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Making cables w/o cable needle
Hi! Saw this on the tv show with Shay Pendray last Saturday and thought I'd
try it...the person demonstrating it said that 's how the cables in Irish sweaters are done sicne it's faster than using cable needle. : Say you're doing a basic 4-stitch cable (right twist) ; knit into 3rd stitch on left needle leaving first 2 stitches on needle then slide stitches off . the 2 unstiched stitches are locked in place, then knit the 4th stitch and then slide the 2 unworked stitches back on left needle and knit them.. does this make sense? seems to make the cable tighter (mine at least :-) and works faster as you don't have to keep stopping to get the cable needle. Donna in SC (getting lots of knitting done as DH is out of the country for a few months and I can leave my stuff out where I can see it all without him bugging me! ) |
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Wow -- I like that!! I love doing cables, but dealing with the needle is a
pain (literally, sometimes, like when I accidentally poke it into my palm). Thanks for sharing this Donna, I'm going to try it! Karen in MN "gdmack" wrote in message ... Hi! Saw this on the tv show with Shay Pendray last Saturday and thought I'd try it...the person demonstrating it said that 's how the cables in Irish sweaters are done sicne it's faster than using cable needle. : Say you're doing a basic 4-stitch cable (right twist) ; knit into 3rd stitch on left needle leaving first 2 stitches on needle then slide stitches off . the 2 unstiched stitches are locked in place, then knit the 4th stitch and then slide the 2 unworked stitches back on left needle and knit them.. does this make sense? seems to make the cable tighter (mine at least :-) and works faster as you don't have to keep stopping to get the cable needle. Donna in SC (getting lots of knitting done as DH is out of the country for a few months and I can leave my stuff out where I can see it all without him bugging me! ) |
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Hi Donna,
Oh, you jogged my memory, I once had a pattern that did the cable like that and it was tighter. Hugs, Nora |
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Yes! I'll try that!Thank you, Donna!
AUD ;-)) -- "gdmack" skrev i melding ... Hi! Saw this on the tv show with Shay Pendray last Saturday and thought I'd try it...the person demonstrating it said that 's how the cables in Irish sweaters are done sicne it's faster than using cable needle. : Say you're doing a basic 4-stitch cable (right twist) ; knit into 3rd stitch on left needle leaving first 2 stitches on needle then slide stitches off . the 2 unstiched stitches are locked in place, then knit the 4th stitch and then slide the 2 unworked stitches back on left needle and knit them.. does this make sense? seems to make the cable tighter (mine at least :-) and works faster as you don't have to keep stopping to get the cable needle. Donna in SC (getting lots of knitting done as DH is out of the country for a few months and I can leave my stuff out where I can see it all without him bugging me! ) |
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Donna,
I have been doing cables like that for years. My mother used to get disgusted with me, and even bought me "proper" cable needles. I still don't use them. g Katherine "gdmack" wrote in message ... Hi! Saw this on the tv show with Shay Pendray last Saturday and thought I'd try it...the person demonstrating it said that 's how the cables in Irish sweaters are done sicne it's faster than using cable needle. : Say you're doing a basic 4-stitch cable (right twist) ; knit into 3rd stitch on left needle leaving first 2 stitches on needle then slide stitches off . the 2 unstiched stitches are locked in place, then knit the 4th stitch and then slide the 2 unworked stitches back on left needle and knit them.. does this make sense? seems to make the cable tighter (mine at least :-) and works faster as you don't have to keep stopping to get the cable needle. Donna in SC (getting lots of knitting done as DH is out of the country for a few months and I can leave my stuff out where I can see it all without him bugging me! ) |
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I used it on a vest. It works fine!
Thank you . Dennis "gdmack" wrote in message ... Hi! Saw this on the tv show with Shay Pendray last Saturday and thought I'd try it...the person demonstrating it said that 's how the cables in Irish sweaters are done sicne it's faster than using cable needle. : Say you're doing a basic 4-stitch cable (right twist) ; knit into 3rd stitch on left needle leaving first 2 stitches on needle then slide stitches off . the 2 unstiched stitches are locked in place, then knit the 4th stitch and then slide the 2 unworked stitches back on left needle and knit them.. does this make sense? seems to make the cable tighter (mine at least :-) and works faster as you don't have to keep stopping to get the cable needle. Donna in SC (getting lots of knitting done as DH is out of the country for a few months and I can leave my stuff out where I can see it all without him bugging me! ) |
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