Fourteen projects are including for creating knitted scarves, pillows, sweaters and even an especially handsome afghan.

 Back in the days when I was attending college it often seemed as if virtually every young woman, whatever the class, was likely seen with a canvas tote in addition to backpack or other carrier for stowing textbooks.  Yarn and knitting needles along with a diversity of small needlework gizmos were generally packed within the canvas tote.  The steady, subtle clickety click of needles sounded quietly as our instructors lectured.

 From scarves an afghan, sweaters, and pillows Cable Confidence: A Guide to Textured Knitting makes available for all knitters an introduction for creating textured cabled essentials.

 Believing the attractive patterned results MUST be very hard to master; I know that even many knowledgeable knitters continue to be hesitant toward attempting cables.  I have spoken with more than one conversant knitter, who thinking cable designs may prove intimidating to produce; are ambiguous regarding trying projects featuring cables.

   Certainty is, all knitting, including cables is simply a series of knits and purls. Even the most novice knitter who has mastered basic knit and purl stitches already has the foundation for creating dazzling cable filled sweaters. 

   Unlike crochet, another hand working technique also popular worldwide; often means learning a new stitch for the piece being worked. I like that when working a piece of knitting having cables in the pattern, design comes from where knit or purl stitches are placed as you knit; that creates the design.

  My preferred sweaters are those having a raglan sleeve, are knitted from the neck down, and are very often completed with cables. Cables frequently deliver additional heft, viscosity and surface texture to fashion a marvelous warm garment for donning particularly on those cold winter days when yard duty or other outdoor is a share of my daily plan.

 Nowadays, knitting appears to be enjoying a renewal among hobbyists, hand work enthusiasts and women who create items to supplement their income. Cable Confidence: A Guide to Textured Knitting speaks to the appeal of our meditative, rewarding skill.

 A nice group of patterns for creating useful garments in addition  to warm snuggly afghan are included in the book; I found very helpful the handy reference pages featuring process and procedures along with instruction regarding how-to when it comes to generating designs, sizing, and adapting patterns to fit a particular wearer are all useful information for all knitters.

 Yarns, the purpose for keeping a die-cut needle gauge guide handy and the importance of the gauge ruler are all explained.

 Sara Louise Harper's Cable Confidence: A Guide to Textured Knitting provides an array of projects, to squelch doubt often found for those learning to read stitch charts, use cable stitch holders, besides disentangling the daunting nuances inherent when first attempting to create gorgeous, cable rich items. Cable Confidence: A Guide to Textured Knitting is projected as a beginner friendly guide with the more simple, easiest patterns offered first before moving on to more complex procedures. The book is not relegated only to novice knitters; many skilled knitters too have never tried a cable pattern.

 Harper’s book can serve novice knitters as well as experienced, albeit, first time to cable, knitters alike.  Explaining each design, one step at a time; as author/knitting expert Harper discusses double point needles and the oddly bent gizmo for holding some stitches in front or in back of the growing cable. Harper clarifies how to use stitch charts, choosing a pattern, modifying patterns if necessary, besides following gauge and creating a swatch, and more.

 A complete range of ‘possibles’ a knitter needs to be ready for creating beautiful works is included; handwork enthusiasts will find graph paper useful for plotting dimensions, along with a handy needle inventory page at the back of the work. The special sections offered for recording works in progress, listing finished projects, and scheduling future creations are admirable ideas.

 Sara Louise Harper offers simple to understand and follow directions, good-looking cable designs and much for the knitter to contemplate.

 Happy to recommend Cable Confidence: A Guide to Textured Knitting.

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Reviewed by Mollys Reviews BOOKS   molly   martin

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 About the Author

A Master Knitter since 2000, Sara Louise Harper has chaired the Learn to Knit program for the Knitting Guild of America. Her designs have been published in numerous books and magazines.