Don't be afraid to mix colours and cables!
Don't be afraid to mix colors and cables!
The often-repeated advice that it is best to choose solid-color yarns when you crochet cables is not always true. With a little bit of knowledge and planning, you can crochet beautiful Celtic cables and enhance the design with your choice of a multicolored yarn.
Author Noelle R. B. Stiles is a vision scientist and has done extensive research into the art and science of color play (so that you don't have to!). What she brings to this book is the practical side of color usage. She gives you a broad look at how colors and designs work together and illustrates how color choices affect the final outcome of your crochet pieces. She specifically sets out to prove that multicolored yarns should not be sidelined in your textured crochet pieces and can be used to great advantage. With practical examples and 20 patterns, she shows how crochet designs can feature both a multicolored yarn and an intricate cable to gorgeous effect. Patterns include eye-catching scarves, hats, mitts, blanket, cardigan, and more. If you are new to cabling, there are step-by-step instructions and several beginner patterns. Pull out your favorite hand-painted or variegated yarn and give it a try!
- More than just patterns!
- Learn how cables work, choosing the right colors for cable work (and all fiber projects), choosing variegated, gradient, speckled, and stranded yarns,different stitches used for cables and when to use different stitches, how different fibers affect texture, how to read a cable chart, and way more!
- Confidently work on cable pattern and make your own patterns with all the knowledge in this book
- 20 cable crochet patterns to get you started
- 5 scarves, 4 shawls, 2 blankets, 2 pillows, 2 hats, 1 washcloth, 1 pair of gloves, 1 poncho, 1 cardigan, and 1 champagne bottle tote
- Cardigan includes women's sizes S-L, gloves and hats are women's one size, and shawls are women's sizes S-3X or one size
- Every pattern includes written instructions, a pattern chart, QR codes for stitch tutorial videos, and skill levels
- Options for every skill level, beginner to experienced
- US crochet terminology
- 8.5in x 11in pages make it easier to read instructions and see charts
- Written and designed by humans, for humans!
