

The Minu Sweater might look advanced but is actually just made by repetition of sequences, perfect for the confident beginner.

Level: Intermediate
Size: S to L

The Fringed Cable Sweater from Lion Brand is truly a modern and creative take on the cabled sweater. Knitted flat, in four pieces, it has a fairly simple construction and the cable pattern can be worked by following written instructions or reading charts.

While knitting along unleash your creativity and add colorwork and fringe.

Level: Advanced
Size: S/M and 1X/2X

The Marshmallow Swirls Sweater has a simple construction as knitted flat in pieces, but to make it more fun and intriguing, the pattern combines cable, intarsia and fair isle techniques.

Level: Intermediate
Size: XS to XXL

Wear the cables up your sleeves!

This cropped cabled sweater is knitted in Hobbii’s machine washable yarn Umami, which is both durable and soft to the skin. Body and sleeves are knitted flat and the cables are simple and easy.

Level: Intermediate
Size: XS to XL

The Love Story Sweater from Wool and the Gang is an oversized cable knit sweater kit with cable details, intarsia and reverse stocking stitch. Knitted in WATG’s popular Alpachino Merino yarn which has an Alpaca and Merino blend. Soft, squishy and 100% natural.

Level: Advanced
Size: 1 to 4

This Knit Picks pullover exemplifies the enduring appeal of traditional Aran patterns, making it a timeless choice for cabled sweaters. The central panel is accompanied by rope cables and diamond-shaped garter stitch details on either side.

Level: Intermediate
Size: 32″ to 52.25″ (6 sizes)

The Tinseltown Sweater combines sporty and glamorous elements, exemplifying a timeless cricket sweater with cable knitting and an eye-catching contrast in color.

Level: Intermediate
Size: XS to 4XL

The design of this unisex pullover from Knit Picks draws inspiration from the parish of St. Martin in Guernsey, Channel Islands. It combines the classic appearance of a guernsey with a knitting style that is more commonly used by today’s knitters.

Level: Intermediate
Size: 32″ to 56″ (6 sizes)

This comfortable old favorite from Knit Picks revisits a cherished pullover, featuring intertwining cables, a shawl collar, and a classic drop shoulder silhouette.

Classic and sweet, the Barra Pullover is a traditional Aran-style cabled pullover with set-in sleeves, saddle shoulders, and a crew neck.

Level: Intermediate
Size: 35″ to 44.5″ (5 sizes)

The Sailor Knots Sweater is a classic cable knit, crew neck, aran sweater that is worked in sections, back and forth then sewn together.

DROPS Soft Tweed is a soft tweed yarn, made from a combination of merino wool, superfine alpaca and viscose and comes in 18 soft shades.

Level: Intermediate
Size: S to 3XL

Recall the sweater worn by Rory Gilmore on Gilmore Girls? It was a cream-colored oversized cable sweater that appeared incredibly snug and comfortable.

The Inis Aran from KnitPicks exudes a similar relaxed style, prioritizing comfort and ease, resulting in a beloved sweater that would undoubtedly be a significant achievement for any skilled cable knitter.

Level: Intermediate
Size: 35.25″ to 56″ (6 sizes)

The Stone Cables is a men’s cable knit sweater has intriguing cables and a comfy double neck. Knitted in the round from bottom up in the DROPS Air yarn which is very light and airy.

Level: Intermediate
Size: S to 3XL

The Moby Sweater from PetiteKnit is now available as a kit on Önling. It has a classic design that is slightly oversized and is made in Önlings No 1 yarn that consists of a combination of 75% Merino Superfine Super 100’s Wool and 25% Angora.

Level: Advanced
Size: XS to 5XL

The Urban Fisherman Sweater from Loopy Mango is made in a soft and chunky merino wool yarn which is perfect for quick projects, and the vendor states that this cabled sweater takes 8 to 12 hours to make.

Choose between15+ vibrant colors

Level: Intermediate
Size: S/M and M/L

The Raglan Cabled Pullover for men is a thick, chunky design that is crafted in four separate pieces using a cable pattern and raglan shaping.

Level: Advanced
Size: S to 2X

Cable Babe is a slightly cropped fitted jumper where the twisted ribs on the body allows the sweater to expand. Knitted with 12mm (US17) needles in Hobbii’s super bulky Diablo Multi this cabled sweater will knit up fast.

Level: Intermediate
Size: S to XL

The big chunky braid down the front is the focal point of this cozy cropped jumper.

The Braided Embers Sweater is size inclusive with as much as 11 sizes (we like), and as it is knitted top down you can easily modify it to your desired length.

Level: Intermediate
Size: 30″ to 70″ (11 sizes)

If you are new to cables then this cabled sweater is a good first time project. The Cropped Cable Knit Sweater knitting kit from Lauren Aston Design has a high collar and three-quarter sleeves, and is simple enough for the beginner to knit.

Level: Easy
Size: 8 to 18