sometimes i challenge myself.
sometimes someone else fuels the fire.
this time elizabeth, owner of lys “auntie zaza’s”, asked for a cowl pattern.
‘something,’ she said, ‘for a beginner, but interesting. maybe with a cable.’
it’s funny how working to simplify this cowl
down to the very basics and
finding the most straightforward ways to construct it around the cable
was harder than designing a more complex piece.
i think that’s because i wanted every stitch to count.
if you’re learning to cable,
you want bang for your buck, you know?
long, wide cables are minimal on fuss
and maximize the drama.
if you’re going to try your hand at knitting in the round,
you want to not get two rows in
only to realize that you twisted it into a mobius by mistake.
since this cowl’s ribbing is knit flat,
by the time you join to knit in the round
it’s easy, almost foolproof, to see when you’ve got the twists out.
problem solved. now if only there was an easy way
to do gorgeous colorwork with 5 shades per row…
‘time’ taken from 15:32 in job.