The "Here and There Cables" pattern is from Scarf Style by Interweave Press.
It's very simple but looks quite complicated. The trick with it is to trust the pattern. It's a seven row pattern, six rows of which are 3x3 rib. the cable row is weird and I did it several times before I learned to trust the designer. It just didn't do to over think it. Because the pattern is over an odd number of rows, it's completely reversible. I'm loving it. I can't really post the pattern - that would infringe the intellectual property rights of the designer, Norah Gaughan.
It's not just the pattern I'm enjoying, though. The wool is wonderful. As a knitter raised on Totem and Bluebell, a smooth crepe yarn feels "proper".
The pattern calls for a bog standard 8ply and 4.5mm needles. You need the slightly larger than normal needle to keep the fabric from stiffening up under the cables.
I was going to post pics of my weekend's bargains, but the camera has dead batteries. Let's just say that I committed knitterly sacrilege by buying two products made by this company. Look, they were $8 each and the FIT ME!
3 comments:
LOL,I would love to hear some of the pronouciations of the company name! I grew up on the other famous station,Dunlop, Tooralie was up the road and has its own local way of saying it "properly",nice garments though!
Oh yes, a reversible cable pattern! Genius!
And yeah, I feel best with a crepe yarn too. It always feels like what I'm supposed to be doing, having been raised on the stuff myself.
REVERSIBLE CABLE SCARF?? Wow. Maybe I will have to get me a copy of that book after all...
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