ext_7674 ([identity profile] neadods.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] neadods 2010-11-15 02:12 am (UTC)

I made an LJ feed for the supper club ([livejournal.com profile] bakerst_supper)- I'd like to spend more (read: any) time on the forums, but at least now I know when it's updated!

I haven't done a lot of cable. However, if you can find a copy (Amazon is not providing; it must be out of print) I can't sing enough praises for Vogue Knitting Stitchionary volume 2, Cables. It divides cables into type (starting with "easy") and for every pattern there is a photo, chart, and written instructions (including what the cable abbreviations mean for every single pattern - you don't have to flip to an index). Best, the abbreviation is how you hold the stitches, not how the cable goes: tell me "cable four left" and I'm "dur?" Tell me "cable four front" and that makes complete sense! Even nicer for those of us who try to design a bit, the photos are of swatches, not a detail of a larger piece, so you can see how much any given pattern will pull.

All this and there are 202 different cable patterns/variations.

If you can lay your hands on the thing - It's ISBN 1-931543-89-5 - it's worth its weight in gold for making cables understandable.

Post a comment in response:

This account has disabled anonymous posting.
If you don't have an account you can create one now.
HTML doesn't work in the subject.
More info about formatting