It's time for some kung-fu. I'll be making these socks Scottish-ish with a thistle cable pattern from Vogue Knitting Stitchionary, Vol. Two: Cables. Pattern 13 is a cute 15 stitch by 34 row textured thistle motif that I hope will show up nicely on this handpainted yarn. Whether it will or not is in doubt, but I'm going to put it on here anyhow.
The kung-fu is going to come from the fact that I need to rewrite this pattern. It's written for back and forth knitting, and I will be knitting it in the round. This is a cable, so there are crossed stitches all over the place. They'll have to be done backwards or upside down or some damn thing.
Expect to see cursing here tomorrow.
2 comments:
I am sending you good cable juju- you can do it!
This doesn't have to be a problem. Is the pattern aran-style or bavarian style? If it's aran-style (every other row is knit plain, no crossings), then it will be a piece of cake to adapt. Bring it tonight and we'll get you all set up.
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