New Cable Knitting Resources

You know I love cables     So now there are some new cable knitting resources on the South Mountain ~Naturally website here.

There are a few free cable patterns shown with picture, chart and written directions so you can see how the whole thing fits together.

A discussion on cable nomenclature e.g. how does C4F compare to  2/2LC ? I think I will add to this at some point because the two methods I discuss don’t include the one the Barbara Walker books do.

Chart Elements

The one I’m hoping will be really helpful is the “How to read charts“.

It’s a work in progress:

Feb 22: I’ve added an example of lace charts that omit the WS rows and one on how to chart stitch combinations like “k2tog”.  Hope it’s helpful

Short Row Shaping – an exploration – Part 3: Bust Shaping 2

Here’s my second example for bust shaping using short rows. This sample is much more rounded in shape than in the previous post. This is sample #6.

Short Row Bust Shaping beginning at bust and working out to side seam then back to bust again

Short Row Bust Shaping - side view

Short Row Bust Shaping - side view

Short Row Bust Shaping - profile

Sample 6:

Here’s what I did:

Cast on 30 sts.

R1: k to 6 sts from end, w&t
R2: p to 6 sts from end, w&t
R3: k to 5 sts from end, w&t
R4: p to 5 sts from end, w&t
R5: k to 4 sts from end, w&t
R6: p to 4 sts from end, w&t
R7: k to 3 sts from end, w&t
R8: p to 3 sts from end, w&t
R9: k
R10: k1, p to last, k1
R11: k to 3 sts from end, w&t
R12: p to 3 sts from end, w&t
R13: k to 4 sts from end, w&t
R14: p to 4 sts from end, w&t
R15: k to 5 sts from end, w&t
R16: p to 5 sts from end, w&t
R17: k to 6 sts from end, w&t
R18: p to 6 sts from end, w&t
R19: k
R20: k1, p to last, k1
bo

Short Row Shaping – an exploration – Part 2: Bust Shaping 1

Now on to bust shaping!

(Sample #5: again worked over 30 sts)   This example of shows short row shaping was begun at the side seams and worked toward the bust and then worked from the bust back to the side seam:

Short Row Bust Shaping from side seam to centre then centre to side seam

Short Row Bust Shaping seen from side

Short Row Bust Shaping seen from side

Short Row Bust Shaping - overall shaping

Sample 5:

Here’s how I did the sample.

Cast on 30 sts.

R1: k to 3 sts from end, w&t
R2: p to 3 sts from end, w&t
R3: k to 4 sts from end, w&t
R4: p to 4 sts from end, w&t
R5: k to 5 sts from end, w&t
R6: p to 5 sts from end, w&t
R7: k to 6 sts from end, w&t
R8: p to 6 sts from end, w&t
R9: k
R10: k1, p to last, k1
R11: k to 6 sts from end, w&t
R12: p to 6 sts from end, w&t
R13: k to 5 sts from end, w&t
R14: p to 5 sts from end, w&t
R15: k to 4 sts from end, w&t
R16: p to 4 sts from end, w&t
R17: k to 3 sts from end, w&t
R18: p to 3 sts from end, w&t
R19: k
R20: k1, p to last, k1
bind off

Knits ‘n’ Wovens shares

Just saw the cutest Dance Sockettes — and Jenna H. of Knits ‘n’ Wovens is offering them as a free pattern.

Short Rows for shaping

Today I’ve added 2 new links on the Designer Resources page.

TECHknitter has a couple of really wonderful blog entries on the theory behind short-row shaping and then goes on to explain 5 different methods, including Japanese short rows.  A great resource!

Edited: November 24, 2009

Today I also added a link to the Knitty article on using short row shaping for bust shaping and creating shirt-tail (curved) hems.

New Techniques added

Just thought I’d add a quick note about a few new tutorial links on the Tutorials, Tips and Techniques page.

New links today:

1. “How long does the tail for long-tail cast-on have to be?”
2. Backwards knitting (great for short spurts like knitting bobbles or very short rows)

A couple of other resources that have been added the last few weeks:

1. I-cord cast-on
2. Norwegian purl