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Wednesday, November 2, 2011

November's Swatches

Hello all!
I hope you've been having fun knitting cables!  This is our last month with them.  I have been having a heck of a time with one of the patterns (knitting, frogging, reknitting, frogging... etc), so I have effectively given up and we will only have two swatches for this month.
As we are going into the end of our year, we have some finishing up to do.  I will post a tutorial on some of the finishing techniques you'll need if you are knitting a blanket later this month.  Also I have been planning something fun for December, I hope you are up for a mystery :)
Without further adieu, here are your November Cables!

LINKS


BEGINNER/ EASY

Cast on 46 stitches

Border Rows
Row 1, 3, 5: K1, P1 across
Row 2, 4: P1, K1 across

Pattern Rows:
Row 1: (P1, K1, P1, K1, P1) P13, P1, K8, P1, P13 (K1, P1, K1, P1, K1)
Row 2: (K1, P1, K1, P1, K1) K13, K1, P8, K1, K13 (P1, K1, P1, K1, P1)
Row 3: (P1, K1, P1, K1, P1) P13, P1, C4B, C4F, P1, P13 (K1, P1, K1, P1, K1)
Row 4: (K1, P1, K1, P1, K1) K13, K1, P2, K4, P2, K1, K13 (P1, K1, P1, K1, P1)
Row 5: (P1, K1, P1, K1, P1) P13, T3B, P4, T3F, P13 (K1, P1, K1, P1, K1)
Row 6: (K1, P1, K1, P1, K1) K13, P2, K6, P2, K13 (P1, K1, P1, K1, P1)
Row 7: (P1, K1, P1, K1, P1) P13, K2, P6, K2, P13 (K1, P1, K1, P1, K1)
Row 8: (K1, P1, K1, P1, K1) K13, P2, K6, P2, K13 (P1, K1, P1, K1, P1)
Row 9: (P1, K1, P1, K1, P1) P13, K2, P6, K2, P13 (K1, P1, K1, P1, K1)
Row 10: (K1, P1, K1, P1, K1) K13, P2, K6, P2, K13 (P1, K1, P1, K1, P1)
Row 11: (P1, K1, P1, K1, P1) P13, T3F, P4, T3B, P13 (K1, P1, K1, P1, K1)
Row 12: (K1, P1, K1, P1, K1) K13, K1, P2, K4, P2, K1, K13 (P1, K1, P1, K1, P1)
Row 13: (P1, K1, P1, K1, P1) P13, P1, C4F, C4B, P1, P13 (K1, P1, K1, P1, K1)
Row 14: (K1, P1, K1, P1, K1) K13, K1, P8, K1, K13 (P1, K1, P1, K1, P1)
Row 15: (P1, K1, P1, K1, P1) P13, P1, C4B, C4F, P1, P13 (K1, P1, K1, P1, K1)
Row 16: (K1, P1, K1, P1, K1) K13, K1, P8, K1, K13 (P1, K1, P1, K1, P1)
Row 17: (P1, K1, P1, K1, P1) P13, P1, K8, P1, P13 (K1, P1, K1, P1, K1)
Row 18: (K1, P1, K1, P1, K1) K13, K1, P8, K1, K13 (P1, K1, P1, K1, P1)
Row 19: (P1, K1, P1, K1, P1) P13, P1, C4B, C4F, P1, P13 (K1, P1, K1, P1, K1)
Row 20: (K1, P1, K1, P1, K1) K13, K1, P8, K1, K13 (P1, K1, P1, K1, P1)

Repeat these 20 rows until square measures approx 9 inches.  Repeat border rows 1-5.
Bind off all stitches. 

TRIPLE CROSS

INTERMEDIATE

Cast on 46 stitches
Border Rows
Row 1, 3, 5: K1, P1 across
Row 2, 4: P1, K1 across
Pattern Rows:
Row 1: (P1, K1, P1, K1, P1) P10, (C4F, P2) twice, C4F, P10 (K1, P1, K1, P1, K1)
Row 2: (K1, P1, K1, P1, K1) K10, (P4, K2) twice, P4, K10 (P1, K1, P1, K1, P1)
Row 3: (P1, K1, P1, K1, P1) P9, (T3B, T3F) 3 times, P9 (K1, P1, K1, P1, K1)
Row 4: (K1, P1, K1, P1, K1) K9, P2, (K2, P4) twice, K2, P2, K9 (P1, K1, P1, K1, P1)
Row 5: (P1, K1, P1, K1, P1) P8, T3B, (P2, C4B) twice, P2, T3F, P8 (K1, P1, K1, P1, K1)
Row 6: (K1, P1, K1, P1, K1) K8, P2, K3, P4, K2, P4, K3, P2, K8 (P1, K1, P1, K1, P1)
Row 7: (P1, K1, P1, K1, P1) P7, T3B, P2, (T3B, T3F) twice, P2, T3F, P7 (K1, P1, K1, P1, K1)
Row 8: (K1, P1, K1, P1, K1) K7, P2, K3, P2, K2, P4, K2, P2, K3, P2, K7 (P1, K1, P1, K1, P1)
Row 9: (P1, K1, P1, K1, P1) P6, (T3B, P2) twice, C4F, (P2, T3F) twice, P6 (K1, P1, K1, P1, K1)
Row 10: (K1, P1, K1, P1, K1) K6, (P2, K3) twice, P4, (K3, P2) twice, K6 (P1, K1, P1, K1, P1)
Row 11: (P1, K1, P1, K1, P1) P5, (T3B, P2) twice, T3B, (T3F, P2) twice, T3F, P5 (K1, P1, K1, P1, K1)
Row 12: (K1, P1, K1, P1, K1) K5, (P2, K3) twice, P2, K2, (P2, K3) twice, P2, K5 (P1, K1, P1, K1, P1)
Row 13: (P1, K1, P1, K1, P1) P5, (K2, P3) twice, K2, P2, (K2, P3) twice, K2, P5 (K1, P1, K1, P1, K1)
Row 14: (K1, P1, K1, P1,K1) Same as row 12 (P1, K1, P1, K1, P1)
Row 15: (P1, K1, P1, K1, P1) P5 (T3F, P2) twice, T3F, (T3B, P2) twice, T3B, P5 (K1, P1, K1, P1, K1)
Row 16: (K1, P1, K1, P1, K1) Same as row 10 (P1, K1, P1, K1, P1)
Row 17: (P1, K1, P1, K1, P1) P6, (T3F, P2) twice, C4F, (P2, T3B) twice, P6 (K1, P1, K1, P1, K1)
Row 18: (K1, P1, K1, P1, K1) Same as row 8 (P1, K1, P1, K1, P1)
Row 19: (P1, K1, P1, K1, P1) P5, (P2, T3F) twice, T3B, T3F, (T3B, P2) twice, P5 (K1, P1, K1, P1, K1)
Row 20: (K1, P1, K1, P1, K1) Same as row 6 (P1, K1, P1, K1, P1)
Row 21: (P1, K1, P1, K1, P1) P8, T3F, (P2, C4B) twice, P2, T3B, P8 (K1, P1, K1, P1, K1)
Row 22: (K1, P1, K1, P1, K1) Same as row 4 (P1, K1, P1, K1, P1)
Row 23: (P1, K1, P1, K1, P1) P9, (T3F, T3B) 3 times, P9 (K1, P1, K1, P1, K1)
Row 24: (K1, P1, K1, P1, K1) Same as row 2 (P1, K1, P1, K1, P1)
Repeat these 24 rows until Swatch measures approx 9 inches.  Repeat Border Rows 1-5.
Bind off all stitches.