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Are You Ready For Some….

February 1, 2010 by Terrye

No, it’s not football season, but we do have another giveaway. Not sure how that all ties in, hang in there with me, I can usually make it all work. How about an alternative to that football game? This one’s another of Interweave Knit’s DVD’s!

The only thing you have to do is leave me a comment telling me why you want this….

It’s another Knitting Daily Workshop, this one entitled, Classic To Creative Knint Cables. Featuring Kathy Zimmerman, this DVD will teach you how to do simple to complex cables, it’s easy!

66 minutes long. Interweave Press says: Cables are one of the most popular knitting techniques because they create the most wonderful surface interest and scale to any knitted fabric, whether they are classic textured ropes, romantic twists, or rugged braids. Become a cable knitting master with this DVD.

Let the comments begin (you have until Friday, Feb 5)………

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Comments

  1. Jessica says

    February 1, 2010 at 1:05 pm

    The cover picture alone is enough to make me want it! I love knitting cables, I’d love to see what’s in this.

  2. Jess says

    February 1, 2010 at 1:19 pm

    Because in England right now we’re having a major freeze and myself and my kids would look wicked in some cable knit jumpers, scarfs and pants!!

  3. MaryLee says

    February 1, 2010 at 1:25 pm

    Kathy Zimmerman is a great teacher and I would love to make cables look nicer and learn to do more complicated ones too. Thanks!

  4. turtle says

    February 1, 2010 at 1:28 pm

    i love working cables but have held off on hubbys aran sweater, always more to learn!

  5. Becky says

    February 1, 2010 at 1:30 pm

    I am a self taught knitter and I haven’t figured out cables yet. This DVD would be great to show me how! Thanks for the chance to win!

  6. Robin C says

    February 1, 2010 at 2:13 pm

    oh yes, please add me to the drawing. I love cables, have never done one, kinda scared too and this would be great to learn with. Hit rewind and try again.

  7. Mary Anne says

    February 1, 2010 at 2:15 pm

    This would be great to win! In this area we don’t have too many classes (more like none!) and I have to rely on books and the internet for what I learn. Having a DVD to play as often as I like would be just like taking a class!

  8. Sandi says

    February 1, 2010 at 2:55 pm

    I would love to learn how to make cables!

  9. Debbie says

    February 1, 2010 at 3:04 pm

    I would love this DVD. I took a cables class at my LYS, but the technique hasn’t “clicked” yet for me. I have never made so many errors on any knitted object as I’ve done with cables…I hope that this DVD would help me.

  10. Maureen says

    February 1, 2010 at 3:47 pm

    I have had a few lessons with knitting. Nothing really big but I need help when it comes to the beauty behind cables. This looks awesome.

  11. Lily says

    February 1, 2010 at 4:00 pm

    I want it!!!
    I’m trying cables and lace!!!
    Thank you!!!

  12. Kitten With A Whiplash says

    February 1, 2010 at 4:42 pm

    I’ve always limited myself to the simplest of cable patterns, so I’d love to have this DVD and be able to increase my options.

  13. Catie says

    February 1, 2010 at 5:25 pm

    I am such a beginner – to be able to knit a cable WOW beyond the stars 🙂
    Thanks for the opportunity
    Cheers
    Catie

  14. Liz Anderson says

    February 1, 2010 at 5:40 pm

    Is “trix-a-cable-phobic” — the fear of failing cables — a word? If so, that describes me. I’d like to be a Fearless Knitter. Perhaps this is just the ticket!

  15. Cindy says

    February 1, 2010 at 7:18 pm

    In my case, I love cables, but I always do the same old ones. I would add to add some variety in there, and the scarf on the cover looks gorgeous!

  16. Shirley says

    February 2, 2010 at 8:40 am

    I just started to learn to knit (last weekend) and this would be so nice to have so I can learn how to do more than knit and purl.

  17. Beverly says

    February 2, 2010 at 9:39 am

    I am just getting back into knitting and this book would be oh so helpful. I am on a very limited income,so, all the help I can get free is appreciated.

