One can spend a knitting lifetime exploring the various lovely twists and turns that make up regular cable combinations. Now add color to that mix! One color cable patterns against a different background color, different color cable strands meandering all over and among each other, striped cables, and bi-color rope cables are some of the combinations covered. You will be amazed at how the same cable pattern can produce very different visual experiences by changing which stitch columns receive color. And discover the fun of experimenting with color placement as you learn how to convert a cable chart into a color cable chart using graph paper and/or a charting program.

Technique Requirements: knit/purl, cast on/bind off, increase/decrease, cables, chart reading, have knit a few accessories, easy colorwork

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4 balls of worsted weight yarn (25 grams each) in four different colors, with at least two colors being medium or light colors. Wool or predominantly wool blend yarn recommended. Needles in size you normally use for worsted weight. (For most people, that means US size 6, 7, or 8.) Stitch markers, locking stitch markers, cable needle.. Color Pencils (at least 10 colors) and graph paper.