Power Cables: The Ultimate Guide to Knitting Inventive Cables
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From simple to sculptural, the original cable patterns explored in this must-have resource make a foundation of techniques for crafty signature knitwear. Basic twisted stitches, complex interpretations of cables, reversible cables, adding texture and color, turning stitches around, constructing cables with I-cord, and wrapping stitches to make the illusion of cables are some of the integrated techniques detailed in this guide. Contained within are more than 15 original cable patterns for pullovers, jackets, bags, socks, and accessories. Also included is information on a new charting system for predicting cable behavior as well as tips on cabling lacking a cable needle, choosing the best yarns for point cable effects, and crafty original cable patterns.
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This is such a helpful book with lots of instruction, hints and gorgeous patterns. I like reversable cables!
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
Very well written, simple to know. Very excellent pictures and diagrams.
You are sure to like cable knitting after reading this book. Makes you want
to start now and cable everything.!!!!!!!
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
The book is gorgeous for one. It is full of projects. It also contains detailed explanations that let’s the beginner feel like a pro at knitting cables quickly, and challenges for the practiced knitter as well. I reflect of this book as a must have. Get yours and dive in.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
Lily Chen is the queen of the reversible cables. Though some of the patterns have been previously published, it is wonderful to have them all in one place.
Her explanations are that of the skilled teacher that she is. I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in cable techniques. I personally will use a reversible cable every chance I can. I have nearly finished the reversible cable shawl in Kidsilk Haze in a pretty celedon green. It is gorgeous!
Add this book to your collection!
Reader’s Rating: 4 / 5
Haha, I remember my first encounter with cable knitting. My mom took a knitting course at Sears (yes, SEARS) and I was intensely jealous because I was trying to knit from about age 2 onward. And she came home with a swatch of a cable and it was magic! How did she get that flat knitting to make a three-dimensional small twisty bit? When she showed me how you go one part of the knitting off the needle, and knit the next stitches out of order, then knit the stitches you’ve held back, it was VOILA! Huh! That’s it?
Well, over the years, I learned that’s NOT all cables can do. You can do single lines, all over, make the shape of the endless barchans of the Sahara in a wavy fabric, combine them with lace, imitate them with cords, you name it. Lily Chin’s book goes over traditional, charted cables (as in Aran knits), reversible cables (suitable for shawls and scarves) and imaginative cables, in color, or done in cords and additional ways.
She demonstrates which yarns show off which kind of cable to best advantage and many patterns are included. One I particularly liked is a gorgeous man’s vest, with traveling stitches done in the Bavarian or Tyrolean style. Pine trees make the center panel and gorgeous broad and flat cables travel up each side. It’s done in alpaca and it’s reason enough to buy this book. But you also get bags, socks, hats, hoodies and shawls. Very nice patterns. In fact, 15 patterns in all and a lot of design advice so you can make your own creations. There is PLENTY in this book to tempt any knitter.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5