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CONTEMPORARY

cables

Classic Aran Reimagined

in Current Styles

Jody Long

DOVER PUBLICATIONS, INC.

Mineola, New York

DEDICATION

This book is dedicated to my mum and dad

for always encouraging me!

Models: Joseph Johns and Cara Louise Partridge

Photographer: Tony Long

Copyright

Copyright 2017 by Jody Long

All rights reserved.

Bibliographical Note

Contemporary Cables: Classic Aran Reimagined in Current Styles is a new work,

first published by Dover Publications, Inc., in 2017.

International Standard Book Number

ISBN-13: 978-0-486-80527-6

ISBN-10: 0-486-80527-1

Manufactured in the United States by LSC Communications

80527101 2017

www.doverpublications.com

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I would like to say a big thank you to all of the following:

To my wonderful commissioning editor Katharine Maller, for allowing me

to write this book, and to Vanessa Putt, my new editor, who kept me on

my toes and helped me to finish this book.

To my dad, Tony Long, for art directing and taking the photos.

To the fabulous models, Joseph Johns and Cara Louise Partridge, who no

doubt will never forget the photo shoot, as we all battled the cold sea air

and carried on regardless of what Mother Nature threw at us that day!

To my fantastic knitters, Karen Evans, Rita Taylor, Susan Winn, Tina Miller,

Josephine Lockwood, Marcy Spavins, Rachel Wiseman, Linda Barker, and

Hetty Williams.

CONTEMPORARY

cables

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

I love cables. This life-long affair began when I learned

to cable knit at the age of twelve. I was completely

fascinated by making twists and turns going in all

directions in the knitted fabric. I never thought that

several years later I would find myself designing my own

cables and using traditional ones to design the garments

in this book.

Cables look more difficult than they actually are. To knit

a cable you simply slip stitches onto a cable needle, hold

them at the front or back of the work, knit or purl stitches

from the left-hand needle, then work the stitches off the

cable needle. Its as simple as that! You will find a wide

range of modern and fresh knitting ideas in this book.

And you can rest assured that all the pattern instructions

have been tried out by a professional knitter. I wish you a

lot of fun knitting your favorite items from this book!

HOW TO SUBSTITUTE YARNS

Throughout this book several different brands and

weights of yarn have been used. It is extremely simple to

find a substitute yarn by using this simple math equation.

If the garment you are going to knit takes 7 x 3.5oz/100g

balls of yarn, which has a yardage of 322yds/295m and

your new substitute yarn has a yardage of 197yds, you

will need to divide the recommended yarn length total

by the new yarn length of 197 to get the number of balls

required.

For example: 7 x 322yds = 2,254yds needed (recom-

mended). 2,254yds divided by the new yardage, which is

197yds = 11.44, so you will need 12 x 3.5oz (100g) balls

to complete your garment using the new yarn.

I recommend always substituting with the same or a

similar weight yarn, otherwise you might encounter

problems. Always knit a gauge swatch in the new yarn to

match the stated gauge in the pattern.

AMOUNT OF YARN

Yarn amounts specified in the patterns can never be

absolutely correct. This is partly due to the fact that

tensions vary according to the knitter, but mostly

because the number of yards/meters per ounce/gram

varies with every color of yarn. To ensure that you will not

run out of yarn, the yarn amounts given in the patterns

are generous.

EQUIPMENT

Sewing needle: Always use a wool (knitters) sewing

needle for sewing, as these tend to be blunt and will not

split the yarn fiber or stitches, making a neater seam.

Stitch holders: These prevent stitches from unraveling

when not in use. Alternately, a spare knitting needle of

the same size or less (ideally a double-pointed needle)

can be used as a stitch holder. For holding just a few

stitches, a safety pin is always useful.

Cable needle: There are two types of cable needles,

one with a kink and the other one is straight, similar to a

double-pointed needle. I recommend the one with the

kink as this keeps the stitches from sliding off the needle.

GAUGE

It is important to check your gauge before you start

knitting. Knit a swatch using the specified yarn and

knitting needles. If there are too many stitches to your

4in/10cm sample, your tension is tight and you should

change to a larger-sized needle. If there are too few

stitches, your tension is loose and you should change to

a smaller-sized needle.

CASTING ON (Cable Method)

Although there are many different techniques for casting

on stitches, the following method creates a firm and

attractive edge:

First make a slip knot in the yarn and place the loop on

the left-hand needle. Insert the point of the right-hand

needle into the loop on the left-hand needle, wrap the

yarn around the right-hand needle and draw the yarn

through the loop. Pass the new loop onto the left-hand

needle and pull the yarn to tighten the new loop.

Next insert the right-hand needle between the two

loops on the left-hand needle, wrap the yarn around the

right-hand needle and draw the yarn through. Slip the

new loop onto the left-hand needle as before.

Continue in this way, inserting the needle between two

loops on the left-hand needle, until you have the

required number of stitches.

BASIC STITCHES

Here is how to work the simple stitches used for the

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