Comments on: Cable Luxe Tunic Knit-Along: Take It Step by Step

By: Inishturk Sweater Knit-Along: The Final Touches and Finish Line! | Lion Brand Notebook

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:00:23 +0000

[...] patterns. Of course, you can sew those shoulders together after you have bound-off and I remembered the post about sewing together a cabled piece of the Cable Luxe Tunic, the KAL we did a year [...]

By: Annette Daniels

Annette Daniels — Sat, 09 May 2009 14:06:07 +0000

i love the knit a longs. they give me the courage to try things i would never try on my own. thank you for the beautiful and easy to follow directions!!!

By: Heather Reedy

Heather Reedy — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:15:31 +0000

I am knitting this fabulous sweater for my daughter and having so much fun! I am scaling it down by knitting it on #3′s in a finer yarn — it works out to about 70% of the adult size small. I am also converting it to the cardigan version. I’ll eventually post it on Ravelry (when I get organized…)

Just to double check my math, I would love for anyone who is knitting the small size of this sweater to share with me their answer to this question:

How many complete repeats of the yoke cable did you knit to achieve the 44″?

Thanks!!!!

By: doris miller

doris miller — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 04:52:12 +0000

l have read all the questions posted and the answers. is there a condensed version. for example, l didn’t realize that the sections were done seperately…..back, sleeve, etc. l thought the garment was done all at the same time, row by row….thank you. please e-mail me the answer

By: shirley l. kurland

shirley l. kurland — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:00:24 +0000

I would ike to try this pattern but first would you kindly send a picture of the sweater and the instructions? Thanks, Shirley. Zontee says: Hi Shirley, please click here to see pattern details (with yarn amounts, sizes, etc.) and to purchase the pattern. You can alternately purchase a knit kit which includes both the pattern and the recommended yarn.

By: Miryam

Miryam — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:53:28 +0000

Has anyone else decided to do the garter stitch yoke BEFORE doing the front, back and sleeves? I found that it was very helpful to be able to put the yoke on, find out where the cable ring fell on my shoulders and where across the breast area, and helped determine how long the front, back and side pieces should actually be. Also, if you did that, you could try it on before casting off the back, for instance, and decide if it looks like it’s long enough or too long.

By: dona bell

dona bell — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:34:30 +0000

I finished the Cable Strip! Can’t beleive it! Took me several times to get the seam sewn up at the back. Finally looks like the picture. I’m left handed so it takes me a while to figure things out.Any other lefties out there?

By: Renee

Renee — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:25:56 +0000

Hi Joann (#64), Don’t worry at all about whether you’re picking up one stitch for every row when you do pick ups like this — perpendicular to the original work. Just mark off segments to indicate the distance in which you need to make (pick up) 10 stitches, then find space to pull the yarn through 10 times. Any space will do.

Parma,
I’m a fairly experienced knitter and I use row counters every time. For this pattern, I’m using a larger row counter on one needle to keep track of the large center cable rows, and a small row counter on the other needle to keep track of the rows for the smaller side cables.

By: Parma Rishel

Parma Rishel — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:59:24 +0000

I have only been knitting since Aug 08 and this is my 5th garment to make. It is going pretty well with a few small glitches but I am excited about my results. I have had to get a notebook and write out the stitches for each row in order to keep it all straight with the different rows in the the 3/3 LC and 4/4 Center Cable patterns. Are more experienced knitters able to keep all of the different rows and patterns in their mind? This has been a huge mental task, but so much fun. I am using Caron Simply Soft Heather Plum yarn and it is beautiful. Thank you for all of the instructions and notes. They are a life saver. Parma

By: Betsy

Betsy — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:04:57 +0000

I went ahead and sewed it together but even though I stopped at row 2 the cables didn’t seem to match up but it looks O.K. so I’m going to try picking up.