Finally, I’ve got this cable bag (a free pattern from Patons) off the needles after having been developing serious crossed eyes for almost one month. During the last a couple of days, I knitted it before sleep time, at Doctor’s clinic and while watching the movies.
The only problem was that I couldn’t get my eyes off the pattern, nor the needles. My husband asked me “why can’t you remember the stitches and just knit it from your memory?” Well man, it’s too complicated to anwer your question. It’s a bit like remembering piano music sheets. The only difference is that you play the piano for hundred times to remeber one piece of work, while knitting this one only gives you a couple of times to repeat the whole pattern.
But cable knitting is the most amazing thing that I have found in the art of knitting business. 32 rows of pattern costs you a long time to get to there but by the time you finish it, you can see that the final effect is so rewarding and all your hard work and crossed eyes are so worthwhile.
The only amendment I made is to increase pattern panel C to 2.5 times repeated instead of 2 times, which allowed me to make the bag a little big longer than the original design. Also I made a lining to make sure the bag more durable. I did try my best, considering that I actually hate lining, sewing and weaving the ends in a knitting project.
I could have purchased a pair of bigger handles for this bag. The woden handles I used were from an old summer bag. I discarded the bag two years ago but kept the handles for future use. I know the Spotlight sells all sorts of woden handles with different colours. Maybe dark brown would suit this bag much better than this pair of light maple ones.
Now the next question, when will the summer finish?
