Katy Ereira

2KCBWDAY2 - Skill + 1UP

The second post in a week of knitting and crochet blogging - hooray!

Look back over your last year of projects and compare where you are in terms of skill and knowledge of your craft to this time last year. Have you learned any new skills or forms of knitting/crochet?

I don't knit and crochet nearly as much as I want to, I have a plethora of other hobbies to indulge in including Geocaching, sewing, embroidery, studying Japanese and reading. Despite that, yes, I have learnt a new skill in the past year - cable knitting.

The pretty cable patterns always seemed so daunting to recreate myself, and the idea of needing a special kind of needle to do it always put me off trying. As it turns out you don't really need a special kind of needle - a double pointed needle would do (just be careful the stitches don't fall off) so as long as you have one of these in an appropriate size you're good to go.

I was convinced to finally try it after my parents bought me a knitting magazine for my birthday which came with a couple of cable needles and a small guide to cabling. Another thing I'd received from a friend on my birthday was a mug with a little cabled cosy on it - of course I wanted more. So, using my favourite colour of yarn I set to work.

And there you have it!