One of those tempting dates again: The 11th of the 12th month of the year 2013! Of course, I could have gotten up early, too: 08:09:10, or published this post at 13:14:15- at any rate, I just can't let this pallindrome-suitable date 13/12/11 at 11:12:13 pass by without a blog entry. This time about a fake cable and how effortlessly it is made. Not that I don't like real cables, nor do I find them difficult to make. But this illusion version is very nice as well:
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| Illusion of Cables |
See the
original pattern - and here my changes to it: I made only two repeats, with center stripe of 4 stitches (knit WS and RS), each framed by "RS 2 p WS 2 knit" stitches.
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| Illusion of Cables Scarf with Mohair Flower Brooch |
Increased 4 extra stitches each side one row before Cast Off to knit
them together (= 4 stitches) in Cast Off row. This gives extra ease and I
like the little wingy ends :-) I like the relatively short length,
doesn’t get into the way when bending down.
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| Illusion of Cables Scarf with Mohair Flower Brooch |
The fake cables at the left appear to be a bit narrower than the ones
to the right, hmmm, no idea why because a) pattern repeat is identical
and b) I did not steam the scarf during blocking, just pinned it down
evenly and put a wet cloth over it overnight and let it dry. Keeps its original "fuzzy" look very well. Click here
Mohair Flower Brooch for instructions for the flower brooch.
And of course I cannot resist a complimentary color: golden yellow as in this non-illusionary Hefezopf (Yeast Braid), its look certainly related to cables, right?
6 comments:
The scarf is simply lovely! The color divine! And if you didn't know they were not real cables, you would never be able to tell! It all looks great!
Linda in VA
Thank you so much Linda! Your comment makes me happy... wish I could share the Hefezopf with you :-)
You have me drooling! I love the cables that aren't cables and that braided bread looks so delicious that I may have to do some baking myself very soon. The smell of bread fresh from the over is such a delightful aroma and who doesn't love it?
Mardi, thank you so much for your comment on the illusionary cables! As for the bread: the recipes you are posting on Pinterest always look so tempting I simply have to make them!
Beautiful scarf, love the ton and the little flower
:-))))
and the brioche is... no words !
:-)))
Marie
How kind of you - Thank you so much - Marie-of-beautiful-pictures of most fascinating places!!
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