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EXPRESSION1 FIBER ARTS Expression Fiber Arts
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Cabling is one of those knitting techniques that is often feared without reason. They’re
actually quite easy to work, and add a sophisticated flair to an otherwise simplistic piece of
knitwear. In this lesson, the garter stitch body of a semi-circular shawl is jazzed up by a
repeating cabled border in twisted rib. It might sound complicated, but the pattern is
easily memorized and fun to knit. You’ll turn heads every time you wear this piece!

E M I LY W A LT O N CHANDI AGEE

Designer Expression Fiber Arts

Ravelry - Emily Walton www.expressionfiberarts.com
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SIZE: Approximately 14.5” height x 82.5” width, blocked.

DIMENSIONS

Expression Fiber Arts Twisted Tweed Sport

Shown in color: Fisherman
(a) 3 skeins
If that color isn't available, any from this category will work. MATERIALS

US size 5 (3.75 mm) circulars or straights (or size needed to make gauge)
NEEDLE

Tapestry needle for weaving in ends, stitch markers, cable needle

TOOLS

24 sts and 19 rows=4" in garter st, blocked.

GAUGE

Advanced Beginner- This pattern is suited for those who are ready to learn
new techniques.
SKILL LEVEL

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BO bind off

CN cable needle

CO cast on

K knit

KFB knit into the front and back of the same stitch (1 st increased)

M marker

P purl

PM place marker

RS right side of work

SM slip marker

SSK slip, slip, knit 2 slipped sts together through the back loop (1 st decreased)

St(s) stitch(es)

TBL through the back loop

WS wrong side of work

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NOTES
•This shawl is worked from side to side in one piece, with the cabled border worked as you go.
Shaping is worked by simple increases and decreases in the garter stitch body.
•When working with hand-dyed yarns, remember to alternate skeins every couple of rows to avoid
color pooling. To avoid issues with the cabled border, I recommend alternating skeins on the garter
stitch side of the shawl, at the beginning of WS rows.
•Cable instructions for this pattern are available in this video. On row 9 of the cable pattern, you will
switch knits and purls for those sts worked from the cable needle, so you will be purling knits and
knitting purls. This is intentional, and the difference will not be visible due to the large cable.

CABLE PATTERN
Rows 1, 3, 5, 7, 11 (RS): (K1 tbl, p1) 6 times, k1 tbl.
Rows 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 (WS): (P1 tbl, k1) 6 times, p1 tbl.
Row 9 (RS): Slip 6 sts to cn and hold in back of work, work 7 sts in established pattern, (p1, k1 tbl) 3
times from cn.
BODY

Using your preferred method, CO 16 sts.
Row 1 (RS): Work row 1 of cable pattern over
13 sts, pm, k to end of row.
Row 2: (WS): K3, sm, work row 2 of cable
pattern to end of row.
Row 3: Work row 3 of cable pattern to m, sm, k
to end of row.
Row 4: (Increase row) K to last st before m, kfb,
sm, work cable pattern to end of row. (1 st
increased)
Continue in established patterns, working the
increase row on rows 4, 8 and 12 until you
have 60 sts in the garter st section. (73 sts total)
Next: Work garter and cable sections in
established patterns, working the increase row
on rows 6 and 12 until you have 80 sts in the
garter section. (93 sts total)
Next: Work garter and cable sections evenly in
established patterns (no increases) for 53 rows.
You should end after row 5 of the cable
pattern. You will now begin the decrease
section.
Decrease row: K to 2 sts before m, ssk, sm,
work cable pattern to end of row. (1 st
decreased)
Continue in established patterns, working the
decrease row on rows 6 and 12 until you have
60 sts in the garter st section. (73 sts total)
Next: Work garter and cable sections in
established patterns, working the decrease row
on rows 4, 8 and 12 until you have 3 sts
remaining in the garter st section. (16 sts total)
BO all sts in pattern on next row.


FINISHING

Weave in all ends with a tapestry needle. Block your shawl to even out sts and open up the twisted
rib in the cable. Take care not to open the rib too much. Enjoy your new shawl and get ready for
Etude no. 6: mosaic knitting!


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Helen Keller

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