Comments on: Cable fiasco

By: desiknitter

desiknitter — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 18:05:22 +0000

I think I agree with the first commenter: you might need to cut a row or two between the cable crossovers to make the braid look tighter. If you can’t stand this pattern any more, how about a simpler cable 6 stitch pattern that crosses only one way every 4 or 6 rows? Don’t give up, it’s actually a lot of fun!

By: honestyrain

honestyrain — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 17:58:49 +0000

well it looks good to me but i can;t knit so… lol. i am thinking of asking a neighbour to teach me. she makes scarves all the live long day and i want to make scarves too.

By: lobstah

lobstah — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 12:38:55 +0000

I think your yarn is depressed, lol!
Seriously, my guess is either that the yarn or gauge is just too floppy (not usually the case with sock yarns though). If not, then you might try knitting the first stitch from the cable needle tighter (by pulling it harder). I’ve found this helps somtimes.
It’s funny how everyone says cables are so easy. And it true that the concept behind them is easy, but to get a nice looking cable is sometimes pretty hard (for me anyway).

By: Jeanne

Jeanne — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 11:57:30 +0000

I don’t know - I think they look really nice. What book is the pattern from?

By: Kim

Kim — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 05:48:34 +0000

They look okay to me. I find cabled things look better after a wash/soak and a little blockage. I am absolutely MAD about that colorway of yarn, too. What is it? YUM! It’s like coffee, chocolate, gravy and red wine all together. What’s the word? Gawgeous!