Cables add gorgeous three-dimensional texture to your knits and once you learn the basic principles a whole world of patterns open up for you. In this class we will cover how to read cable instructions in both written and charted form, how to work cables using a cable needle, and how to work small-scale cables without a cable needle. Technique Requirements: knit/purl, cast on/bind off, have knit a few accessories

Homework Using smooth worsted-weight yarn in a light to medium color and a corresponding needle size (Suggested size: US 7) cast on 28 stitches using the Longtail Method. Row 1 (WS): Knit. Row 2 (RS): K2, p2, k4, p2, k8, p2, k4, p2, k2. Row 3 (WS): P2, k2, p4, k2, p8, k2, p4, k2, p2 (knit the knits and purl the purls). Row 4 (RS): K2, p2, k4, p2, k8, p2, K4, p2, k2 (knit the knits and purl the purls). Row 5 (WS): P2, k2, p4, k2, p8, k2, p4, k2, p2 (knit the knits and purl the purls). Leave yarn attached and stitches on the needle and bring to class.

Please bring your swatch made from smooth worsted-weight yarn in a light to medium color with corresponding needle size (Suggested size: US 7). Please do not use textured, novelty, or difficult-to-use yarn. You will also need a pencil, locking stitch markers and a cable needle or short double-pointed needle in a size close to your swatch needle. A highlighter pen can also be useful. The cable needles I recommend are made by Brittany but any cable needle you can find is fine for the purpose of this class.