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An Awesome Wedding Present!

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While playing around on the internet, looking for knitting patterns, admit it, you do that too, otherwise why would you be here??. Anyway, I came across this really pretty afghan. Composed of a number of different cable patterns, I think it would be perfect for a wedding present. From the Knit One, Purr Too Blog, here:  http://www.jenipurr.com/knitpurr-gallery/blankets/twining_trees_cabled_afghan.html

This creation is an example of what you can do with a little imagination and a stitch library! There are other pictures too, stop by and see.

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  1. I came across this Richard Cabled Afghan 7 months ago when i learned how to knit..I printed it and its my inspiration for my very own first ever knitted blanket for my hubby.

    One of the links that jennipurr provides for the cables for the saxon braid does not work on her blog & being new to knitting i didnt know the difference between the ring cable on far left and right of her blanket or the saxon cable thats paneled next to ring cables.I tried letting her know that link is broken so fyi for those who try to click on it.You can google search saxon braid & get tons of free patterns. but WORD to the wise.. the only ring cable pattern i found online free was by Maureen Egan Emlet from ravelry and her chart for her ring cable is wrong (2 test swatches and 2 months later my knitting guru fixed the chart for me and my ring cable knitted up beautifully.. Thank God cause my heart was so set on that beautiful ring cable with the braid that runs through the center. The ring cable chart thats provided is wrong on every website from here to timbuck2.
    now im halfway done with my first panel of the Ring cable and I hope jennipurr knows what an inspiration her blanket was for me..its been my favorite. Ive only been knitting about 7 months but fell in love with cables and I hope my blanket turns out as pretty as hers. i even bought the same yarn she used “redheart” aran fleck. the afghan looks sorta greyish in the picture but the yarn is actually not grey at all but creamish with little bitty flecks of blue and burgundy..
    just wanted to share about the broken links,incorrect pattern and how awesome i think jennipurr is.
    have a great day all
    carolyne

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Krampus Sweater Knitting Pattern

Santa and Saint Nicholas generally get all the good press, but Central European kids know you don’t want to just be good so you get presents from St. Nicholas; you also want to avoid the ire of Krampus. (He’s depicted as a human-like figure with horns and usually hairy or furry who gives birch rods instead of gifts to kids who are bad.)

If you’re the type to embrace the naughty side (or you just want to scare the children into good behavior over the holidays), maybe you’ll want to knit a Krampus sweater.  

This one, from Sofie Amalie Laulund, is a top down circular yoke sweater with Krampus faces at the top and cavorting Krampuses further down the body, with some traditional Scandinavian snowflakes thrown in for fun. 

Because of the large motifs there’s not a lot of room for adjusting the fit, but it is available in five sizes (the Ravelry page doesn’t say what the sizing is, and it says its worked with no ease but the photo looks like the sweater has a bit of positive ease, so if you decide to make this one just check the measurements and your own comfort level for ease when picking a size). 

It also uses five colors, but there’s very little red and brown so you can probably use scrap yarn for those parts. It calls for DK weight yarn. You’ll want a background color that helps the creatures stand out. You could also work the snowflake bands in different colors if you want to mix it up. 

The pattern is available in both English and Danish, and you can find it on Ravelry. This is the designer’s first pattern, which kudos to them because it’s such an ambitious (and fun!) project I’m happy to add to my collection of whimsy-filled knits. 

[Photo: Sofie Amalie Laulund]