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Giveaway: Norah Gaughan’s Knitted Cable Sourcebook

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Norah Guaghan's Knitted Cable Sourcebook

Congratulations, Alosim!

I have long been inspired by Norah Gaughan’s innovative knitwear designs and her approach to knitwear. She seems to come at things from a different direction, in a way that can make other knitters’ heads spin, but it always turns out to be logical, amazing and fun to knit from one of her patterns.

Her Knitted Cable Sourcebook has more than 150 stitch patterns — the vast majority are original — and 15 projects to use them in. But what’s really cool is that each stitch pattern is given with its Stockinette equivalent, which means you can easily substitute different stitch patterns in the projects here, or add a cable panel to a project by just subbing the cable in for that number of Stockinette stitches.

This is a really great book that is sure to inspire the cable knitters out there to try some new things and get creative when adding cables to patterns.

If you’d like a chance to win my copy of this book, leave a comment on this post between now and the end of the day Sunday, February 5. I’d love to know how you use cables in your knitting projects!

Thanks for visiting, commenting and sharing, and good luck.

 

Looking for more Cable-styled knitting patterns? Check out these Cable Knit Patterns on Etsy

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Comments

  2. I too love knitting cables and enjoy making up my own designs with them. Thank you for the giveaway chance.

  3. I so in love with Norah’s designs. I’ll browse Ravelry for project ideas and add a bunch to my favorites list and then when I go back and review…. they all are from Norah! I’ve been knitting for over 40 years and believe that I have finally found a designer that gets me. I can’t wait to play with the cabling in some of my favorite sweater patterns using the SSE.

  4. Oh wow. I’ve been dreaming of a fabulous cabled cardigan for a couple of months now. This would be the perfect source book!

  5. The first thing I ever knit had cables in it. A scarf with 3 cables down the center.
    Love cables!

  6. Aran, cables, I love them. I use designs based on traditional Celtic patterns and develop my own too for sweaters, cushions and scarves. They really are my favourite thing to do and any new inspiration would be great.

  8. I love Nora Gaughan and cables and this book sounds fantastic. Thanks for doing the giveaway!

  9. Knowing that you quite often offer the books that you review in giveaways, I’ve been waiting for this one since November! Thanks for the giveaway. I designed my own sweater with three kinds of cables and twisted ribs. It’s my all time favorite.

  10. I like cable knitting, my favourite jacket has a 5-cable design on the back 🙂 I would like to win this book to improve my cable-knitting skills!

  13. I love to knit for my grandchildren and their parents. I would really find this book so helpful and interesting because it would mean I could devise my own patterns for them which would be so exciting to make. Ever hopeful!

  15. I love how cables can make a project more interesting to knit & to look at! I knit small things, mostly, I love cables gloves & hats, and even socks. This book looks really good, & I love Norah Gaughan’s designs.

  16. I’ve only recently started doing cables. Currently in a baby blanket I’m making, and I’ll be making some cabled cushion covers for our couch cushions next!

  17. I love cables but never add cable panels to a project by just subbing the cables in for that number of Stockinette stitches. Instead, I wait patiently until I find knitting patterns that include cables.

  20. I don’t love knitting cables but I love the way they look. And I love all of Norah’so designs. Just beautiful. Thanks for this great giveaway!

  21. I usually go simple with cables, easy cross-over, on scarves. It would be lovely to have a whole book of cables to try out! 🙂

  22. I love cables. To me they’re the ultimate potato chip knitting. Just one more cable cross before I go to bed…

  25. I’d love to be cranking out cabled sweaters but so far my cabling accomplishments only reach as far as hats and the occasional sock. Thanks!

Have you read?

Book Review: Knitovation Stitch Dictionary

There’s always room for more stitch dictionaries on your shelf, but Andrea Rangel’s Knitovation Stitch Dictionary is unlike those stitch pattern books you might already own. That’s because this one is full of colorwork stitch patterns rather than textured stitches, lace or cables, so the designs are ripe for adding to hats, sweaters and other projects with a stockinette stitch background. 

The book starts with a quick introduction to knitting colorwork that’s also unlike what you’ve probably seen before, because it’s less about the colors themselves and more about the kinds of fibers you choose, how the yarn is prepared and the gauge you’re working at and how those things all change the look of a design. 

Most of the book is filled with motif designs and swatches. The motifs were designed and named by Andrea’s husband Sean, who is an artist and brings a bit of whimsy to the designs. 

You’ll find some classic looking leaves and flowers, mosaics and waves, but also rubber ducks, penguins, puzzle pieces, cherries and cows, snails and teapots, eyeballs and chess pieces, to name a few. Many of the designs also have funny names, like a fish named toilet bound, or cats in suits called corporate fat cat.

Of course you can use the designs in any way you want on any project you like, but there are also three patterns in the book — for a hat, a sweater and a pair of fingerless gloves — plus discussion of how the motifs were added, adjusting patterns for a different size or gauge, and adding your own motifs. 

If you like adding a bit of colorwork to otherwise plain projects that other people have designed, or you’re ready to start making your own designs with fun motifs, this book is a great place to start. The fun and funny motifs are sure to inspire you to want to pick up your needles and add a little more color to your projects. 

About the book: 160 pages, hardcover, 150+ motifs and three knitting patterns. Published 2023 by Interweave, suggested retail $28.