Here's a sweater perfect for the holidays.  It is knit of a sport weight wool and trimmed with a "fake fur" type of synthetic in a garter stitch which gives a dressy element and a very cozy neckline.  It is a flattering style for all body types and can be blocked out more or less to give a shape hugging outline or a more flowing silhouette. 
 The concept was to start with a beautiful lace, cable pattern and create a flow of the pattern into a round yoke.  Because the lower part of the sweater is basically a  6/2 rib , this was accomplished by using the percentage method of decreasing for the yoke and adapting it to the pattern.  In other words, there are 3 decreases in the yoke to shape it.  For the first decrease, the pattern went from a 6/2 rib pattern with the lace pattern in it to a K4 P2 rib, at the next decrease row the pattern becomes a K2 P2 rib.  In this way the correct number of stitches is reduced for shaping and the patterns flow into each other.
This pattern is available for purchase on ravelry. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/camille-9