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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.

Comments

  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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Classic Dishcloth Knitting Patterns

Fall will be here before we know it, and that means there are holidays coming right behind where we might be entertaining at home. It’s always fun to have a hand knit touch in your home for other people to see, and if you’re going to be in the kitchen all day you might as well have some nice knit dish cloths to use. 

I love this little plaid hand towel from Darling Jadore. Use a little bit of leftover cotton yarn from another project for the plaid portion. It looks like the horizontal stripes are worked as you knit and the vertical stripes are done with duplicate stitch, making this a quick and easy project even newer knitters can make. 

Combine garter stitch and an easy eyelet pattern worked sideways to make the Annette Dish Towel from Cluck Cluck Boots, which is meant to be reminiscent of flour sack towels. It calls for DK weight yarn and you can work it in one color or two (or even three!). 

Add a little more texture with this set of kitchen towels from Whileberry Creative. They’re mostly worked in garter stitch with borders in easy knit/purl patterns, and you can work them in sport or worsted weight yarn. 

Two of Wands Shop has another cute allover knit and purl pattern they call the Seersucker Textured Tea Towel. It’s an easy repeating pattern worked in worsted weight yarn, and there’s a chart in the pattern you can use, but don’t have to, if you want to practice knitting from a chart. 

The Classic Cloth dish towel from Handmade Home by Connie is another one that can use a little leftover yarn in a contrasting color, or you could color block it our use stripes throughout the pattern. This one uses worsted weight yarn and another easy repeating knit purl stitch pattern. 

If you like to hang your towel on the oven handle or elsewhere but it’s always falling off, try the Stay Put kitchen towel from Fancy Step Knits. This project is worked in garter stitch and includes a hole partway through so you can pull the towel through itself over a rod or handle. Stripes are optional but a nice addition.