Very Easy Guide To Cable Knitting (Lynne Watterson)

Lynne Waterson has created a very easy guide to open up the wonderful world of twisted stitches to knitters of any ability, even complete beginners. Use this as a structured cable knitting course from the basics to the complex to make fabulous projects, or as an indispensable resource for all kinds of stitches, from simple mock cables to intricate bobble-textured plaits, for cable panels, accents, and all-over repeats.

Learn the basic techniques and practise the stitches with clear instructions and step-by step photos, and a preliminary section explaining all the essentials – yarn, needles, tension, techniques and how to read knitting charts.

Then use your skills to make 13 specially designed projects, from giant-cable throws that stitch up quickly on large needles, to snuggly hats and scarves and more adventurous accessories and home comforts, all designed to build on the cables covered.

Each stitch pattern is featured in both written and chart form, so you can get used to using either method when working from other commercial patterns. Whether you’re a knitting novice or a dab hand, cables have never been easier to make.

Lynne has also written a companion book, the Very Easy Guide to Lace Knitting.

Patterns

There are 13 project patterns, including: mug and tea cosies, placemat and napkin ring, scarf, storage basket, hot water bottle cover, hand muff, cushion and bolster, throw and cushion, oblong cushion, knitting bag, baby blanket, handbag, and floor cushion. 

About Lynne Watterson

Lynne Watterson has been knitting and designing for as long as she can remember. With knitting in her blood – her grandfather was a machine knitter and her grandmother a pattern checker for a knitting publication – it came as no surprise to her family when on leaving school she did an apprenticeship with a knitting publication as a knitting sub-editor. Her apprenticeship was cut short when she was offered the position of Knitting Editor for a publication for Marshall Cavendish Partworks. Lynne is now one of the most experienced craft editors, having edited many craft magazines including Fashioncraft, Hand Knitting News, Machine Knitting News, Cross Stitch, Needlecraft Magic, Cross Stitch Magic, Knit & Stitch and Knit & Stitch Creative. Lynne lives and works in the Cotswolds, UK, where she continues to use her considerable experience to design, write and edit.