Welcome to the final part of the CAL! Finally we’ve reached the border, which is very simple but works effectively to set off all that lovely cable detail in the blanket itself. It shouldn’t take you too long to do – you’ll find each side zips along speedily. Just keep an eye on your corners, … More The Winding Path CAL – Part 09
Today we’re onto joining all these lovely squares and rectangles 🙂 You may be feeling daunted about joining all along those long rectangle edges, and worried about how neat the joins might look, but there’s a technique that will make this neater for you! It takes a little longer, but it’s worth it. It’s not … More The Winding Path CAL – Part 08
Welcome to part 07 of the CAL 🙂 This is the final motif for the blanket, and the most complicated, but you’ve used most of the techniques before, so take your time and read each row carefully before you tackle it, and you should be fine. You’ll be using colour A if you’re using the … More The Winding Path CAL – Part 07
Welcome to part 06 of the CAL! This rectangle uses another three-strand cable, but you’ve used all the techniques before, so this should be fairly straightforward to do now. Just watch out for the final repeat, which ends on a different row to the first two repeats! You’ll be using colour F if you’re using … More The Winding Path CAL – Part 06
Welcome to part 05 of the CAL! This rectangle goes back to a three-strand cable, but you’ve used all the techniques before, so this should be fairly straightforward to do now. You’ll be using colour E, if you’re using the official colour packs – that’s Thistle (Highland Heathers) for Moorland Meander, Thrift (Highland Heathers) for … More The Winding Path CAL – Part 05
Welcome to part 04 of the CAL 🙂 This rectangle uses two-strand cables in another more open cable pattern, but this time we’re introducing a new technique – back-crossing cables. Don’t worry, it’s not as complicated as it sounds! You’ll be using colour D, if you’re using the official colour packs – that’s Campbell (Highland … More The Winding Path CAL – Part 04
Welcome to part 03! This is the second rectangle of the blanket, but unlike last fortnight where you only had to make two, this time it’s four rectangles. This rectangle uses two-strand cables in a more open cable stitch. It has a longer pattern repeat than you’ve used before, but the techniques are all the … More The Winding Path CAL – part 03
Welcome to part 02! I hope everyone has been getting along alright with part 01, and that you’re all feeling like cables are an absolute doddle – but this part means getting a little more adventurous. This rectangle introduces a six-stitch cable, but don’t worry, it’s actually not any more complicated than the square – … More The Winding Path CAL – Part 02
Welcome to Part 01 of the CAL! I hope you’re all ready, hooks in hand and yarn sitting beside you waiting to be worked up 🙂 Part 01 is the only square of the blanket, sitting right at the centre. It functions as an introduction to cables, with a four-stitch cable that spirals up the … More The Winding Path CAL – Part 01
Hello all, and welcome to the introductory part of this CAL – otherwise known as Part 00 🙂 This beginning section is a really a bit of a compilation of my previous posts looking closely at each of the three colourways, but it also has full yarn details (including precise weights of yarn used for … More The Winding Path CAL – Introduction
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