CABLED PILLOWS

Knit Simple Holiday 2014 #15

Design by Annabelle Speer

You’ll love this needle-free method of making cables: knit strips in stockinette, tie the strips into a knot, then continue knitting. The cable motif gets front-and-center treatment, surrounded by borders of straightforward stitches like reverse stockinette and garter ridge.

Difficulty level
Easy

MATERIALS
Elements by Berroco, 1¾oz/50g balls, each approx 153yd/140m (wool/nylon)
Single-knot version
• 2 balls in #4913 mercury (light gray)
• Pillow form 12 x 20″/30 x 50cm
Three-knot version
• 5 balls in #4970 iodine (dark gray)
• Pillow form 18 x 18″/45 x 45cm
Seven-knot version
• 5 balls in #4975 curium (burgundy)
• Pillow form 20 x 20″/50 x 50cm
All versions
• One pair (plus one extra) size 9 (5.5mm) needles OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE
• Two safety pins
• Stitch holder

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
• 12 x 20″/30 x 50cm (single-knot version)
• 18 x 18″/45 x 45cm (three-knot version)
• 20 x 20″/50 x 50cm (seven-knot version)

GAUGES
• 18 sts and 25 rows to 4″/10cm over St st using size 9 (5.5mm) needles.
• 19 sts and 26 rows to 4″/10cm over double seed st using size 9 (5.5mm) needles.

Delivery Method: Downloadable as an Electronic PDF