Essential Knit Sweaters: Patterns for Every Sweater You Ever Wanted to Wear Every Day Frauke Ludwig, trans. from the German by Katharina Sokiran. Stackpole, $29.95 trade paper (192p) ISBN 978-0 ...

A timeless knitwear style, men’s cable knit sweaters use raised, textured stitches that cross over each other to produce thick twists, braids, woven ropes, or cord-like patterns.