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Knit Triquetra Cable Chart

Jim — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:50:16 +0000

I’ve had a few requests for a cable chart for the Triquetra cable from my Triquetra gloves. Well here it is…

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Here is the long awaited legend for this chart:

The Second Triquetra

Jim — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 02:27:42 +0000

I made a quick trip to the only place open late to get some yarn. It was a big chain store, so there wasn’t much to choose from. I ended up with some Paton’s Classic Wool. It’s pretty good, it’s wool, and it’s inexpensive. Exactly what I was looking for to use for test swatches.

When I got home I made another alteration to my Triquetra pattern. Here is what I ended up with:

I like this one better. The top is narrower, but it’s still a bit round. for my taste. Maybe I’ll work on that some more.

I’m planning to use this as a pattern worked in the back of a pair of fingerless gloves I’m trying to design. So I worked the knit stitches much closer to the pattern. It is difficult to see in the picture, but it works well.

The First Triquetra

Jim — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 02:19:22 +0000

I’ve been wanting to start doing cables for a while now. I mean really doing cables, not just doing simple twists, but designing complex patterns. So, I started off small a simple Triquetra. Well, I thought it would be simple, I searched and searched, and searched for a chart or pattern I could follow, with no luck. Then, I came across something kinda close. I charted it out, and made some modifications, and I came up with this:

There are two things wrong with it.

The top loop is way too wide
It’s knit with icky acrylic yarn.

Nothing to be done about the acrylic, but I bet I can improve on the pattern.