Description

INTRODUCTION

Like a lot of families, there are a handful of Christmas movies my household watches every season. Elf is one of our favourites, which stars Will Ferrell as Buddy, the human child who was accidentally adopted into an elf family living at Santa’s workshop. As an adult, Buddy searches for his biological father, Walter, a gruff executive who works at Greenway Press. Walter is obsessed by work, but learns the importance of family through a relationship with his long lost son. I felt as though these cabled accessories would have fit in with Walter’s posh New York office, but the squish and comfort of the fabric mimic his soft heart hidden underneath all the bravado. 

This collection includes patterns for 3 items: a cowl, hat and pair of mittens.  They feature three different cable patterns; the most complex version, in the cowl, was taken from Nora Gaughn’s Cable Sourcebook while the more simple cables are adapted from that stitch pattern. However, all the cable stitches are two-over-two cables which can be worked without a cable needle, if desired. All three patterns are worked from the bottom up in worsted weight yarn.

SPECIAL TECHNIQUES REQUIRED

• working in the round, small cables, twisted stitches, short rows, Sewn Italian Bind-off.

SIZING 

Sizes range from toddler to adult extra-large, depending on the item worked.

YARN

2-3 hanks of Sassy Strings Yarn Studio Squishy Worsted; 100% Superwash Merino; 218 y per 100g in “Steel Harbour,” to work all 3 items in the collection, depending on the sizes chosen.

NEEDLES

• Large, for Main Body: 4mm (US 6). 
• Small, for Mitten Cuff, Cowl and Hat Ribbing: 0.5-1mm (US 1-2) sizes smaller than Large needle.

The listed needle sizes are only suggestions; change sizes as required to meet gauge.

CIRCULAR CORD LENGTHS – increase cord length as needed.

Short: 16 inch/40cm for working small stitch counts flat.

Long: 30 inch/75cm cord for working small circumference in magic loop and large stitch counts flat, or choose your preferred methods.

NOTIONS

• cable needle, scissors, scrap yarn, tapestry needle, stitch marker.

GAUGE in 4 inches/10cm of blocked fabric

You may use the Cowl pattern as a gauge swatch.

Stockinette with Large needles, worked in the rnd: 

• 20 sts by 30 rnds.

Any Cable stitch pattern with Large needles, worked in the rnd: 

• 27 sts by 40 rnds.