All About Cables by Gwen Bortner

All About Cables

Knitting
June 2007
Super Bulky (5-6 wpi) ?
US 13 - 9.0 mm
500 yards (457 m)
English

Learn all about cables while creating this fabulous cable knit bag. The project begins with simple cable patterns and progresses to more complex styles while working on only one panel at a time. Made with bulky yarn, the over-sized cables felt down to a wonderfully textured yet sturdy purse fabric. Directions for either a drawstring or knapsack style closure included.
Skills Required:

  • Basic knitting skills
  • Working in the round including using DPN

Skills Covered:

  • Creating cables with a cable needle
  • Creating single stitch twists without a cable needle
  • Using a chart for a pattern stitch
  • Making a wide buttonhole
  • Joining panels as you work
  • Decreasing techniques
  • Felting basics