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Norah Gaughan's Knitted Cable Sourcebook

A Breakthrough Guide to Knitting with Cables and Designing Your Own
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This guide for the modern knitter presents more than 150 new and innovative cable stitch patterns, from basic to complex. Norah Gaughan explains the engineering behind cables and teaches how to design and combine them in your own knitting projects. With clear, conversational instruction, readers can master cable knitting and then apply their skills to 15 garment patterns including wraps, sweaters, and accessories.
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Ideal for knitters looking to expand their skills in cable knitting, from intermediate to advanced levels, and those interested in designing unique knitted garments.

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The ultimate guide to cable knitting from an expert on the subject, with 150 patterns and step-by-step instructions

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This guide for the modern knitter presents more than 150 new and innovative cable stitch patterns ranging from basic to complex. It offers enlightening insight into how cables are engineered, how knitters can design their own, and how knitters can mix and match cables in a knitting pattern.

Teacher, author, and master knitter Norah Gaughan shares her design principles and offers clear cable-making instruction throughout, always in a conversational, easy-to-understand voice that proceeds naturally, as one cable idea leads to the next.

Master the art of cable knitting, then test your newfound skills with the 15 garment patterns for wraps, sweaters, and accessories.

Also available from Norah Gaughan: Knitting Nature, Comfort Knitting and Crochet: Afghans and Comfort Knitting and Crochet: Babies and Toddlers.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781419722394

Publisher: Abrams

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 11 October 2016

Country: United States

Imprint: Abrams

Contributors:

  • By Jared Flood

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 223.0mm

Height: 258.0mm

Weight: 1210g

Pages: 276

About the Author

Norah Gaughan has served as design director for Berroco Yarns and JCA Yarns, designed for Adrienne Vittadini, and published patterns in all the leading knitting and textile magazines. She is the author of Knitting Nature, Comfort Knitting & Crochet: Afghans, and Comfort Knitting & Crochet: Babies & Toddlers.

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