Locked-Square Cable

Yarn: Sirdar Tropicana, cotton effect dk
Wraps Per Inch: 10 wpi
Needles: 3mm aluminium (prym)
Gauge: 28 st and 35 rows to 10cm/4 inches in stockinette
Pattern: Locked-Square Cable
Stitch Count Repeat: Multiple of 25 stitches
Book: Charted Knitting Designs – A Third Treasury of Knitting Patterns
Page: 117

Comments: The swatch was 1 repeat wide and 2 high. Lightly blocked, it measured 3.5in wide by 7.4in high.
Knit by: zeph

Long Loop I

Yarn: Sirdar Tropicana, cotton effect dk
Wraps Per Inch: 10 wpi
Needles: 3mm aluminium (prym)
Gauge: 34 st and 36 rows to 10cm/4 inches in stockinette
Pattern: Long Loop I
Stitch Count Repeat: Multiple of 42 stitches
Book: Charted Knitting Designs – A Third Treasury of Knitting Patterns
Page: 120

Comments: Gauge in stockinette because number of stitches per row varies.

Knit by: zeph

Heart Strings

Yarn: Sirdar Tropicana, cotton effect dk
Wraps Per Inch: 10 wpi
Needles: 3mm aluminium (prym)
Gauge: 30 st and 40 rows to 10cm/4 inches in stockinette
Pattern: Heart Strings
Stitch Count Repeat: Multiple of 24 stitches
Book: Charted Knitting Designs – A Third Treasury of Knitting Patterns
Page: 118

Comments: Gauge in stockinette because number of stitches per row varies.

Knit by: zeph

Celtic Flourish

Yarn: Sirdar Tropicana, cotton effect dk
Wraps Per Inch: 10 wpi
Needles: 3mm aluminium (prym)
Gauge: 34 st and 38 rows to 10cm/4 inches in stockinette
Pattern: Celtic Flourish
Stitch Count Repeat: Multiple of 30 stitches
Book: Charted Knitting Designs – A Third Treasury of Knitting Patterns
Page: 122

Comments: Gauge in stockinette because number of stitches per row varies.

Knit by: zeph

Curlicue

Yarn: Sirdar Tropicana, cotton effect dk
Wraps Per Inch: 10 wpi
Needles: 3mm aluminium (prym)
Gauge: 30 st and 40 rows to 10cm/4 inches in stockinette
Pattern: Curlicue
Stitch Count Repeat: Multiple of 22 stitches
Book: Charted Knitting Designs – A Third Treasury of Knitting Patterns
Page: 125

Comments:
This was a pleasant surprise. It’s a smoother cable than expected.
Gauge in stockinette because the number of stitches per row varies.

Knit by: zeph

Fancy Vine

Yarn: Sirdar Tropicana, cotton effect dk
Wraps Per Inch: 10 wpi
Needles: 3mm aluminium (prym)
Gauge: 32 st and 39 rows to 10cm/4 inches in stockinette
Pattern: Fancy Vine
Stitch Count Repeat: Multiple of 25 stitches
Book: Charted Knitting Designs – A Third Treasury of Knitting Patterns
Page: 124

Comments:
The ‘leaves’ lose their shape really easily when blocking.

Knit by: zeph

Fronds

Yarn: Sirdar Tropicana, cotton effect dk
Wraps Per Inch: 10 wpi
Needles: 3mm aluminium (prym)
Gauge: 27 st and 38 rows to 10cm/4 inches in stockinette
Pattern: Fronds
Stitch Count Repeat: Multiple of 24 stitches
Book: Charted Knitting Designs – A Third Treasury of Knitting Patterns
Page: 123

Comments: Only requires light blocking to smooth the cables.

Knit by: zeph

Four-Lobed Escutcheon

Yarn: Sirdar Tropicana, cotton effect dk
Wraps Per Inch: 10 wpi
Needles: 3mm aluminium (prym)
Gauge: 27 st and 38 rows to 10cm/4 inches in stockinette
Pattern: Four-Lobed Escutcheon
Stitch Count Repeat: Multiple of 27 stitches
Book: Charted Knitting Designs – A Third Treasury of Knitting Patterns
Page: 126

Difficult techniques:
1- ’starting’ the closed cable can be tricky to get even. I used the second of the two options given for the central double increase in the key at the start of the book.
2 – look out for the four ‘clusters’ in the chart. Pull them tighter than you think is necessary, because when you block the work they will then look even and the ‘floating’ thread will lie flat but not loose.

Knit by: zeph

Bootlacing Cable

Yarn: Sirdar Tropicana, cotton effect dk
Wraps Per Inch: 10 wpi
Needles: 3mm aluminium (prym)
Gauge: 27 st and 38 rows to 10cm/4 inches in stockinette, unblocked
Pattern: Bootlacing Cable
Stitch Count Repeat: Multiple of 30 stitches
Book: Charted Knitting Designs – A Third Treasury of Knitting Patterns
Page: 122

Difficult techniques: ’starting’ the closed cable is tricky to get even. I used the second of the two options given for the central double increase in the key at the start of the book.

Comments: The swatch was 1 repeat wide and 4 and a bit high. It didn’t require blocking per se, was just pinned flat.
Knit by: zeph

The Turtle

Yarn: generic acrylic dk in yellow, orange and blue-multi
Wraps Per Inch: 10 wpi
Needles: 3mm aluminium (prym)
Gauge: 22 st and 35 rows to 10cm/4 inches in stockinette
Pattern: The turtle
Stitch Count Repeat: Multiple of 17 stitches
Book: Charted Knitting Designs – A Third Treasury of Knitting Patterns
Page: 128

Comments: Rochelle’s version is single colour as intended in the book. I liked the idea of making the turtle seem like it was crawling out of the sea, so I worked it up using 3 different colours of yarn and a mixture of intarsia/stranded techniques. I didn’t quite get the hang of some of the colour changes so there are a few mistakes…

knit by zeph