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 with both charts and written instructions, video tutorials and photo-illustrated technique guides.

Knit in Cashmere Merino Silk DK from Sirdar, the Luxury Cable Cup Cosies knitting pattern is available in my LilySteeple Lovecrafts and Etsy shops.  A quick knit and a bit of luxury at the beginning of a working day with photo-illustrated guides to the provisional cast on and three needle bind off techniques.


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