  18. One Sheep says

    February 2, 2010 at 10:17 am

    Did you ever have anyone give you that “Why am I wasting my time with you?” look over the top of her bi-focals, heaving an exaggerated sigh, and icily announcing to the whole LYS, in stentorian, mock-patient tones, those totally demoralizing words “All right, I’ll show you this just one more time, but really Dearie, cabling is so easy I don’t see why you can’t get it right!” (which sounds so familiar, where had you heard that before?), and by then everyone else in the yarn shop is clucking, tsking and twittering (mostly not in the internet sense, but that one girl is definitely going to have this on you-tube with a zillion hits before you have a chance to slink away), and you’re just so embarrassed that you can’t even hear a word over the pounding of your heart as it pumps every last drop of blood into your cheeks, nor see a thing through the tears you are ever-so-valiantly-and-vainly trying to hold back, and finally the only possible action is to half-run, half-stumble out of the shop, into your car, where you try to compose yourself, but as the shame fades, the anger sets in and now all you can think of is revenge, so you call your friend Ginny, who knits like the wind, and she lends you the sweater she’s just finished, which has such beautiful, complicated cables, it looks like a relief map of Heaven, and the next weekend you take it into the shop and announce to all and sundry “See what GOOD TEACHER can accomplish? My friend gave me just one lesson, and I’ve been able to knit this in just a week!” and then Miss Snippy-Snooty comes over and says “Oh, yessss, of coursssse that would be Ginny. I sold her this one-of-a-kind hand-painted yarn, of which there was only enough for a sweater in her size (2), not your size (12), and it would appear that this is a size 2. Why, just two days ago she was in here buying these very buttons for it!” and you suddenly remember that it was Ginny who sent you to this shop to learn cabling in the first place, as she prodded you out the door of her apartment, brandishing a size 17 needle as if it were a scimitar, screaming at the top of her lungs “Really Dearie, cabling is so easy I don’t see why you can’t get it right!”?

    If you have, then you’ll understand why I need this nice, non-judgmental DVD to show me how to cable a relief map of Heaven.

  19. Margie says

    February 2, 2010 at 11:12 am

    I just learned to cable and can’t think of a better person to learn from than the queen of cables herself!

    Thanks for the generous giveaway!

  20. Christy says

    February 2, 2010 at 2:46 pm

    I’ve always wanted to learn how to knit but, alas, there’s no one to teach me. I’m the only crafty one in the family and I just do cross-stitch. I’d always thought if I learned to knit, I could combine it with cross-stitching accents. Thank you for the opportunity.

  21. Diane says

    February 2, 2010 at 11:04 pm

    I would really like this because I <3 cables.

  22. Jenn says

    February 2, 2010 at 11:25 pm

    As someone who learns better by watching others, this would be a great way to learn a new knitting concept at home and at my own pace.

  23. KateMet says

    February 3, 2010 at 12:51 am

    I gave my sister-in-law a complicated cable afghan, my mother in law gave me a novelty yarn necklace. I haven’t touched cables since. Also, this will be the 4th year my husband will be home for his birthday and the Superbowl, and gone for Valentine’s Day. Please let me win once!

  24. Sarah says

    February 3, 2010 at 7:39 am

    I am new to knitting, but I am in LOVE with cables. Every pattern I try has cables!!! I would love this book!

  25. Molly says

    February 3, 2010 at 9:56 am

    I am excited to learn how to knit cables and this DVD would be the perfect teacher! I am ready to become a cable knitting master!

  26. milai says

    February 3, 2010 at 1:26 pm

    Oh my gosh cables!!! I’m a new knitter. And cables is one of my favorite stitches….I was amazed at how much fun they are to do! I taught myself to knit last fall and I’d absolutely love this book. Thanks for the chance… 🙂

  27. Susan says

    February 3, 2010 at 8:07 pm

    I’m knitting scarves to donate to a local shelter next winter. To date I have 5 finished. I’m looking for as many different patterns so that they will all be unique. I’ve just taught myself to cable and would love to add this book to my other patterns.

  28. diane brides says

    February 4, 2010 at 11:12 am

    i would love this book because i am sorta a beginning self taught knitter. i would love a book that would teach me new stiches. i also have cancer and when i am on my chemo i sit and sit and knit. :0) so i learn diffrent stitches. i think it would be cool beans to win a book. Thanks Di

  29. little miss moo says

    February 7, 2010 at 6:58 pm

    LUV IT SIGN ME UP

Have you read?

Knit a Stunning Shawl That Wears Like a Collar

I’m honestly not totally sure what to say about the Sun King shawl pattern from Ursa Major Knits other than isn’t this cool? You should probably make one. 

This modular design is worked in two parts, the “waxing” and “waning” sections. Both pieces are asymmetrical and use the same yarns in different ways to mix up the colors and make it even more interesting. 

You can choose to use two contrasting solid yarns, a solid and a gradient or two complimentary gradients for your yarns. And you can use any weight of yarn and whatever gauge you like to make shawls of different sizes. There are also a bunch of different size options (seven, in fact) that take the project from a little collar like design to something more like a scarf to a large shawl that wraps around the neck to keep you warm. 

The sample projects use fingering/lace weight yarn, but you can use whatever you have on hand to make your own beautiful version of this shawl. Using lace weight, you’ll need twice as much of one color as the other.

There are lots of yarn suggestions on the pattern page on Ravelry, and I love the color choices the designer made so much I’d definitely be tempted to use the same colors they did (there are a couple of different versions on the pattern page if you want to see how it looks in different sizes and different colors). 

I love the little diamond shapes a the edges of the pieces, which add a little more drama to the project, as if it needed more. 

I’m still not sure this boils down to anything beyond this project looks really cool and you should probably knit it, but that’s pretty much how I pick all the projects I share, so I guess that’s fine. You can check it out for yourself and grab a copy of the pattern on Ravelry. 

[Photo: Ursa Major Knits]

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