Soft Blue Cables

Cables In Progress

I really am terrible. I have once again set aside King Charles for another project. It's just that this 10 ply Naturally Sensation merino and angora blend has been calling to me since I picked it up half price from the basket outside Wild & Wooly, the yarn shop here in Devonport.

"Knit me, cable me, you know you want a pair of warm, soft and snuggly socks for your cold feet!" It was almost yelling, I had to relent. I had to skewer it with my cable needle to keep it quiet. ;-)

I really want to wash up the first one now it's done, but I'm keep it around until the second on is done, so I can compare as I go, making sure I keep everything in line, size and row wise (since I'm just following my own formula and making it up as I go).

My handy dany stitch marker is helping me keep track of where to start on the heel shaping, and I'm marking every cable cross over row with another, to make sure I don't stuff up the frequency there. Then I can just count cables for length. In case it's not obvious, I hate counting rows, and will do all I can to easily avoid doing so!

Once again, I started toe up with, and have done a short row heel, and finished off with the picot cast-off described in More Sensational Knitted Socks (basically, a knit one, make one, bind-off method - which I worked in 2x2 rib), for a looser top.