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Cables sweaters and cold winter days are like bread and
butter. They are the perfect, comforting mix. Over the last five years, Interweave Crochet has shared beautiful
examples of crochet cables garments. And in that time, crochet cables have come
a very long way and been incorporated into crochet sweaters in an ever
increasing multitude of ways.
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The Curried Cable Jacket by Pricila Gomes, from Interweave Crochet Fall 2009, is the
perfect example of the classic crochet cable. The main fabric of this cozy
jacket is worked in half double crochet while the textured cables down the
front and sleeves are worked in front post treble crochet stitches. It is the crossing of these raised post
stitches that creates the cabling. Pricilla also uses uncrossed front and back
post double crochet stitches to create the ribbing at the waist and wrist,
creating texture but not cabling. |
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If you are not a big fan of crossing front or back post
crochet stitches, Kim Guzman created a beautiful faux cable in the Luna
Sweater, published in the Interweave
Crochet Winter 2009 issue. Worked from seam to seam, double crochet
stitches are worked into single crochet stitches several rows below to mimic
the look and texture of crochet cables. This gorgeous fabric is able to decrease
the thickness that can be associated with crochet cables. |
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In the Interweave
Crochet Winter 2010 issue, Hannah Cuveillo took cables to another crochet
stitch. She incorporated post stitch cables into a Tunisian simple stitch
jacket. This innovative technique creates a unique appearance in a fabric that
retains the warm created by solid of Tunisian crochet stitches. Hannah
technique is a true melding of Tunisian crochet and the post stitches of more
mainstream crochet. |
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Check out the great crochet cable garments and accessories
in Interweave Crochet. For a limited
time you can save 40% on the collection CDs. So complete your Interweave Crochet collection by
purchasing the back issue CDs today and enjoy exploring the many crochet
cables.
Best wishes,
P.S. Do you have any tips for crocheting cables?
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