The standard way we see cables is in vertical lines marching straight up a garment. These look great and are fun to make but why must we stay in a straight line? I prefer to have the freedom to go anywhere I want!

We will learn how to let cables travel all over our project, including hiding shaping in the cables (otherwise known as full fashion shaping). We'll do this by working on an envelope handbag with an angled closure.

Skills required:
Confidence with basic cables and reading cable charts.

Skills Learned:
Traveling cables, increasing and decreasing in texture.

Materials needed:
400 yards of light-colored worsted weight wool (works to 20 sts/4 inches in stockinette st); needles to get the gauge; cable needle; stitch markers; chart reading helpers (post-it notes, etc).

Homework:
Work a gauge swatch big enough to verify a gauge of 20 sts/4".

Taught by Ellen Graves

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