Good morning and a happy Wednesday to you!
First up, the Dulaan scarf, complete and ready to go.
It’s so fine, dulaan, dulaan….
I got most of this finished on the plane, the first real knitting I’ve ever done in the air - a very enjoyable experience. And for those who are curious, I had transferred the scarf to wooden needles and had no problems with it in any airport or airplane. It was always either in my hands or in my carry-on and no one gave it a second glance.
Next up, the next scarf, of course :)
Oh, my cables and garters!
Some of you may recognize this yarn (Tahki New Tweed, merino, silk, cotton and viscose); it’s been around for a while. When I ordered it, I thought I was going to make a sweater. Ahem… As it turned out, while the yarn is nice yarn - feels nice, works up nice - it looks like baling twine and I finally admitted to myself that I wasn’t going to wear anything I made out of this stuff. And it seemed to me that I had plenty to make some nice, warm scarves out of.
Then, there’s the Whitby sock :)
Warm toes, warm heart!
This pattern is from Knitting on the Road by Nancy Bush and is a fun pattern to work. This was my first excursion into something other than a fairly plain ribbed leg and I seriously enjoyed it! I did, however, discontinue the cables when I got to the foot as I was afraid they would be too bulky in a shoe or a boot. I kept the neat-o purl diamonds though :)
And finally…
Imagine more repeats…
This is one of Elsebeth Lavold’s Viking cables with a 6 stitch rib between the repeats. I keep thinking of this with several repeats, perhaps with the cable pattern itself staggered up and down, with the plain rib between the cables. A serious stole maybe? A sweater - and how would you work the sleeves? For sure I wouldn’t be using the fool-around yarn in the above picture. While it gives me enough to go on while I’m fooling around, it doesn’t have the definition I’d want for a finished project. Hmmm…..
I know I’m behind the times of this one, but I read The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger when I was on vacation. If you haven’t checked this out yet, you might want to - it’s an excellent read with superbly drawn characters. And get your hanky ready…
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Great knitting, especially the dulaan. I love the crisp, clear appearance of the cables. They really stand out well.
Hi, happy to meet another cable person! Knitting cable patterns is so much fun! I like the Whitby socks and plan to make one too.
Happy Wednesday to you too.
Pam - Thanks :) There’s something irresistable about cables - to me anyway. And this yarn did do a nice job of showing them off!
Hi Agnes! I love cables and find that more and more, they creep into everything I make. It might be a flaw in my character - but I don’t think so :)
Hmmmm…I’m making you yearn for beads, now you’re making me yearn for cables! I suppose that’s only fair.;) Lovely Dulaan scarves. I need to get busy with my hats!
Oh! Oh! Before I forget - if you haven’t seen it already, check out the shawl I’ve started. You can find the free pattern here: http://www.angelfire.com/journal2/donisfuff/croshawl.html
I think you’d really like it - you can make it as big or as small as you like & use any yarn. I think it would look great in a DK weight, hand-paint - right down your alley. :)
I love the Dulaan scarf - gorgeous! I’ve only been knitting a year and a half so I’m too scared to approach cables just yet. But I love checking out your blog for inspiration, or rather to yearn at what I could only hope to do someday. I also must admit I love the receipts and the artful pictures you add for them.
And the Time Traveler’s Wife? I ADORED that book!
Welcome back! Lovely scraves. Cables sure look good in cream coloured yarn.
Bron - Well, turnabout is fair play, so they say :) Thanks for the shawl URL - that’s one I’ll definitely want to play with!
Amy - Thank you kindly :) Don’t be afraid to try cables - they really only look like magic. Actually they’re very simple and great fun to do.
Hi Erin - You know, I think you’re right. Cables are wonderful in any color but there’s something about the natural color that really seems to set them off.
Lovely scarves…a girl after my own heart with all the cables. I like the socks too. I think you were wise not to continue the cable into the foot. I made a pair with cabling on the feet and they ended up a present.
Maureen - Yes, those crisses and crosses really get to me and it’s funny…I seldom think of making anything any more (out of my own head, that is, as opposed to from a pattern) that doesn’t have them incorporated somewhere!
So nice to have you back online and you have certainly jumped back into major production too. The dulaan scarf is gorgeous. As for sleeves, I always like a single motif running down the top of a sleeve, with the rest in st or rev st.
Ooh, ooh!!! Rob - that’s exactly the kind of thing I was wondering about and that’s exactly the way I would prefer to do it. I suppose there’s also the possibility of running that single motif up the shoulder as a saddle too. Hmmm…
