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New Cable Designs

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 Simple ‘cross’ cables can form a multitude stitch patterns.                            From L-R: Quarrellous Cowl, Sea Waves Hat and Luxury Cup Cosies From the staghorn cable of the Quarrellous Cowl, to the plaited and wishbone cables of the Cable Mug Cosies and the wavy cable, reminiscent of an original 1940’s Golden Eagle Jumper knitting pattern, of the Sea Waves Hat, the cross back four/six and cross front four/six cables are some of knitting’s most versatile of stitches when combined. Along with knit and purl stitches like moss stitch and reverse stocking stitch, cables create richly textured fabrics that seem complex, but often, in reality they are simple to master and quite enjoyable to knit once a few repeats have been completed. The Sea Waves Hat and Quarrellous Cowl knitting patterns are available exclusively on the Smart Knit It app , a new online tool aimed at the beginner knitter aiming to digitise knitting patterns into an easy-to-understand and interactive format
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Donwell

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I have had an idea for a while to design a cable keyhole scarf and am happy to say the Donwell Scarf pattern is now published.   A few experiments with yarn leftover from other projects, led to the final combination of three cables: two twisting border cables and a central honeycomb cable.   I chose some of the less bulky cables – so rather than a cable back four or six, I chose a 3-stitch cable with one stitch carried to the front, and rather than a traditional and bolder wishbone or stag ‘v’ cable in the centre, I chose a more richly patterned and subtler honeycomb cable.   The test swatch, knit in leftover Rowan's Hemp Tweed and a sketch of the design. You never know how a design will be received and whether you will be able to justify spending a bit extra on a really good quality yarn with natural fibres for the sample knit.   I recently found out about The Fibre Co.'s yarnsupport scheme for independent designers and submitted an application for two designs and
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