Wool and the Gang | Cable Bomber Kit

Description

A chunky cable-knit cardigan with a bomber jacket shape? Get. In. Line. WATG teamed up with eco-conscious, community-minded knitwear brand I Love Mr Mittens to design the pattern for this intermediate-level kit.

What Comes With the Cable Bomber Knitting Kit

• 7 – 9 balls of Crazy Sexy Wool (depending on size – see gallery for size chart)
  • Size 1 – 7 balls
  • Size 2 – 7 balls
  • >Size 3 – 8 balls
  • Size 4 – 8 balls
  • Size 5 – 9 balls
  • Size 6 – 9 balls
• 1 x Sweet Cable Bomber Pattern booklet

What You Need to Make the Cable Bomber Knitting Kit

• 1 x set of circular needles 10mm/US15, length 100cm/40″
• 1 x set of circular needles 15mm/US19, length 100cm/40″
  • If you need knitting needles, we have options in two brands! For Hiyahiya, you will need a cable and your choice of tip, available here:
    • Steel tips 5 inch
    • Steel tips 4 inch
    • Sharp Steel tips 5 inch
    • Bamboo tips 5 inch
    • Cable We recommend 100 cm for this pattern
  • For Knitpro, you will need a cable and your choice of tip, available here:
    • Symfonie tips (birch wood)
    • Zing tips (aluminium)
    • Cable We recommend 100 cm for this pattern
  • For more information on circular needles, check out our blog post: The Ultimate Guide to Circular Needles.
• 1 x 15mm cable needle (optional)
  • We recommend Clover Jumbo Cable Needles.
• Needle for weaving in your ends.
  • We recommend the Knitpro Wool Needles.
• Sewing needle
• Marking pins to hold pieces together for stitching
  • We recommend Clover Bamboo Marking Pins.
• Scissors

Who Do We Recommend the Cable Bomber Knitting Kit For?

If you have made a few easy knitting projects and are secure in the techniques you’ve learned, then you are ready to make the Cable Bomber Knitting Kit! You will learn how to use circular needles to knit flat, knitting in the round, cable cast on, 1×1 rib stitch, garter stitch, stocking stitch, cable technique, casting off, vertical invisible seam technique, horizontal invisible seam technique, and perpendicular invisible seam technique.. And if you already have those skills, this will be a relaxing project you can make in a weekend!

About Wool and the Gang

Owned by the DMC Group, a fibre arts supply company founded in 1746, Wool and the Gang’ works to make craft accessible to everyone. They work to make sure their patterns fit every size and shape and that they are accessible for a wide range of abilities. Wool and the Gang is also committed to producing sustainable yarns.