cindynmuttnaz

One new years resolution down

1:58 pm - 01/15/2013

Well those who remember my resolutions from late December will remember I had two. One was to learn how to do cables, and the other was to learn to change colors (not at the end of a row).

Here's my first shot at cables.

Okay now a question. Do you ALWAYS have to purl before you knit a cable?

Another note, could the person who made the breast cancer handwarmers (in pink) please let me know WHERE you got that pattern?

Thanks!

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punkymcmunky 15th-Jan-2013 09:01 pm (UTC)
Purling is what makes the cable "stand out", without the purling around a cable it would blend in a lot.

Man, I miss knitting! I should get back into it!
m0rbidm00n 15th-Jan-2013 11:52 pm (UTC)
You don't have to purl before the cable, but it will make it pop a bit more if you do. I'd recommend swatching for both, with a purl repeat and without, to see if you prefer one over the other (that is, if you're thinking about free-handing some knits or designing.. I'd recommend following patterns as is if you want the intended results).
westmoor 16th-Jan-2013 01:47 am (UTC)
Lovely work! Cables are so much fun.
molasses 16th-Jan-2013 02:39 am (UTC)
well done!!
tempestteapot 16th-Jan-2013 04:33 pm (UTC)
That's really pretty!
redshadow43 cabling and color changing — 19th-Jan-2013 01:00 pm (UTC)
when someone designs a piece with cabling, they usually will add the purl to make it stand out, true, but there are many variations to that theme. If you're creating a design, what you're usually going for when using cables is a texture instead of a flat surface. Every texture you want raised above should be countered by a texture that dips down below. Think of this in terms of geometry--a straight flat surface is called a "plane". When you design your piece, anything purled is "underneath" the invisible plane, and anything knit rises above. With this in mind, you can actually make criss-crosses and cables all the way across and never make a single purl in the whole thing. If you do, remember that crossing your cable to the front gives the work one look, and crossing to the back gives it another. Using the single cables you have been doing, try this experiment yourself. cast on four 2 sts or so to serve as purls, then 4-8 sts that will become one cable, then 4 to go between, and another matching 4-8 sts for a second cable, and matching amount of purl sts. work one of these cables to the back, the other to the front. Once you can see what this does, try mixing and matching the crossings to make different designs. As you will see, knowing what kind of a crossing to do is very important in designing your cables.

P.S. How are you coming on the color changes? We're all routing for your success.
cindynmuttnaz 19th-Jan-2013 06:54 pm (UTC)
Cables are going good. I'm currently working on a knit wine bottle cozy with cables. I will try multi cables here soon. Colors wel...I'm mot there yet! Lol. Ty
redshadow43 colors — 19th-Jan-2013 07:06 pm (UTC)
the amusing part of that is, cables are much more complicated than changing colors....but good look in both endeavors and keep us posted ;)
cindynmuttnaz 19th-Jan-2013 08:07 pm (UTC)
I can change colors at the beginning of a row like a champ, but I go "what the hell!" When doing it in the middle for like a pattern.
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