Cable knitting has a long and rich history, allowing knitters to create stunning knits with real depth and movement. And the great thing about cabling is, if you can knit and purl, you can work a cable … cabling simply involves working stitches in a different order from the way they sit on your needles. If you’ve ever knitted standard cables though, you’ll know the fabric has a very definite wrong side. This is, of course, irrelevant for projects where you’ll only see the right side, like garments. But for knitted items where both sides will be on show — a scarf or shawl for instance — reversible cables are super handy!
Read moreThe Huddle Hat by Natalie Warner
Well, dear knitters, it’s hard to believe, but the time has come to meet the last of the Something To Knit Together Winter Edition patterns! Gather round and say hello to the Huddle Hat, the fifth and final pattern from Natalie Warner for this collection!
Read moreCardigans for Cosy Days: Temari and Trailing Ivy by Kyoko Nakayoshi
I don’t know what things are like in your corner of the world, but here in the UK, this week has marked a real turn in the weather. Walking to the office in the morning, there’s a chill in the air, the first crunchy leaves under foot … autumn is definitely on its way! Read on to learn more about our two new cardigan kits…
Read moreMomo hat
Clearly I’m not yet done with helical designs! If you’ve already purchased Something New to Learn About Helical Knitting, this bonus design will be added to your Ravelry library later today, but this is also available as a single pattern download. Giuseppe Momo is the name of the architect who designed the newer 1932 double helix staircase at the Vatican Museum in Rome (below). This is one of the most spectacular double helix staircases, and so it seems a fitting name for a hat that features both helical garter stitch, and a cable panel that has a bit of a helical look to it!
Read moreCables to tempt you...
I can't believe that the Cables Knitalong is nearly over. We will be awarding prizes sometime next week (along with shipping pre-orders of Something New to Learn About Lace – it's going to be a busy week!). We have had a great time encouraging each other along with our cabled projects, and sharing successes and disappointments along the way. Somehow, having to rip back some knitting isn't quite so bad when you've got a virtual room full of friends to commiserate with you.
I thought I would share just a few of the many beautiful projects that have appeared in the group over the last couple of months. This is just a taster, so do pop over and see for yourself. It's a great way of getting new project ideas! Clicking on any of the images will take you to their project pages so that you can see where the pattern is from, and which yarns people have used, oh and add the projects to your favourites of course!
Read moreLucy Hague: Cable Queen
Edging detail from Lucy Hague's Pleione blanket design. Image © Jesse Wild.
I’ve finished my Areto hat, so I’m looking for my next cabled project, and Lucy Hague’s designs are top of my wish list.
Read moreVideo: Fixing Mistakes in Cables
A mis-crossed cable isn't the end of the world
Fixing mis-crossed cables isn't as tricky as you might think. Here's one way f doing it.
Read moreVideo: Keeping Track of Cable Rows
How to keep track of whether you need to work a cable or not.
Read moreCables KAL Progress
The cables KAL is go!
Read moreVideo: Two-stitch cable shortcuts
My Sumburgh hat design for the Shetland Wool Week Annual 2017 features lots and lots of two-stitch cables. Image © Jesse Wild.
I have a confession to make...
There are some techniques in knitting that I know are possible, but don't use often enough to remember off by heart how to do them. Sometimes those techniques are easily found on my ample knitting bookshelves, and other times I shrug and get on with the project knowing full well that there's a better way to do it, but lacking the time to hunt down the instructions. Two-stitch cable shortcuts fall into this category. I'm sure there's a tutorial out there somewhere, but I knew when we started to work on Something New to Learn About Cables, that I wanted to include a full set of instructions for the four most basic types: 1/1 LC, 1/1 RC, 1/1 LPC and 1/1 RPC.
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