Southern Selkie Blog http://www.southernselkie.com/blog Wed, 26 Oct 2011 08:15:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Rippling Sands Sweater – knitting pattern http://www.southernselkie.com/blog/2011/09/rippling-sand-sweater-knitting-pattern/ http://www.southernselkie.com/blog/2011/09/rippling-sand-sweater-knitting-pattern/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 03:16:55 +0000 maggie http://www.fragrantheart.com/blog/?p=2624 I must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,
To the gull’s way and the whale’s way, where the wind’s like a whetted knife;
And all I ask is a merry yarn…

John Masefield


Sand ripples, photo by nagillum


The cable knitting stitch often reminds me of those sand patterns formed where the waves roll in upon the shore, moulding the sand into rippling formations. Last winter I knitted this sweater for Mike.  After looking through a few patterns we settled on this one with its large textured cables.  This was my first attempt at working a sweater completely in the round and I can see the appeal – no seams to sew at the end and the joy of miles and miles of meditatively spiralling stitches – in this case, punctuated by the rippling effect of the cable.


Pattern: Cable Guy (Ravelry link)
Yarn: Bendigo Woollen Mills, pure wool ”Luxury” 8ply, Cream (over-dyed).
Needle Size: 3.75 & 4mm circular
Finished Sweater Measures: 47″ chest (118cm)
Gauge: 18 sts per 4″/10cm over stocking stitch, lightly blocked

I dyed the yarn a semi-solid charcoal. To distribute the semi-solid effect, alternative rounds were worked from separate hanks.

Close-up of the neckline decreases…

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