Update to the Tree Breeze blanket and planning my 1st cable workshop

I finally received the photo from Michelle that shows the 'Tree Breeze' blanket in all it's glory. Those cabled trees look stunning and the colours she has chosen are just perfect.

She says she snuggles up with it on the settee on an evening, wrapping it all around her. I think it's great when you can hold your own creation so close.

And see how Billie , her rescued Jack Russel just had to get in on the photo. She always seems to be there when the camera comes out, lol.

Remember how I featured the work in progress photos here - http://bloglaunchfemininetouch.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/the-final-stages-of-tree-breeze-blanket.html.

This beautiful blanket is helping me in designing my very 1st cabling workshop that is it to take place at The Yorkshire Makery (part of the Emporium in Slaithwaite, Huddersfield). It's only going to be a couple of hours long so it will be simply an introduction to cabling, covering some basic and then more unusual cable patterns. Working in squares, clients can potentially sew them together to make cushions (maybe blankets are a little too ambitious at this stage). I plan to cover reading cabling charts and written instructions too. All in a couple of hours ! 

The 1st session will be Sunday the 11th October from 1:30 - 3:30.  I'm still working up the detail and trying to establish a price! If you are interested just let me know and then I can keep you informed.

Thanks

Sandra


PS . I've joined in the hand made Monday link up today http://www.lucyblossomcrafts.co.uk/blog/handmade-monday-32  

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Angel Cable

I came across a cable pattern called "Angel Cable" a few days ago and I was intrigued to try.  I have worked with cables for a few years now , just straight forward cables going up and down your work , twisting in and out of stitches, but this cable intrigued me because it was incorporated into some clever stitch increases and decreases.

I wanted to adapt the pattern I found though , wanted to make purl columns narrower , wanted a finished edge to each side, maybe with the potential of making something like a headband with it.

So I decided to use a little bit of software I have just bought. Nice and cheerful Interwined Studio can create charts out of written instructions or can work out the written instruction from a chart. Either way its pretty nifty and I wanted to play :)

I won't go into the ins and outs of what I did , but just to say , adapting the original pattern was a lot easier than knitting the piece and nearly as enjoyable (remember I am a computer geek).

So here's the finished results.  And yes , I did adapt the knitted piece beyond the pattern. I got carried away you see.

and for those of you interested here is the pattern , both the chart and written instructions

Cast on 26 stitches

Row 1 (rs): k9, p8, k9

Row 2 (ws): p9, k8, p9

Row 3 (rs): k7, ssk, p3, m1, p2, m1, p3, k2tog, k7

Row 4 (ws): p8, k3, p1, k2, p1, k3, p8

Row 5 (rs): k6, ssk, p3, m1, k1, p2, k1, m1, p3, k2tog, k6

Row 6 (ws): p7, k3, p2, k2, p2, k3, p7

Row 7 (rs): k5, ssk, p3, m1, k2, p2, k2, m1, p3, k2tog, k5

Row 8 (ws): p6, k3, p3, k2, p3, k3, p6

Row 9 (rs): k4, ssk, p3, m1, k3, p2, k3, m1, p3, k2tog, k4

Row 10 (ws): p5, k3, p4, k2, p4, k3, p5

Row 11 (rs): k3, ssk, p3, m1, k4, p2, k4, m1, p3, k2tog, k3

Row 12 (ws): p4, k3, p5, k2, p5, k3, p4

Row 13 (rs): k2, ssk, p3, m1, k5, p2, k5, m1, p3, k2tog, k2

Row 14 (ws): p3, k3, p6, k2, p6, k3, p3

Row 15 (rs): k1, ssk, p3, m1, k6, p2, k6, m1, p3, k2tog, k1

Row 16 (ws): p2, k3, p7, k2, p7, k3, p2

Row 17 (rs): ssk, p3, m1, k7, p2, k7, m1, p3, k2tog

Row 18 (ws): p1, k3, p8, k2, p8, k3, p1

Row 19 (rs): k1, p3, c8b, p2, c8f, p3, k1

Row 20 (ws): p1, k3, p8, k2, p8, k3, p1

Row 21 (rs): k1, m1, p3, k2tog, k6, p2, k6, ssk, p3, m1, k1

Row 22 (ws): p2, k3, p7, k2, p7, k3, p2

Row 23 (rs): k2, m1, p3, k2tog, k5, p2, k5, ssk, p3, m1, k2

Row 24 (ws): p3, k3, p6, k2, p6, k3, p3

Row 25 (rs): k3, m1, p3, k2tog, k4, p2, k4, ssk, p3, m1, k3

Row 26 (ws): p4, k3, p5, k2, p5, k3, p4

Row 27 (rs): k4, m1, p3, k2tog, k3, p2, k3, ssk, p3, m1, k4

Row 28 (ws): p5, k3, p4, k2, p4, k3, p5

Row 29 (rs): k5, m1, p3, k2tog, k2, p2, k2, ssk, p3, m1, k5

Row 30 (ws): p6, k3, p3, k2, p3, k3, p6

Row 31 (rs): k6, m1, p3, k2tog, k1, p2, k1, ssk, p3, m1, k6

Row 32 (ws): p7, k3, p2, k2, p2, k3, p7

Row 33 (rs): k7, m1, p3, k2tog, p2, ssk, p3, m1, k7

Row 34 (ws): p8, k3, p1, k2, p1, k3, p8

Row 35 (rs): k8, m1, p2, p2tog, p2, p2tog, p2, m1, k8

Row 36 (ws): p9, k8, p9