Cable Owl

Being wool week I have taken on some knitting challenges. I am not sure why, but I only really knit in the winter months. Maybe it's a being cosy thing. But this week I want to try out as many new stitches as I can, and if I can I will share as many of these with you guys.

The first thing I am going to share with you is a cable stitched owl. I love owls! I just can't get enough, and luckily they are everywhere at the moment. If I could have my very own messenger owl, I would love it to little pieces. But a cable owl is as close as I am going to get I think.

Cable Hand Warmers by Twohoots

These hand warmers are something that I made last year. It was the first cable that I had incorporated into a design. Basic, but I love my owl hand warmers. The cable stitch that I used is called a link cable. The pattern is just for the cable without any border, but its simple to put one in, just add a couple of stitches and purl either end of a knit row and there is your border!

Pattern: worked over 12 stitches

Rows 1, 3 and 5 K12

Rows 2,4 and 6 P12

Row 7 C6B, C6F

Row 8 as Row 2

Explanation: C6B stands for Cable 6 stitches Back -
1. Work to the start of the cable position, slip the next 3 stitches onto the cable needle and hold them at the back of the work, Knit the next 3 stitches.
2. Knit the 3 stitches from off the cable needle. Making sure you knit them in the same order that they went onto the cable needle in the first place.
Explanation: C6F stands for Cable 6 stitches Forward -
1. Work to the start of this cable position, slip the next 3 stitches onto the cable needle and hold them at the front of the work, Knit the next 3 stitches.
2. Knit the 3 stitches from off the cable needle. Making sure you knit them in the same order that they went onto the cable needle in the first place.

For the owl I repeated this pattern 2 and a half times. Then I stitched some tiny beads for eyes.
Beautiful.
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