Donwell
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